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TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM/GREENLEE COUNTIES – A double fatality crash closed U.S. Highway 191 North on “The Stretch” around 5:43 p.m. on Tuesday. Both drivers in a head-on collision …
Double fatality crash closes U.S. Highway 191 between Safford and Clifton Read More
TweetPinShareGraham County sees 101 new cases over the weekend By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The Graham County Department of Health and Human Services announced yet another new Safford death …
Third Safford resident’s death attributed to COVID-19 in less than a week Read More
TweetPinShareArizona has the worst spread of any state and Graham County has the highest positive tests out of any county in Arizona By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The Graham …
Yet another Safford COVID-19 death reported Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo File Photo/Gila Herald: Volunteers hand out masks at an event in Morenci. The Greenlee BOS extended its mask mandate to Jan. 23, 2021, during an emergency meeting Friday. …
Greenlee mask mandate extended after emergency BOS meeting Read More TweetPinShareGraham County lists 2,473 total for the pandemic, with 39 deaths By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The Graham County Department of Health and Human Services announced a new Safford …
Safford sees another COVID-19 death Read More TweetPinShareGraham County lists 2,438 total for the pandemic, with 38 deaths By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The Arizona Department of Health Services listed a new one-day record number of …
State reports record number of one-day COVID-19 deaths at 108 Read More
TweetPinShareGeorgina Misener, 34, of Tucson, pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree and conspiracy to commit aggravated assault in the death of Morenci miner Matthew Gerald Misener, 35. By …
Morenci miner’s ex-wife pleads guilty in his murder Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Greenlee County Sheriff’s Office: Iran Dewayne Munn, 46, of Memphis, Tennessee, pleaded guilty to attempted child sex trafficking and luring a minor for sexual exploitation. By Jon Johnson …
Tennessee man pleads guilty in attempt to prostitute underage girl from Morenci Read More TweetPinShareGraham County lists 2,369 total for the pandemic, with 38 deaths By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The Arizona Department of Health Services listed a new one-day record number of …
State reports highest one-day new COVID-19 case increase with more than 12,000 Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo File Photo/Gila Herald: The Greenlee County BOS deadlocked 1-1 to continue its mask mandate as Supervisor David Gomez did not attend the meeting due to illness. With the …
Greenlee County mask mandate to expire Read More