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Jon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Brett Innes, 6, of Pima, plays with his pizza floaty at the second annual Big Splash Bash. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – The community came …
Second annual Big Splash Bash a soaking success Read More
Photo by Nick Serpa/Cronkite News: Arizona Game & Fish uses trucks like this to haul water to catchments across the state, but some extremely remote catchments require water delivery via …
Arizona maintains thousands of water catchments to ensure healthy wildlife populations Read More
Photo By Raymundo Frasquillo: The Wildcats scrimmaged Douglas on Aug. 10. Morenci junior quarterback Brandon Blair hands the ball off to the second back as linemen head to make assigned …
Football season opens with Morenci at Thatcher on Friday Read More
Contributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Luis Carlos Lopez Jr., 21, was apprehended and charged with selling methamphetamine. Man said he delivers meth every few days By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The …
Keen-eyed cop catches meth dealer Read More
Contributed Photo: Registration for ScienceCity and two other Safford Library programs is Tuesday, Aug. 14, starting at 4 p.m. Contributed Article DNA, robots, wild animals and more! The Safford City-Graham …
Registration for ScienceCity and other Safford Library programs is Tuesday Read More
Contributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Jared Wayne Decker, 37, was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison for attempted second-degree murder of a detention officer. Decker sentenced to the maximum for attempted …
Inmate who tried to take detention officer’s gun sentenced to 20 years Read More
Photo by Alexander Migl: Tesla Model 3 at Geneva Motorshow 2018. Editorial By Natalie Pace On August 7, Tesla’s stock soared on a great earnings report, followed by a Tweet …
Should you buy Tesla stock? Read More
Contributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Agents seized nearly 104 pounds of hard drugs at the Mariposa Crossing on Wednesday. Contributed Article NOGALES – U.S. Customs and Border Protection …
Nogales CBP officers seize nearly 104 pounds of hard drugs Read More
(Photo for illustration purposes) By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – An elderly Safford woman was defrauded by nearly $1,200 after thieves in Mexico convinced her to send cash via MoneyGram. …
Elderly woman with dementia scammed by Mexican fraud Read More
By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A missing 13-year-old girl who reportedly ran away from her grandmother’s home in Apache Junction was located in Safford on Thursday, Aug. 2. According …
Missing Apache Junction juvenile found in Safford Read More