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TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: The Morenci versus Thatcher football game was canceled due to lightning and rescheduled for Oct. 11. By Raymundo Frasquillo MORENCI – The teams were prepared for …
Wildcats, Eagles both leave Lawson Stadium unbeaten; lightning forces rescheduled pairing, football season opener delayed a week Read More
TweetPinShareShawn Patrick Kelly was found guilty of aggravated assault against a police officer with a deadly weapon but was found not guilty on kidnapping and a second aggravated assault charge. …
Guilty and not guilty: Jury split on Greenlee case regarding officer-involved shooting and kidnapping of former County Attorney Read More
TweetPinShareWalt Mares Photo/Gila Herald: Morenci High School head football coach Joseph Garcia points to diagrams of various plays during an after-practice session in the War Room at Lawson Stadium. Ogas: …
Football pads popping at MHS, but there is more to it Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection CLIFTON – U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a previously deported sex offender discovered among a group of illegal immigrants in eastern Arizona early …
Border Patrol arrests sexual offender near Clifton Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Returning Morenci senior quarterback Brandon Blair checks the defensive alignment before taking the snap. By Raymundo Frasquillo DOUGLAS – Winners left Armando de Lucas Stadium in …
Wildcats scrimmage Bulldogs; welcome Eagles for football season opener Aug. 23 Read More
TweetPinShareGraphic Courtesy ADOT: Artist rendering of the new Pinto Creek bridge. Staff Reports GILA COUNTY – For the next two years, those traveling from the Safford area to Phoenix and …
Traveling from Safford area to Phoenix over the next two years to be hampered by bridge replacement project Read More TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com DUNCAN – Michael Lindel Acosta, 66, owner and operator of the Apache Grove Bar in Duncan, was arrested Monday, Aug. 12, on charges of sexual conduct …
Duncan thrift store owner accused of sexually assaulting juvenile Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Former astronaut and retired Navy Captain Mark Kelly greets those in attendance at an event at the Blue Door Sanctuary in Clifton on Friday. Kelly is …
Democratic Senate candidate front-runner Mark Kelly finishes up visit in Graham and Greenlee counties Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Dylan Archuleta’s remains were found Friday, Aug. 9 and positively identified Friday, Aug. 16. Positively identified as Dylan Archuleta By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GREENLEE COUNTY – The search …
Drowned Greenlee kayaker’s remains found Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Freeport-McMoRan Contributed Article/Courtesy Freeport-McMoRan PHOENIX – Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE: FCX) announced today that it has completed the sale of $600 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.00% Senior …
Freeport-McMoRan completes sale of $1.2 billion of Senior Notes and announces results of offers to purchase certain outstanding Senior Notes Read More