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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
Jon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: A Pima firefighter douses a car. The house was a complete loss but firefighters kept the blaze from spreading to adjacent neighbors. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com …
Fire consumes manufactured home in Pima Read More
45-day comment period began June 3 Contributed Photo/Courtesy BLM Contributed Article/Courtesy BLM SAFFORD – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released proposed Wilderness and Ecosystem Plan Amendments to supplement the Safford Field Office (SFO) Vegetation Management …
BLM invites public comment on proposed plan amendments Read More
EAC File Photo: STEM Camp students visit the artificial turf football field at Camp Tontozona. By Phil McBride/EAC TONTO CREEK – Eastern Arizona College, with funding from the Rural Activation …
Area students attend summer STEM Camp at Tonto Creek Read More
Photo courtesy Maricopa County Elections Department: Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs is the latest candidate to announce a run to replace Gov. Doug Ducey, who can’t seek a third …
Arizona Secretary of State, former TV anchor and others join 2022 governor race Read More