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TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: The Graham County Search and Rescue Team carried an injured hunter out of the wilderness to awaiting paramedics. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com KLONDYKE – Elation …
SAR rescues injured hunter Read More TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald Fatal shooting outside C&C’s Hideaway still under investigation as well By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – The Graham County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the …
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TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald Staff Reports The Graham County Sheriff’s Office and Thatcher Police Department have announced their benefit of the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety Grants. Graham County …
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TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A 6-month-old infant was rescued from a locked car with the help of the family’s pooch on Tuesday, Oct. …
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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: This single-propeller airplane crash-landed in a wash south of Safford on Saturday after being struck by a bird. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com ARTESIA – A small, single-propellor …
Small plane crash lands south of Safford Read More TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Authorities are on the lookout for a man who allegedly attacked another man with a hatchet. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – Authorities are …
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TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: The old Graham County Jail is being demolished to clear the area to build a Safford Police Department expansion. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – …
Demolition of old jail to last through October Read More TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – Four juveniles were thrown from a truck during a rollover on Stockton Road on Friday, Sept. 13, but …
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TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: A detention officer reported being accosted while on her way to work at the Graham County Adult Detention Facility. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – …
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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Pedro Mendez was booked into the Graham County Adult Detention Facility for obstructing a highway by continually walking in the westbound lane of U.S. Highway 70. By …
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