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TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy San Carlos Apache Tribe SAN CARLOS APACHE RESERVATION—The San Carlos Apache Council has suspended today’s Apache Independence Day celebrations in the wake of a weekend shooting death of …
Apache Independence Day Celebrations suspended after police arrest suspect in Belvado Park shooting death Read More
TweetPinShareStaff Reports SAN CARLOS — Nearly three months after a fatal stabbing in the Bylas District, San Carlos Apache Police detectives have taken a suspect into custody on a federal …
San Carlos Apache Police Arrest Suspect in March Stabbing Death Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – The small Arizona community of Pima continues to reel in shock and grief following the confirmation of a heartbreaking murder-suicide that took the lives …
Pima continues to mourn after autopsy confirms murder-suicide that claimed four lives Read More
TweetPinShareStaff Reports SAN CARLOS APACHE RESERVATION – Authorities on the San Carlos Apache Reservation have made an arrest in the homicide of a tribal member discovered near the entrance of …
Juvenile arrested in homicide investigation near Apache Gold Casino on San Carlos Apache Reservation Read More TweetPinShareStaff Reports SAN CARLOS APACHE RESERVATION – Authorities on the San Carlos Apache Reservation are investigating what they have classified as a homicide following the discovery of a man’s body …
San Carlos Apache Police launch homicide probe after man’s death near Apache Gold Casino Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Nearly four years ago, on Oct. 28, 2021, Kenneth Jay Babcock was strangled to death by Eric Lavon Williams, 37, of Pima, in a …
Williams pleads guilty to murder in love triangle homicide Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto of Emily Pike mural painted on a water tower behind the Bashas’ in Peridot by Phoenix tattoo artist AJ Larson and assistants. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAN CARLOS – …
San Carlos Tribe offers $75K reward to help find justice for murdered tribal girl Emily Pike Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy DPS: The driver of a commercial vehicle was recently sentenced to 22.5 years in prison after pleading guilty to five counts of negligent homicide in connection with a …
Commercial vehicle driver sentenced to 22.5 years on five counts of negligent homicide in TikTok collision Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald; The shooting took place at 326 S. 8th Ave. in the Copper Springs RV Park. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsnnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Police are on the lookout …
Safford Police looking for a person of interest in shooting death Read More
TweetPinShareSandra Day O’Connor U.S. Courthouse, Phoenix By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PHOENIX – Marvin Tona, 48, of Bylas, was sentenced on Dec. 19, 2022, to 293 months (24.4 years) in prison …
Bylas man sentenced to more than 24 years for second-degree murder Read More