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Contributed Photo: The body of 4-year-old flood victim Maci Reed was recovered Monday morning after being missing since Thursday. Volunteer searcher believes prayer and fasting helped lead them to locate …
Missing 4-year-old Pima flood victim Maci Reed found Read More
Brandon Joe Arrellin, of Safford, Arizona, passed away on July 15, 2021, in Tucson, Arizona, after his short battle with Metastatic Cancer. He was born on June 6, 1974, in …
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Graphic Courtesy ADOT: Artist rendering of the new Pinto Creek bridge. Contributed Article/Courtesy ADOT GILA COUNTY – Motorists on U.S. Highway 60 between Miami and Superior will encounter lane closures …
U.S. Highway 60 daytime lane closures near the Pinto Creek Bridge scheduled for July 26 Read More
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 …
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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