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TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Rep. Tom O’Halleran speaks during a previous event at EAC. Contributed Article WASHINGTON D.C. – This week, Congressman Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ-01) joined Congressman Jodey Arrington …
O’Halleran leads bipartisan legislation to support rural health care providers Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Linda Bustamante, 36, was arrested and booked into jail on a charge of arson of an occupied structure. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Surveillance footage from …
Woman jailed for arson after being captured on homeowner’s Ring doorbell camera Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy DAR: Samantha Palmer, left, from Thatcher High School and one of the winners of last year’s DAR scholarships, is shown receiving her award from Gila Valley Chapter Regent …
DAR scholarships available for EAC dual-enrolled students Read More
TweetPinShareFile Photo for illustrative purposes. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com RIGGS LAKE, MOUNT GRAHAM – Two children ages 4 and 8 are being treated at Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center (MGRMC) …
Children hospitalized after being bitten by rattlesnake at Riggs Lake Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy Don Weaver/Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management: The Telegraph Fire burns overnight near Superior as the blaze grew to more than 70,000 acres Monday night. It is …
Hot, dry forecast offers little hope for relief as wildfires rage Read More
TweetPinShareFollowing is a listing of bookings from the Graham County Adult Detention Facility from May 25 – June 7, 2021. All information is gathered from the jail’s booking roster. While …
Jail Booking Report for May 25 – June 7 Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: A Pima firefighter douses a car. The house was a complete loss but firefighters kept the blaze from spreading to adjacent neighbors. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com …
Fire consumes manufactured home in Pima Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Detectives with the Safford Police Department and Arizona Department of Public Safety located fentanyl pills like these shown on a wanted felon after …
Wanted felon caught with more than 700 fentanyl pills in Safford Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com BONITA – Bayacan, LLC, has refiled a rezoning application to change a greenhouse (Site 6) at NatureSweet’s tomato-growing facility from General Land Use Certification to Unlimited …
Bayacan refiles rezoning application to grow cannabis in NatureSweet greenhouse Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: A GCSO deputy rescued a motorist stranded in the mountains northeast of Eden and pulled his stuck Chevy Avalanche free. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM …
Deputy rescues motorist stranded in the mountains Read More