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TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson/Gila Herald jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com THATCHER – Participants climbed the stadium stairs to symbolically replicate the 110 flights of stairs climbed by first responders inside the World Trade Center towers, …
Tenth annual EAC 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb honors those lost on the 25th anniversary of terrorist attacks Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson/Gila Herald jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD — A Friday evening motorcycle ride between a father and his 9-year-old son turned into a dangerous emergency when a suspected impaired truck driver …
Allegedly Impaired Driver Arrested After Striking 9-Year-Old Boy Riding Dirt Bike in Safford Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson/Gila Herald jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA — High-speed fiber optic internet service is officially making its way to the Town of Pima. During its regular meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 8, …
Pima Town Council Approves Franchise Agreement with Valley Telecom to Bring Fiber Optic Broadband Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson/Gila Herald jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY — While local governments throughout the Gila Valley recognize Freeport Minerals Corporation (FMC), a key subsidiary of Freeport-McMoRan Inc., as the economic backbone …
Local Leaders Demand Freeport Transparency and Infrastructure Support Before BLM Approves Massive Land Exchange Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson/Gila Heraldjonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA — Town Manager Vernon Batty provided an updated outlook on the long-awaited Pima High School access road and traffic signal project off Highway 70 and …
Pima Town Council receives update on Pima High School access road; legendary coach voices traffic concerns Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson/Gila Herald jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA — The Town of Pima is locked in a race against the clock to complete a key phase of its municipal sewer expansion before …
Pima racing against ADOT deadline to trench sewer line across Highway 70 Read More
TweetPinShareThe following is a list of bookings from the Graham County Adult Detention Facility from Sept. 1 – 7, 2026. All information is gathered from the jail’s booking roster. While …
Graham County Jail Booking Report for September 1 -7 Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy Bonnie Briscoe/Gila Valley DAR SAFFORD – The Friends of the Library and the Gila Valley Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will co-host a program on …
DAR Presents Constitution Week Program Read More
TweetPinShareDetour in place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Contributed Article/Courtesy ADOT SUPERIOR – The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to plan for the following closures on U.S. Highway …
Full closures scheduled on U.S. Highway 60 between Superior and Miami on Sept. 9 Read More
TweetPinShareGila Herald Staff Reports WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing the U.S. Department of the Interior to consider removing Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections …
Trump executive order targeting Mexican gray wolf protections draws praise from local ranchers, pushback from conservationists Read More