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TweetPinSharePhoto By Cochise County Sheriff’s Office By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com BONITA – Hunting wildlife can be a taxing, grueling effort. A 72-year-old man on a hunting expedition had to be …
Cochise County Search and Rescue airlifts fatigued elderly hunter Read More
TweetPinShare(Photo for illustration purposes) By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – A 29-year-old woman’s life was saved by a Graham County Sheriff’s Office deputy early Sunday morning due to his …
Deputy saves overdose victim’s life by administering Narcan nasal spray Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – As a passenger, one simple rule is to not distract the driver, much less assault the person while …
Man on meth crashes after passenger repeatedly punches him in the face Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Safford firefighters extinguish an RV fire east of Safford. The fire was deemed ‘suspicious’ in nature. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – A recreational vehicle …
RV burns in suspicious fire east of Safford Read More
TweetPinShareA man was booked into jail for biting an ER staff member but was taken back to the hospital after becoming unresponsive and was flown to Tucson. By Jon Johnson …
Man bites healthcare worker, later flown to Tucson hospital Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Sheriff P.J. Allred speaks to Thatcher Police Chief Shaffen Woods (in truck) about the officer-involved fatal shooting in Central. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com CENTRAL – John …
Officer-involved fatal shooting in Central Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Jace Lee Wissinger, 38, was booked into the Graham County Adult Detention Facility after leading authorities on a high-speed chase in a stolen Polaris Razor. …
Habitual criminal caught in chase after stealing Polaris Razor Read More TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: A deputy discovered two men smuggling four teenage UDA’s after pulling over an SUV for a traffic infraction. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A …
Burnt out license plate light leads to arrest of two men smuggling four teenage UDAs through Safford Read More
TweetPinShareA DPS Ranger helicopter like this one located the missing woman and transported her to the hospital. Elderly woman with Alzheimer’s wandered off from home in San Jose area By …
DPS Ranger helicopter locates missing Graham County woman Read More TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: The Sheriff’s Office SAR team and other first responders were called out on two rescue missions over the Labor Day weekend. Contributed Article On Sept. …
Sheriff’s Office SAR performs two rescue missions over Labor Day weekend Read More
