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Jon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Jon Stewart and Special Olympian George Henry hold the Olympic Torch and lead the delegation during opening ceremonies. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The …
Community comes together for Special Olympics Read More
Jon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Kallie Tapia-Downing, 5, left, and her brother, Emiliano Tapia Downing, 3, work diligently on completing their birdhouse project. Children build observational birdhouses at Home Depot Kids …
A home for Tweety Read More
Flown to Tucson hospital for treatment By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – A 40-year-old man was flown to Banner-University Medical Center Tucson on March 23 after shooting himself in …
Man shoots self in head after complaining about father’s racy television show Read More
Jon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Randy Hawkins and his chuckwagon will be out in force at the 24th annual Pima Heritage Days. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA — It’s nearly …
Nearly time to celebrate Pima’s Heritage Days Read More
Jon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: A trip up to Frye Mesa resulted in the hospitalization of two men after an early-morning UTV rollover. Young men injured in early-morning rollover By …
Man crashes UTV on Easter while trying to run over rabbits Read More
Jon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Thatcher Town Council member Wayne Griffin takes the oath of office in December 2008. Griffin resigned from his seat in March and the town is …
Time is running out to be considered for Thatcher Council post Read More
Jon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Got any of this in your yard? Pima residents don’t have to take their bulk trash to the dump this upcoming week because the town employees …
Pima to take residents’ trash to the dump Read More
Contributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: From left, Iriz Rivera, 19, of Mesa, has pleaded guilty to forgery regarding a multi-county fraudulent prescription syndicate allegedly led by Poulos Tewelde, 23, Fahad Osman, 22, …
Woman in fraudulent prescriptions case to be sentenced to probation while AG likely to take over men’s prosecution Read More
Photo by Army Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill: Border Patrol agents watch Arizona National Guard Soldiers in 2010 as part of Operation Phalanx, which saw the deployment of 1,200 guardsmen along …
Ducey welcomes Trump plan to send National Guard troops to border Read More
Contributed Photo/GCSO: Tyler Goucher, left, was arrested for aggravated DUI and his girlfriend, Tracey Lynn Leachet-Lackner, was booked into the jail for possession of drug paraphernalia after the pair were …
Couple get arrested after driving recklessly while allegedly in an altered state Read More