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TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: The Graham County Sheriff’s Office reported a positive identification was made regarding a man who died in a house fire south of Safford on Sunday. …
Man found deceased in house fire identified as resident, cause of death still pending Read More
TweetPinShareCounty lists 2,281 total for the pandemic, with 1,243 recovered, 1,002 active, and 36 deaths By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Graham County currently has more than 1,000 active cases …
Graham County surpasses 1,000 active COVID-19 cases Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo: The Graham County Department of Health and Human Services and Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center urges residents to adhere to the mask regulation to wear masks …
Hospital and health department urge residents to adhere to mask regulation Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Richard Nathaniel Bencomo, 19, was placed into a spit mask to prevent him from spitting on officers as he was booked into jail on charges of disorderly …
Drunk teen jailed after domestic incident Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – On Saturday, the Graham County Department of Health and Human Services announced that another Safford resident’s death had been contributed to COVID-19, bringing the …
Another Safford death attributed to COVID-19 Read More TweetPinShareCounty now at 2,158 total positive cases By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The Graham County Department of Health and Human Services announced 76 new positive tests in Graham County …
Graham County adds 117 new COVID-19 positive tests over Thursday through Saturday Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo File Photo/Gila Herald: Morenci resident Jason Palmer tilts his head back to await insertion of a nasopharyngeal swab. 52 positive tests at EAC testing event not included in …
Graham County adds 35 new COVID-19 positive tests Read More
TweetPinShareRody Ivan Madariaga The Safford Police Department is releasing the following information pursuant to ARS 13-3825, the Community Notification on Sex Offenders Law. Notification must be made when certain sex …
Sex Offender notification for Rody Ivan Madariaga Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Randy Alexander Morales, 30, was arrested and booked on a warrant and new charges, including possession of a dangerous drug, possession of a dangerous drug in a …
Wanted man tussles with cops after fleeing arrest, taken to jail Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Graham County Manager Dustin Welker addresses the board and visitors during Wednesday’s special meeting. The BOS unanimously voted to enact a mask mandate for all of …
Graham County BOS unanimously passes mask mandate Read More