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Photo Courtesy Cochise County SAR: Members of the Cochise County SAR prepare to put kayaks in the water. The search for 4-year-old flood victim Maci Reed was suspended Saturday due …
Weather suspends search for missing 4-year-old Pima flood victim Read More
Photo Courtesy DPS: A passenger car was impaled by an unsecured iron rod that fell from a trailer while traveling on the highway on Thursday. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PHOENIX …
Motorist luckily escapes injury when unsecured load crashes through windshield Read More
Richard Bencomo Lopez age 59 entered into eternal life on July 17, 2021, in Safford, Arizona. He was born on Feb. 5, 1962 in Morenci, Arizona to Reynaldo Mendoza Lopez …
Obituary for Richard Bencomo Lopez Read More
Walt Mares File Photo: Sunset over Morenci. The rain has forced the closure of U.S. Highway 191 between Morenci and Alpine. Contributed Article/Courtesy ADOT MORENCI – U.S. Highway 191 North …
Rain closes U.S. Highway 191 between Morenci and Alpine Read More
Contributed Photo: After four years as the director of the Gila Watershed Partnership, Melanie Tluczek is stepping down to pursue a new opportunity. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – After …
Tluczek resigns from Gila Watershed Partnership Read More
Contributed Photo: The search for missing 4-year-old “Maci” continued Friday morning after she was swept away by floodwaters from Cottonwood Wash on Thursday night. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – …
Search continues for missing 4-year-old girl swept away by a flash flood in Pima Read More
Jon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Scott Alder goes for a ride in the cowhide race during the Pioneer Days Rodeo in 2017. Due to inclement weather, the 2021 rodeo has …
Pioneer Days Rodeo canceled Read More
Jon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Africanized bees gather at their hive at a previous bee call south of Safford. On July 13, a farm field worker was taken to the …
Killer Bees attack farmworker in Solomon Read More
EAC submitted photo by Sophia Saldana: Eastern Arizona College hosted the Gila Valley Food Coalition’s Funding for Farmers Workshop at its Discovery Park Campus last week. More than 30 people …
Eastern Arizona College hosts Funding for Farmers Workshop Read More
Jon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: First responders park along U.S. Highway 70 just west of the Cottonwood Wash Bridge. Responders spent the evening searching the Cottonwood Wash area for a 4-year-old …
Authorities searching for 4-year-old child swept away in flood Read More