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TweetPinShareGila Herald Staff Reports SAFFORD — Dust off your capes, practice your best monster mash, and get your candy buckets ready! The Safford Police Department, along with local first responders, …
Get Ready for a Spooktacular Time at the Annual “Heroes & Haunts” Celebration! Read More
TweetPinShareOp-Ed By L. Scott Bennett, Graham County Attorney As Graham County Attorney, I spend my days working alongside our sheriff’s deputies, courthouse employees, and prosecutors to keep this county safe. …
Editorial: Prop 404 Will Support Public Safety Without Raising Taxes Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD — A 45-year-old local man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being sentenced in Graham County Superior Court on Tuesday, Aug. …
Higinio Cordova Jr. sentenced to life in prison following guilty plea to sexual conduct with a minor Read More
TweetPinShareGila Herald Staff Reports WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Juan Ciscomani announced a major legislative milestone following the full passage of all 12 Fiscal Year 2027 appropriations bills out of …
Ciscomani Advances $42M in Federal Investments; Secures Key Funding for Graham and Greenlee Counties Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD — Several men strapped on high heels Friday for the Mt. Graham Safe House’s second annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” event at the …
Men don high heels to walk a mile in women’s shoes Read More
TweetPinShareStaff Reports SAFFORD – In what is quickly becoming a Halloween tradition for Graham County, several of the county departments, along with the generous donations from dozens of sponsors, partnered …
Spooky spirits and sweet surprises: Graham County’s second annual Halloween Courthouse Crawl delights families Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A Thatcher man who sexually abused a victim between the ages of 7 to 11, beginning roughly 20 years ago, has been sentenced to …
Thatcher man sentenced to 17 years in child sex cold-case Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – To increase the safety of pedestrians, the city of Safford is installing solar-powered, lighted crosswalk signs in front of the Graham County Courthouse across …
Safford installing solar-powered, lighted crosswalk signs at courthouse Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: The Graham County Color Guard stands at attention at the start of the Veterans Day Celebration event at the Graham County Courthouse on Saturday. By Jon …
Graham County celebrates Veterans Day Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Justice of the Peace Courts 1 and 2 will co-locate at the Graham County Courthouse prior to consolidation due to an employee shortage. The courts …
Justice Courts to co-locate in Safford prior to consolidation Read More