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Jon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A juvenile female was apprehended Saturday, Sept. 7, after allegedly attempting to steal $501 worth of video games from Kracked …
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Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection SELLS – U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a previously deported sex offender Monday near Sells. Records checks revealed Castro-Garcia was convicted of sex …
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Rodolfo “Fito” R. Saenz, 92, of Chandler, passed away Sept. 10, 2019. He was born Nov. 2, 1926, in Metcalf, Arizona, to Eleodoro Saenz and Mariana Rodriguez Saenz. Rudy was …
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Blanche Therese Kelly (Couture), 95, of Safford, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019. Born Feb. 28, 1924, to George and Anna Couture in Central Falls, Rhode Island, Blanche …
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Jon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: The Pima Police Department is reeling after the loss of Pima Sgt. Sandra Shotwell on Thursday morning. Shotwell died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. …
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Contributed Photo/Courtesy Tucson Police Department: Espaped murder suspects Blane and Susan Barksdale were captured late Wednesday night. The pair is wanted for murder and other charges out of Pima County. …
Escaped murder suspects Blane and Susan Barksdale captured! Read More
Jon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald Passenger too drunk for jail By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – A Safford officer working a Stonegarden detail Sept. 2 pulled over a car …
Speeding woman found to be driving while intoxicated with a young child Read More
Sierra Lorraine Kelly, 14, entered into eternal rest on Sept. 3, 2019, at 4:35 p.m. in Ryan’s Hospice in Mesa. She was born on the 4th day of April in …
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Craig D. Nezat, 70, of Pima, peacefully passed on Sept. 7, 2019, due to Pancreatic Cancer. He was surrounded by family at the time. Craig was born in Bridge City, …
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Photo By Wick Beavers: The Gila River was named the most endangered river in the United States by American Rivers. The Gila River Festival in Silver City, New Mexico will …
Gila River Festival joins with youth for Global #ClimateStrike Read More