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Jon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: U.S. Rep. Tom O’Halleran added an amendment to the House of Representatives’ minimum wage increase bill to study economic impact. Pictured, he speaks about economics …
House passes minimum wage bill; includes O’Halleran’s amendment to study economic impact Read More
Contributed Photo: From left, GIFT students Rachelle Gutierrez-Pharmacy, Moriah Guy (third place in Nursing Assistant), Courtney Davis (first place in Home Health Aide), and McKayla Wilson (third place in Physical …
GIFT program has three national winners at HOSA International Conference Read More
Cronkite News Photo By Taniyah Williamson and Tanner Puckett/Cronkite News PHOENIX – We’re a month into the monsoon season, and so far, it’s looking more like a non-soon. But the …
‘Non-soon season’: Arizona’s dry heat is delaying the start of summer rains Read More
Jon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A Boston resident currently staying in Safford with a friend was defrauded out of $4,500 after falling victim to …
Woman defrauded of nearly $5,000 in phone scam Read More
Jon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald Contributed Article WASHINGTON D.C. – On Wednesday, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce voted unanimously to advance a major, bipartisan bill sponsored by Congressman …
Committee advances O’Halleran health package funding rural and tribal health programs Read More
Virginia Taylor, 92, of Central, was the sixth child of John Edwin Taylor and Hilda Larsen Taylor. Virginia arrived on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25, 1926, in Pima, Arizona. There were …
Obituary for Virginia Taylor Claridge Ross Read More By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A man was arrested for DUI while parked with his vehicle’s engine running. The incident occurred July 9 in the parking lot of the …
Man arrested for DUI while parked at motel Read More
Column By Melissa Martin Water was probably the substance for the first mirrors; reflecting images back to humans. The earliest mirrors were from polished stone and black volcanic glass obsidian. …
Editorial: Who do we see in the mirror on our walls? Read More
Contributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: The Border Patrol seized nearly $500,000 worth of cocaine when a 29-year-old man attempted to smuggle it through the Port of Nogales on …
CBP arrests cocaine smuggler Read More
By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A woman with possible mental health issues was arrested for shoplifting July 10, after she allegedly identified herself as a mermaid as she knocked …
‘Mermaid’ accused of shoplifting from Walmart Read More