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Contributed File Photo/Courtesy Bill Brandau: The Gila River By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – Panic set in with a local father Friday afternoon when his daughter went missing while kayaking …
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Jon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Debris covers a submerged truck in the Gila River just to the east of the 8th Avenue Bridge. Another vehicle drives into river and gets stuck …
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Photo Courtesy Blain Brown: A white pickup truck is shown trapped in the Gila River in this picture taken Saturday. The occupants were helped out of the truck by Fort …
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By Sean Lewis and Justin Layton GRAHAM COUNTY – Water is the basic building block of all life in the Gila Valley and Southeastern Arizona. But the water we need …
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Contributed Photo: Dylan Archuleta’s remains were found Friday, Aug. 9 and positively identified Friday, Aug. 16. Positively identified as Dylan Archuleta By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GREENLEE COUNTY – The search …
Read More Contributed Photo By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com “Water, water, everywhere; Nor any drop to drink.” – The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge GRAHAM COUNTY – While Samuel …
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Contributed Photo/Courtesy Cochise County Sheriff’s Office SAR: Rescuers search the Gila River for the body of missing kayaker Dylan Archuleta in March. Archuleta’s body has not been recovered. More recently, …
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Photo By Wick Beavers: The Gila River was named the most endangered river in the United States by American Rivers. Contributed Article/Courtesy American Rivers Editor’s Note: Safford’s main source of …
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SAR called out for swift water rescue By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – A woman was rescued from the Gila River on Tuesday, Feb. 19, after rolling her UTV …
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Jon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: This SUV rolled down a roughly 30-foot embankment with seven passengers before coming to a rest on its side. Five of the occupants were transported by …
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