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ATF, DPS, Mesa and Phoenix Police evacuated several Mesa homes during ordinance disposal Contributed Article MESA – On August 28, an Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) task force including …
Mesa man in possession of numerous explosive devices arrested by authorities Read More
Contributed Photo: Richard Kay “Dick” Bingham Contributed Article Flags across the Gila Valley, state and nation are at half-mast in honor of the passing of John McCain. In Safford, the …
Gila Valley pioneer Richard ‘Dick’ Bingham passes Read More
Woman treated at hospital for alcohol and prescription drug abuse By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A woman is facing a Class-5 Felony charge of reckless child abuse after drinking …
Intoxicated woman reported for child abuse Read More
This and other important takeaways from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech Aug. 24 at Jackson Hole, Wyoming and the FOMC minutes of the Aug. 1 meeting. Column By Natalie …
Odds of an interest rate hike September 26 are above 90 percent Read More
Contributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Evelyn Young was booked into jail on assault and disorderly conduct charges after allegedly assaulting the same person on consecutive days. “Those who cannot remember the past …
Second assault in two days lands woman back in jail Read More
By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – A distraught man reportedly in pain shot himself intentionally Monday night, Aug. 20, while sitting in his pickup truck in the carport of …
Man shoots self in face Read More
Photo By Walt Mares: Three adorable girls and their mothers added zip and zest to the Aug. 18 Neon Color Run on Kiko Road. The little ones had wings attached …
Neon Color Run brings glow to community Read More
Contributed Photo/Courtesy DPS: Anthony Ray Montano is attended to by paramedics after his car was severely damaged in a crash on U.S. Highway 191. Authorities report Montano showed signs of …
Mine worker on drugs crashes into semi-truck Read More
Jon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Safford Vice Mayor Richard Ortega holds the door for volunteers bringing election ballots to the Graham County Election department at the General Services Building to be …
Election results are in! Read More
Jon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Two suspects in the Sunrise Village shooting case have been apprehended. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Two suspects in the shooting of two men at …
Sunrise shooting suspects seized Read More