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TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: A young girl secures her mask with loops over her ears. Masks are no longer mandatory at all Graham County schools. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM …
Schools have been unmasked Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy Andrew Romero: A family of eight lost everything Monday night as a fire took their home, fifth-wheel, and pickup truck. No injuries were reported. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com …
Family loses home south of Safford to fire Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Chairman Danny Smith and the rest of the BOS voted unanimously to utilize a $252,052 grant from CDBG funds to build a homeless respite shelter. Group …
BOS allocates grant money for homeless respite shelter Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Victims are asking the public’s help in identifying two men shown on video door-checking vehicles near where a vehicular burglary occurred. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Victims …
Two men sought for questioning in vehicular burglary Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald Passenger films pursuit and posts on social media By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – A 16-year-old male was transported to the juvenile detention center …
Juvenile sent to detention after dirt bike pursuit Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald Bicycling duo were suspects in Walmart shoplifting case By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A suspect in a Walmart shoplifting case was tased April 5 …
Man tased while resisting drug arrest Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Michael McCaslin had just been released from jail when he allegedly stole some beer and a car and then fled from pursuing police. Driver is also a …
Man who wrecked stolen car in police pursuit had just been released from jail Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy of Sky Schaudt/KJZZ: A worker prepares to administer the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at State Farm Stadium in Glendale. Graham County has opened registration for any resident 18 years …
Graham County to open up COVID-19 vaccine to all residents 18 years and older Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Salih Abdul-Haqq Zaid stares ahead blankly after being sentenced in May 2018 for the April 2017 killing of Jared Michael Garcia. Zaid had won an …
Bull Pen bar killer Zaid pleads no contest to manslaughter prior to retrial Read More TweetPinShareFile Photo Courtesy of Sky Schaudt/KJZZ: A worker prepares to administer the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at State Farm Stadium in Glendale on Tuesday. Recipients get their shot through a car …
Graham County now vaccinating residents 55 and older for COVID-19 Read More