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Contributed Photo/Courtesy Teresa Bailey. Teresa Bailey would like your vote for the Pima Town Council. This is the 11th installment of the Gila Herald’s candidate series for the council races …
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Jon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: The Safford Police Department has issued a release regarding the drowning death of a 2-year-old child. Staff Reports SAFFORD – On Wednesday, the Safford Police …
2-year-old child drowns in Safford canal Read More
Contributed Photo/Courtesy Arnold Lopez: Arnold Lopez would like your vote for the Safford City Council. This is the tenth installment of the Gila Herald’s candidate series for the council races …
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Photo By Megan Myscofski/Arizona Public Media: “There’s a really good snake den back in there,” says Tara Morrow, standing in a fissure near her home in Sulphur Springs Valley. As …
‘A mini-Grand Canyon’: Desert opens up as aquifers decline in Cochise County Read More
Wanda Louise Ginn, of Central, Arizona, passed into eternity on July 7, 2022, at the age of 75. She was born on Dec. 8, 1946, in Spiro, Oklahoma, to parents …
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Gila Herald File Photo Column By John Young When my son was in fifth grade in Texas, he found himself a pawn in a morality play. Literally. His teacher, Mrs. …
Editorial: Now, Coach will lead us in satanic verses Read More
Hector García, 57, passed away on July 4, 2022. Hector was born to José and Carmen García, on Dec. 4, 1964, in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He graduated from Mayfield …
Obituary for Hector Garcia Read More Jon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Authorities have identified a man who died in front of police early Thursday morning. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A man who died in …
Man who died in front of police identified Read More
Contributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Denise Palma, 32, led officers on a high-speed chase through Pima, Safford, and Thatcher, before crashing on San Jose Road early Sunday evening. High-speed pursuit ends in …
Alleged drug-running mama drops son off at school in middle of police chase Read More
Contributed Photo: The Arizona Water Defenders, from left, Rebekah Wilce AWD Treasurer, Ashley Dahlke, AWD Chair, and Mary Ann Capehart, AWD research coordinator drop off more than 2,240 signatures to …
Arizona Water Defenders submit signatures to put Douglas Groundwater Basin AMA to a vote Read More