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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Carlos Lujan, 43, was arrested and booked into the Graham County jail after he allegedly attempted to hide a baggie of meth in his mouth. By Jon …
Man attempts to conceal meth in his mouth during traffic stop Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Second-year Morenci head football coach Joseph Garcia gets a ride as he observes his team working the blocking sled. By Raymundo Frasquillo MORENCI – Forty-nine student-athletes …
Wildcats begin week two of football practice Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The Graham County Department of Health and Human Services announced a new death associated with COVID-19 on Thursday. The death makes 24 in Graham …
Graham County reports additional COVID-19 death, however, positivity rate drops significantly Read More
TweetPinShareWalt Mares File Photo/Gila Herald: Clifton Peak, in the foreground, is obscured in a haze from a wildfire in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. Smoke from multiple wildfires currently burning could …
Cow Canyon Fire closes trails in northern Greenlee County Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Eduardo Montano Jr., 36, will be sentenced to 33.75 years in prison for the murder of Matthew Misener. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com CLIFTON – A …
Man pleads guilty in Morenci Mine mechanic Matthew Misener murder, will be sentenced to more than 33 years in prison Read More TweetPinShareGraham County reported its 23rd COVID-19 related death on Wednesday. The county now has had 766 total cases. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The Graham County Department of Health …
Graham County records 23rd COVID-19 death but cases continue to slow Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article MORENCI-One lottery player in Morenci had a lucky holiday weekend! According to Arizona State Lottery officials, there was a winning $10,000 Mega Millions ticket sold at Bashas at …
$10,000 lottery ticket sold in Morenci Read More
TweetPinShareWalt Mares Photo/Gila Herald: A rock formation known as El Gato looks like a “gato” (cat) along Highway 191 through the Black Hills. More than a century ago the road …
Coronado Road via Tollgate Canyon was a marvel in its day Read More TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – After going two straight days with no new positive tests, Graham County registered three new positives Monday and 17 new positives Tuesday to increase …
Graham County still seeing new positive COVID-19 tests but trending downward Read More
TweetPinShareRichard Adkerson Contributed Article PHOENIX – Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE: FCX) is pleased to announce that Richard C. Adkerson, Vice Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer, has been …
Freeport CEO Adkerson elected Chair of the International Council on Mining and Metals Read More