Your trusted source for news of the Gila Valley and more.
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: From left, Marisleysi Urquijo holds her baby, Samuel Antonio Urquijo, the first male and first baby born in 2020 at the Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center. To the …
First babies born at MGRMC in 2020 Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A man reported being shot in the arm with a .22 caliber rifle Sept. 27, but authorities and medical personnel examined the wound and …
Man reports being shot; police and medics question validity Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: MGRMC CEO Mark Marchetti, left, will retire in January 2020, and Roland Knox, right, will become the hospital’s new CEO. Contributed Article SAFFORD – The Mt. Graham Regional …
MGRMC CEO Mark Marchetti to retire; Roland Knox named new CEO Read More TweetPinSharePolice removed a man from the Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center after he insisted on bringing his dog into the Emergency Room and caused a disturbance. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com …
Man with dog removed from MGRMC Emergency Room Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: This Buick flipped several times after the driver failed to negotiate a curve in the road. The driver suffered a broken leg and several lacerations and abrasions. …
Teen driver flips car into canal after going too fast for curve Read More
TweetPinShareJulie Hancock, 11, was pronounced deceased Friday morning at a Tucson hospital. Girl diagnosed with genetic heart condition By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com THATCHER – A community is in mourning Friday …
Thatcher elementary track participant deceased after passing out during practice Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy MGRMC: Baby Wesley was the first child born at MGRMC in the new year. Contributed Article SAFFORD – It didn’t take long for the first boy in Graham …
MGRMC celebrates first boy and girl born in 2019 Read More TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Authorities were dispatched to the Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center (MGRMC) at 1600 S. 20th Ave. at about 11:56 a.m. on Thursday after the …
MGRMC victim of bomb threat scam Read More TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Elias Newsom was given a citation for theft Thursday, Dec. 6, after being found in possession of sanitizer wipes and urine specimen bottles allegedly …
Man given citation for theft after befouling hospital walls Read More
TweetPinShareA green, Can-Am Commander similar to this one rolled over in Solomon on Thanksgiving. The crash sent four occupants to the hospital after the UTV struck a concrete irrigation ditch. …
Four people injured in UTV rollover in Solomon on Thanksgiving Read More