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Photo By Dylan Simard/Cronkite News: This board at the Phoenix VA “command center” shows the goal for the MISSION Act for staff members. The VA in Phoenix is working to …
VA expands veterans’ access to health care from private providers Read More
Number of truckers at all-time high By Jennifer Cheeseman Day and Andrew W. Hait/U.S. Census Bureau WASHINGTON D.C. – The trucking industry has bounced back from its decline during the …
America keeps on truckin’ Read More
Contributed Photo: The Gila River riverbed burns north of Bylas on Saturday night. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com BYLAS – A wildfire is reportedly burning along the Gila River riverbed on …
Wildfire burning along Gila River in Bylas Read More
EAC File Photo: STEM Camp students visit a new artificial turf football field at Camp Tontozona. By Phil McBride THATCHER — Eastern Arizona College, with funding from the Rural Activation …
Area students attend summer STEM Camp at Tonto Creek Read More
Mary Theresa Morse was born Jan. 26, 1952, in Newark, New Jersey. When she was 17, she joined the U.S. Army and was stationed at the Presidio Army Base in San …
Obituary for Mary Morse Read More
Officers found the drugs at the Dennis DeConcini Crossing. Contributed Article Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection NOGALES – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, officers at …
CBP officers seize $324K worth of meth, fentanyl Read More
Jon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald Suspect wasn’t present By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – After months of surveillance, arrests of associates and undercover drug purchases, a multi-agency police force raided …
Multi-agency police force raids suspected heroin and meth dealer’s home Read More
Contributed Photo/Courtesy EAC: Eastern Arizona College wants to hear from you about how to proceed with its initiatives. By Kris McBride THATCHER — Eastern Arizona College is seeking the public’s …
Help shape EAC’s future Read More
Police removed a man from the Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center after he insisted on bringing his dog into the Emergency Room and caused a disturbance. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com …
Man with dog removed from MGRMC Emergency Room Read More
Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection YUMA – A Guatemalan woman was found dead in the desert after she fell ill on the Barry M. Goldwater Firing Range on …
Guatemalan woman dies after group gets lost in the desert; Yuma chief says barriers could have prevented the death Read More