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TweetPinShareBy Gabrielle Wallace/Cronkite News PHOENIX – Veterans laughed and teased each other outside the Arizona State Capitol, but the reason for their gathering wasn’t so chipper. Dozens joined with lawmakers and …
Arizona veterans protest federal workforce cuts and veteran deportations Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article GILA COUNTY – In advance of the upcoming Veterans Day holiday, Gila County announced plans to illuminate county buildings green from Nov. 4-11 as part of Operation Green …
Gila County to participate in 2025 Operation Green Light for Veterans Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Tractor Supply Company, the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, announced today that it has officially declared Nov. 1, 2025, as National Hometown Heroes Day, …
Tractor Supply declares National Hometown Heroes Day to salute military service members, veterans, and first responders Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the House of Representatives passed the ACES Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation introduced by Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) to address …
Senator Kelly’s bipartisan bill to study cancer among military aviators passes the House, sent to president to be signed into law Read More
TweetPinShareBy Madeline Bates and Sammy Travis/Cronkite News WASHINGTON – A federal judge on Monday lifted the deadline for workers to accept President Donald Trump’s buyout offer until he rules on …
Judge lifts deadline for federal workers to accept Trump buyout. How will it impact Arizona? Read More
TweetPinShareWalt Mares Photo/Gila Herald Considered themselves ‘just regular guys’ Column By Walt Mares It happened more than 14 years ago. It was a unique funeral ceremony at the Franklin Cemetery …
Editorial: ‘Morenci 9’ survivors rejected hero label Read More
TweetPinShareEAC Photo: Pictured are veterans who were recognized at EAC’s annual commemoration, including from left, Nate Guy, Chris Gibbs, Arnold DeLaO, Aaron Westerfield, John Chalmers, Matt Norcross (ASEAC president), Bethany …
Eastern Arizona College honors veterans at annual commemoration Read More