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TweetPinShareResult of efforts of STOP-IT Task Force, partnership with state agencies Contributed Article/Courtesy Arizona Department of Education PHOENIX – Flanked by representatives from multiple state agencies and members of the …
First of more than 16,000 Narcan kits headed to Arizona schools Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: The $25 million, 68,000-square-foot-detention-facility was completed in November 2017. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – No matter how new or technologically advanced a detention facility …
Inmate overdoses on fentanyl in jail Read More
TweetPinShare(Photo for illustration purposes) By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – A 29-year-old woman’s life was saved by a Graham County Sheriff’s Office deputy early Sunday morning due to his …
Deputy saves overdose victim’s life by administering Narcan nasal spray Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy DEA: More than half an ounce of black-tar heroin like the drug pictured was found Friday after a man possibly suffering from drug-induced sickness initially refused to go …
Argument over taking an overdose victim to the hospital leads to heroin dealer’s arrest Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Jason and Maria Kouts: A family is forever changed after a single, tragic mistake. Editor’s note: This is the fourth part of our weeklong series delving into the …
Josiah’s story – part four ‘Reflections of a father’ Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Jason and Maria Kouts: Shortly after Josiah Kouts’ death, the man who sold him the fatal dose of heroin asked to meet with Josiah’s mother, Maria Kouts. As …
Josiah’s story – part 3 ‘Meeting Josiah’s dealer’ Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Jason and Maria Kouts: Josiah Kouts poses in front of the Eiffel Tower. Josiah died from a heroin overdose Tuesday, Jan. 23. As told by his mother, Maria …
Josiah’s story – part two Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Jason and Maria Kouts: Josiah Kouts and his mother, Maria Kouts, take in the sights of Paris, France. Josiah died of a heroin overdose Tuesday, Jan. 23. As …
Josiah’s story – part one Read More