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TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson ’jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – One person died at the scene of a single-vehicle crash in Safford on Thursday. The driver was identified as Travis Larson, 41, a lifelong …
One deceased in single vehicle crash at Highway 191 and 15th Street in Safford Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Safford Fire Department: Safford Firefighters train for hot environments. It was this type of training that helped them battle a residential fire with exploding propane tanks that burned …
Man burned in propane incident Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy Dianna Encinas-Rodriguez: A motorhome towing a passenger car caught fire and burned completely along U.S. Highway 191 south of Safford on Friday morning. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM …
Motorhome towing car burns on Highway 191 Read More
TweetPinShareContributed File Photo: A fire devastated the kitchen at the China Taste restaurant early Thursday morning. Restaurant to be closed for an extensive amount of time By Jon Johnson jonjohnnews@gmail.com …
Fire devastates China Taste kitchen Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photos: Safford Fire Chief Clark Bingham exits a drainage culvert with the stuck goat. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com “In all my years I’ve never had to rescue a goat,” …
Safford Fire Chief rescues goat Read More
TweetPinShareBond set at $750,000 By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A man who authorities say was under the influence of alcohol when he caused a fatal collision in Solomon last …
Man charged with murder in fatal DUI head-on collision on Highway 70 in Solomon Read More
TweetPinShareAI-generated graphic by Gemini for illustrative purposes. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – Tossing a lit cigarette out of a moving vehicle is not only against the law, but …
Discarded cigarette butt catches truck bed items on fire Read More
TweetPinShareA Graham County man lost all his belongings in a residential fire on Monday that reportedly started in the occupant’s off-grid solar/battery system. Pictured are lithium-ion batteries used in such …
Man loses everything in off-grid solar-battery fire Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Paul Schulz: Lighting was abundant during a storm Thursday night into Friday morning. One strike like this one captured by local shutterbug Paul Schulz earlier in the night …
Lightning strikes home east of Safford burns to total loss Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Andy Rhodes: The River Church’s multipurpose building caught fire early Wednesday morning. Contractor working on new building accidentally starts blaze By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The new …
The River Church multipurpose building decimated by fire Read More