The Gila Herald

Freeport-McMoRan completes sale of $1.2 billion of Senior Notes and announces results of offers to purchase certain outstanding Senior Notes

August 15, 2019August 15, 2019 - by News Director

Photo 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 …

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CBP officers nab meth smuggler at Port of San Luis

August 15, 2019August 15, 2019 - by News Director

Contributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: CBP officers seized nearly 62 pounds of meth valued at $55,000. Contribute Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection SAN LUIS – U.S. Customs …

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Heroin dealer pleads guilty/faces up to a year in jail

August 15, 2019August 15, 2019 - by News Director

Contributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Yancy Winans pleaded guilty to an amended count of attempted sale of a narcotic drug. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Heroin dealer Yancy Winans, 27, agreed …

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More controversy unfolds in Campos case

August 14, 2019August 14, 2019 - by News Director

Jon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald Defense alleges juror wasn’t truthful regarding knowing the defendant By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – After the court found Graham County Superior Court Clerk Cindy …

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Chris Taylor formally launches bid for Congress

August 14, 2019August 14, 2019 - by News Director

Contributed Photo: Safford City Councilor Chris Taylor formally announced his bid for Congress on Wednesday. Veteran, firefighter, city councilman running for Arizona’s First District Contributed Article SAFFORD – Chris Taylor, …

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Farmers prevented from planting crops on more than 19 million acres this year

August 14, 2019August 14, 2019 - by News Director

Jon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: A cotton picker makes its way through a field last year. Contributed Article/Courtesy USDA WASHINGTON D.C. – Agricultural producers reported they were not able to plant …

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Online sexual predators lured to Graham County under the guise of ‘hooking up’ with 14-year-old girls

August 14, 2019August 14, 2019 - by News Director

Contributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Billy Ray Bishop, 68, of Sierra Vista, left, and Christopher Decker, 28, were both arrested and booked into jail after allegedly traveling to Safford to have sexual …

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Border Patrol rescues young Guatemalan woman

August 14, 2019August 14, 2019 - by News Director

Contributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: BORSTAR personnel located, triaged, and removed an injured woman from a remote site before she was airlifted to an area hospital for further …

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Man wanted on assault and burglary charges apprehended after an alleged shoplifting incident

August 13, 2019August 13, 2019 - by News Director

Contributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Rickey Chacon, 29, was arrested and booked into jail on a warrant regarding charges of aggravated assault and burglary after he was allegedly involved in a shoplifting …

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Joint covert police operation nets online sexual predators

August 13, 2019August 13, 2019 - by News Director

Billy Bishop, 68, was arrested and booked into the Graham County Adult Detention Facility on charges of sexual exploitation of a minor, luring a minor for sexual exploitation, aggravated luring …