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Contributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Officers removed packages from all four doors of a smuggling vehicle. Contributed Article: Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection NOGALES – U.S. Customs …
Nogales CBP officers seize $488K in hard drugs Read More
Raymundo Frasquillo File Photo/Gila Herald: Morenci junior Zachary Waltrip returns safely to first base during a pick-off attempt during Morenci’s play-in game against Pima. Morenci will now play for the …
Morenci baseball headed to championship game Monday Read More
Police issued an ATL for Richie Garcia after he was implicated in two separate aggravated assaults. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Police were on the lookout for Richie Pablo …
Police issue ATL for man regarding two separate aggravated assaults Read More
Column By Natalie Pace Each time I do an updated blog on cannabis, there’s an impressive newcomer (Green Growth Brands), a new leader (Aphria) and a former unicorn, who is …
Cannabis crashes: Is it time to get high again? Read More
Photo By Kris McBride/EAC: EAC graduated 654 students for its largest commencement class to date. Of those, 127 received high honors and 134 received honors. By Kris McBride THATCHER — …
Largest graduating class in EAC’s 130-year history celebrates commencement Read More
Contributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Cory Bowman, 29, was sentenced to seven years in prison followed by an intensive probation tail for stealing ATVs and operating a chop shop. By Jon Johnson …
Chop shop operator given maximum seven-year sentence for ATV theft Read More
Jon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: EAC President Todd Haynie, right, joins Ethan Orr, government relations with UA, left, and Graham County Republican Party Chairman John Duane Rhodes for the party’s monthly …
EAC President Todd Haynie speaks at Republican luncheon Read More
Contributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Steven Watson pleaded guilty to negligent homicide and could receive either probation or up to 3.75 years in prison. Sentence to be at the discretion of the …
Man who shot and killed a man while testing ballistic vest pleads to negligent homicide Read More
Pete Grijalva Jr. was born in Los Angeles, Calif., on Aug. 14, 1932, to Pete Grijalva Sr. and Emma Montez. Pete lived in the Safford area for 84 years and …
Obituary for Pete Grijalva Jr. Read More
Contributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Shawn Michael Goodrum Jr., 22, was arrested and booked into the jail on a plethora of drugs and weapons charges along with theft and a warrant. By …
Traffic stop nets dealer’s worth of heroin, stolen handgun, stolen credit cards, a cache of firearms and more Read More