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Following is a listing of bookings from the Graham County Adult Detention Facility from June 3, 2019, through June 9, 2019. All information is gathered from the jail’s booking roster. …
Jail Booking Report for June 3 – 9 Read More
Contributed Photo/Courtesy ADOT Contributed Article/Courtesy ADOT PHOENIX – Are you ready, Arizona? Monsoon season is back. While the exact moment of when the first massive wall of dust will rise …
What to do when confronted by a dust storm while driving Read More
Contributed Photo: The Bylas wildfire forced the closure of U.S. Highway 70 at about 10 a.m. on Monday after heavy winds shifted the blaze toward the Bylas Bridge. San Carlos …
Bylas wildfire closes U.S. Highway 70 near bridge Read More
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