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Jon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Vandals have caused roughly $50,000 in damage to the Safford Unified School District’s bus barn and storage facilities in the past few months. Recent cases have …
Safford bus barn vandalized again Read More
Jon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: The Pima Public Library will start adult programs on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning this Fall. Programs to include yoga for women By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA …
Pima Library to offer adult programs beginning this Fall Read More
Jon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: The Frye Fire burned more than 48,000 acres on Mount Graham last year. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com MOUNT GRAHAM – Thursday marked the one year …
Mount Graham still recuperating at one year anniversary of Frye Fire start Read More
Jon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Liliana Johnson and the Pima Flippers leaped into the swim team season against the Morenci Manta Rays on Friday. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com MORENCI – The …
Summer swim team season opens in style Read More
Contributed Photo/Courtesy Office of Sen. Jeff Flake: Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Arizona, took to the Senate floor to decry President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs on steel and aluminum, but the speech …
Flake, on Senate floor, slams Trump on trade, lack of ‘grown-up leadership’ Read More
Below is a video report of the vehicular assault at JoBi’s on Saturday, June 2. The report uses footage from the store’s surveillance cameras and may not be suitable for all …
Video report of JoBi’s vehicular assault Read More
Photo By Walt Mares: A woman carefully makes her way across draining rainwater in the Bashas’ parking lot in Morenci. A rather heavy rainstorm hit Morenci and Clifton in the late …
Double rainbows highlight rare rainfall in Morenci, Clifton Read More
Contributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Artemio Sierra, 34, pleaded guilty to negligent homicide in the ATV DUI crash that killed his daughter and will be sentenced to prison. Sierra taken into custody; …
Man in ATV DUI daughter death case takes a plea Read More
Jon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: The Pima Pool is the place to cool off at a discount this summer. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – Those looking for a respite from …
Cool down at the Pima Pool for less this summer Read More
Contributed Photo/Courtesy DPS: More than 92 pounds of meth was seized during the traffic stop. Methamphetamine, fentanyl, and heroin seized, with the amount of fentanyl seized capable of killing more …
Border Strike Force seizes more than 100 pounds of narcotics worth roughly $520,000 during traffic stop Read More