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TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – A Graham County man was taken into custody Monday afternoon after a brief standoff with law enforcement that ended with the suspect scuffling …
Man jailed after barricading self following alleged attack on mother Read More
TweetPinShareStaff Reports Contributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Forest Service – Coronado National Forest Riggs Lake is now open to the public with the seasonal reopening of the upper portion of State Route …
Eagles nesting near Riggs Lake on Mount Graham Read More
TweetPinShareMeet draws state’s Top 5 individual entrants By Raymundo Frasquillo SAFFORD – The 2025 Safford Rotary Track and Field meet will have some of the state’s top performers in attendance …
Dawgs host Safford Rotary Track meet Read More
TweetPinShareThe annual Safford Spring Festival returns to the Safford City Hall Lawn on Friday, April 25, and Saturday, April 26. This vibrant weekend of celebration will bring together the best …
Safford Spring Festival showcases Southern Arizona wine Read More
TweetPinShareThe following is a listing of bookings from the Graham County Adult Detention Facility from April 8 – 14, 2025. All information is gathered from the jail’s booking roster. While …
Jail Booking Report for April 8 – 14 Read More
TweetPinShareStaff Reports RIO RICO – The Safford Bulldogs’ baseball team notched their third win in a row on Monday at Rio Rico when junior pitcher Darren Maldonado went the distance …
Safford’s Maldonado slings no-hitter against Rio Rico Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy City of Safford SAFFORD — The City of Safford Electric Division has earned the American Public Power Association’s Safety Award of Excellence for safe operating practices in 2024. …
City of Safford Electric Division earns national recognition for safety excellence Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A man already on sexual offender probation after previously pleading guilty to four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor is back in jail …
Man on probation for sexual exploitation of a minor jailed on new sex charges Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy City of Safford SAFFORD — You may have noticed our City of Safford Streets Department out and about during winter, applying a tar-like material to cracks on city …
Safford fog sealing has begun Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy BLM TUCSON – The Bureau of Land Management selected Lance R. Brady, a native Arizonan, born in Tucson and raised in Safford, as the new Gila District Manager. He replaced …
Former Safford resident selected as BLM Gila District Manager Read More