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By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Derrick Raymond Austin, 18, was reportedly flown to a Tucson hospital for medical treatment after being involved in a fight early Wednesday morning. Austin, …
Teen flown to Tucson hospital after drunken fight at party Read More
Following is a listing of bookings from the Graham County Adult Detention Facility from Aug. 6, 2018, through Aug. 12, 2018. All information is gathered from the jail’s booking roster. While …
Booking Report August 6 – 12 Read More
By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A woman reportedly saved an overdose victim by administering the nasal spray version of Narcan, which is a form of naloxone that is given …
Woman saves overdose victim by administering Narcan nasal spray Read More
Contributed Article MORENCI—The Arizona Community Foundation of the Gila Valley invites the communities of Greenlee County to join us for an evening of food, entertainment and an opportunity to learn …
The Arizona Community Foundation of the Gila Valley hosts Greenlee Gives Back event Read More
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