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TweetPinSharePhoto By Bruce Bryce: Two wildfires burning northwest of Eden grew to more than 3,000 acres on Sunday and merged into one. A Hot Shot crew reportedly conducted a burn …
Wildfires in mountains behind Eden grow erratically, merge into Treadway Fire Read More
TweetPinShareContributed File Photo: Members of a state prison wildland fire crew work on a previous fire. More than 100 inmates became members of the state’s first Arizona Healthy Forest Initiative …
Arizona inmates forming the first-ever Healthy Forest Crew trained at Fort Grant Unit, ASPC-Safford Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Thatcher firefighters wet down the brush from a wildfire. Contributed Article WASHINGTON D.C. – Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema announced that the U.S. …
Arizona to receive $12.8 million for wildfire disaster recovery Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: The BLM will conduct a prescribed burn in March. Pictured is a fire along the Gila River from 2018. Piles of brush, cut to reduce …
BLM to conduct prescribed fire south of Bowie in March Read More
TweetPinShareU.S. 191 North still closed due to Bear Fire in Greenlee County By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com BYLAS – The storm that caused havoc in Central on Monday also brought rain …
Possible lightning-caused wildfire sparks near Bylas Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Pinnacle Fire PIO: Smoke is shown in the distance from a Remote Area Weather Station in the Black Rock area. Contributed Article Size: Approximately 34,192 acres – Containment: …
Containment increases on Pinnacle Fire as fire activity slows Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: The Pinnacle Fire was listed at 31,715 acres with 25% containment as of Sunday morning. Pinnacle Fire at 31,715 acres, with 25% containment Contributed Article Size: Approximately 31,715 …
Wind direction challenges containment efforts on Pinnacle Fire Read More
TweetPinShare80 percent of eligible taxpayers claim and get this important credit Contributed Article PHOENIX – The 15th annual Earned Income Tax (EITC) Awareness Day, on Jan. 29, is a joint venture …
Earned Income Tax Credit Day is January 29 Read More
TweetPinShareTraffic from Safford to Phoenix advised to utilize I-10 through Tucson Contributed Photo/Courtesy Ashley Lopez: This picture of the wildfire was taken from the highway Friday night. UPDATE: U.S. Highway …
Brushfire closes U.S. Highway 70 at Bylas Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: A wildfire is burning north of the Gila River along the riverbed near Pima. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – A wildfire erupted just north of …
Wildfire burning along Gila River near Pima Read More