Pima Heritage Days Come Again with Fun and Festivities
Honoring Pima’s founders, the annual Pima Heritage Days were spread over April 22 to 23rd. There was a barbecue dinner on Friday at the Pima…
April 2016
Safford Library’s Festival of Poetry a Big Hit
On Thursday, April twenty first, the Library held its Annual Festival of Poetry. The event started at noon with pancakes and poetry for children. Each…
Bull Riding Presented by American Legion Post 32 Thrills Crowds
On Saturday, April 23rd, the American Legion Post-32 presented Bull Riding at the Graham County Fairgrounds. Mutton busting for the six year old and younger,…
Gerardo Garcia
Gerardo Garcia, 59, of Safford, passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2016. Gerardo was born on April 22, 1956 in Las Cruces, New Mexico to…
Erma Lerlene Paxton Rivas
Erma Lerlene Paxton Rivas, 56, of Safford, AZ passed away at 6:58 a.m., Tuesday, April 19, 2016 in Surprise, AZ. She was born March 1,…
Charges to be dismissed in Phoenix freeway shooting case
PHOENIX (AP) — The man authorities have described as the Phoenix freeway shooter who terrorized the city last year received a huge victory when prosecutors…
Firefighter injured in five-alarm fire in Gilbert
GILBERT, Ariz. (AP) — Some residents who had been evacuated near a major fire in the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert returned home early Sunday. About…
2 officers shot, suspect dead at Wal-Mart in Phoenix suburb
CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — Two officers are in stable condition, with one requiring surgery, and the suspect is dead following a shooting Saturday at a…
Prince was a one-man band and a friend to many others
NEW YORK (AP) — On his own, Prince was a revolutionary recording artist and one-man band. But the nearly-40 year career that ended with his…
‘Huntsman’ sequel misfires; ‘Jungle Book’ reigns
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “The Jungle Book” remained king of the box office in its second weekend in theaters, beating new opener “The Huntsman: Winter’s…
