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By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Ronald Chans Bateman, 33, of Pima, has been charged with three counts of aggravated assault and one count of tampering with physical evidence regarding …
Man charged with running over Thatcher Middle School Principal while she jogged Read More
Contributed Article/Courtesy ADOT PHOENIX – With another winter behind us, three White Mountains-area state highways leading to lakes are scheduled to reopen on Tuesday, April 15, according to the Arizona …
State Route 366 ‘Swift Trail’ and White Mountain routes to reopen Tuesday, April 15 Read More
By Callie Walters/EAC THATCHER — More than 600 students and teachers from area schools attended an exceptional matinee performance of Anastasia at Eastern Arizona College on April 3, 2025, gaining firsthand insight into …
EAC Fine Arts hosts 600 area students for a special matinee performance of Anastasia Read More
Morenci girls set 15 best marks in Casa Grande By Raymundo Frasquillo BENSON – Morenci’s track and field girls are one of 17 teams slated to compete in Benson on …
Wildcats bound for Benson on Friday Read More
Wildcats log 10 personal bests in Casa Grande By Raymundo Frasquillo BENSON – The Kenneth Lester-coached Morenci track boys head to Benson on Friday, April 11. The scheduled 17-team Jerry …
Morenci heads to Benson meet on Friday Read More
By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A man already on sexual offender probation after previously pleading guilty to four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor is back in jail …
Man on probation for sexual exploitation of a minor jailed on new sex charges Read More
Contributed Article/Courtesy City of Safford SAFFORD — You may have noticed our City of Safford Streets Department out and about during winter, applying a tar-like material to cracks on city …
Safford fog sealing has begun Read More
Contributed Article/Courtesy BLM TUCSON – The Bureau of Land Management selected Lance R. Brady, a native Arizonan, born in Tucson and raised in Safford, as the new Gila District Manager. He replaced …
Former Safford resident selected as BLM Gila District Manager Read More
Staff Reports GREENLEE COUNTY — To help protect animals from rabies, Greenlee County Animal Control has announced a drive-through rabies clinic on Saturday, April 26. The clinic, sponsored by Desert …
Greenlee County drive-through rabies clinic Saturday, April 26 Read More
By Samantha Rea/Cronkite News PHOENIX – President Donald Trump’s executive order slashing several small federal agencies could cripple key Arizona library and museum programs, wiping out Wi-Fi hotspot lending, literacy …
Arizona museums, libraries could lose $3.8 million in grants from federal cuts Read More