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Contributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Robert Atencio was sentenced to 45 years in prison after pleading no contest to child sex abuse charges. Prosecutors say abuse went on for nearly four decades …
Safford man sentenced to 45 years in child molestation case Read More
Photo Courtesy C-SPAN: From left, Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Andy Biggs and Paul Gosar, both of Arizona, in a 2021 news conference complaining about the treatment of …
Arizona lawmakers Lesko, Biggs, and Gosar cited in Jan. 6 hearing testimony Read More
Contributed Photo/President Joe Biden Column By Mike Bibb In spite of the ongoing hearings by a House Democrat Committee regarding the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Riots, President Joe’s popularity is …
Editorial: Joe’s falling popularity Read More
Sherry Lynn Duin-Pruett, 73, passed away on July 8, 2022, in Safford, Arizona. She was born in Pasadena, California, the daughter of Bud and Betty (Reynolds) Duin. On Sept. 17, …
Obituary for Sherry Lynn Duin-Pruett Read More
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 …
Know Your Candidates: Pima Town Council Read More
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 …
Know Your Candidates: Safford City Council Read More
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 …
Obituary for Wanda Louise Ginn Read More
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