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By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com FORT THOMAS – A man apparently succumbed to a self-inflicted gunshot wound after pulling over onto the shoulder of U.S. Highway 70 Saturday afternoon. The incident …
Man fatally shoots self along highway near Fort Thomas Read More
Contributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Officers removed heroin, fentanyl, and meth from a throughout a smuggling vehicle, including 121 pounds of heroin worth nearly $3.26 million. Contributed Article/Courtesy …
Nogales CBP officers seize $4.2 million worth of hard drugs Read More
Joan Eleanor Wiley of Safford passed away on July 25, 2019. She was born in Sciotoville, Ohio on Jan. 5, 1939, to parents John Pyles and Jewel Raike Pyles, with siblings …
Obituary for Joan Wiley Read More
By Lori Dugan THATCHER — Eastern Arizona College’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will host an EAC Small Business Loans Webinar on Thursday, Aug. 8, with EAC business analyst, Charmaine …
EAC Small Business Loans Webinar: Finding funds to start or grow your business! Read More
Photo By Museum Fire Information: Two helicopters were rerouted Wednesday evening because a private drone was spotted over the southeastern part of the Museum Fire near Flagstaff. The wildfire has …
Private drone hampers battle against Museum Fire near Flagstaff, which is now 12 percent contained Read More
Jon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: The Boys & Girls Club of the Gila Valley’s new shuttle buses stand out from the crowd. Vehicles made possible by $130,000 grant from Freeport-McMoRan Foundation …
Boys & Girls Club of the Gila Valley unveil new shuttle buses Read More
By Lori Dugan THATCHER, AZ—EAC’s admissions, financial aid, and counseling/advising departments are gearing up for the new school year and are ready to meet with you and help you register …
Registration for Fall 2019 is going on now at EAC Read More
Contributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Denise Fry was caught attempting to smuggle methamphetamine into a Safford prison by utilizing inmates on work detail. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – Authorities from …
Authorities team up to take down prison drug smuggling ring Read More
Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection TUCSON – In separate incidents, Saturday, U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended two men, a convicted murderer for hire and a child sex offender, who …
Border Patrol arrests two felons over the weekend: A hitman and a sex offender Read More
Contributed Photo/Courtesy of GCSO: David Paul Brumley, 20, previously pleaded guilty to attempted child molestation and is set to be sentenced on a second charge at the end of August. …
Brumley facing 5 to 15 years in prison for attempted child molestation Read More