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File Photo/Cronkite News: Arizona has not carried out an execution since 2014, when a lethal injection went wrong, and has not used the gas chamber since 1999. But the state …
Arizona plans to use gas chamber again, sparking revulsion, disbelief Read More
Contributed Photo: The Telegraph Fire burns along U.S. Highway 60. GILA AND PINAL COUNTIES – As of Monday evening flights, the Mescal Fire was listed at 66,862 acres with 23 …
Firefighters gain upper hand on Mescal Fire, however, Telegraph still listed at 0% containment Read More
James Elliott Merrill was born in Phoenix, Arizona on May 11, 1964. He is the son of Glen Eugene Merrill and Lorina Goodman Merrill, of St. David, Arizona. He was …
Obituary for James Merrill Read More
Dr. Anthony Fauci Column By Mike Bibb Seems the season is rapidly approaching when the often venerated or criticized, Dr. Anthony Fauci, should seriously begin considering retirement. His confusing and …
Editorial: Time to move on Read More
Contributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Yuma Sector agents rescued 25 people from peril over the weekend. Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection YUMA – Yuma Sector Border …
Border Patrol agents rescue 25 people in separate incidents in the desert over the weekend Read More
Contributed Photo: The Telegraph Fire has burned more than 40,000 acres and is threatening the communities near Miami, Arizona. More evacuations ordered for Telegraph Fire Update: An evacuation order has …
Mescal Fire and Telegraph Fire each surpasses 50,000 acres Read More
Contributed Photo/Courtesy ADOT Plates will sport a new font when production renews Contributed Article/Courtesy ADOT PHOENIX – The worldwide aluminum shortage that’s constraining production for various industries means there is …
Aluminum supply-chain issues temporarily halt license plate production Read More
Photo By Travis Robertson/Cronkite News: A Bashas’ worker gets a dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine during an event in March. Vaccination rates have fallen sharply from a high …
Vaccination rates drop, but officials still hopeful state can hit goal Read More
Betty Knight, born Jan. 6, 1930, in Virden, New Mexico passed June 1, 2021 in Safford, Arizona. Betty was a long-time resident of the Gila Valley and began her career …
Obituary for Betty Knight Read More
Contributed Photo: The Mescal Fire and Telegraph Fire have both burned more than 30,000 acres each and have forced thousands of evacuations. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com Pinal and Gila Counties …
Telegraph Fire threatens Superior, Mescal Fire grows to more than 38,000 acres, prompts evacuations Read More