Lightning Strike Causes Mount Graham Fire
On Wednesday, June 29th, lightning struck the Mary Hilda area on Mount Graham and started a fire. According to Forest Service Fire Management Director, Buddy…
June 2016
Border agency clears employees in 4 shooting incidents
SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection found that employees acted properly when they fired guns in four incidents dating back to 2012…
Wildlife officials hunt for bear that killed mountain-biker
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Wildlife officials set traps, installed wilderness cameras and scouted the woods by helicopter Thursday for the bear that attacked and killed…
Nuts to that; Hershey rejects kiss from chocolate competitor
NEW YORK (AP) — Hershey says its board has unanimously rejected a takeover offer from Oreo maker Mondelez and that the offer provided “no basis…
Home Invasion Leads to Arrest
On June 24th, the Safford Police were called in regards to a man breaking into a house. The reporting party was located at Stormwillow Drive….
Lightning Disrupts Power in Safford
On Tuesday, June 28th, lightning struck a Safford telephone pole. The damage to the pole resulted in a power outage to the smaller neighborhoods of…
Review: City lawyers hid evidence of police misconduct
CHICAGO (AP) — When a federal judge concluded that a lawyer employed by the city of Chicago concealed audio evidence in a civil trial, the…
North American leaders confront rising tide of protectionism
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — North America’s leaders, at their summit in the Canadian capital, are confronting a rising tide of economic protectionism and nationalism. President…
State Representative Velasquez Indicted for Suspected Fraud Against the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
PHOENIX – Timothy Jeffries, Director of the Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES), announced today the indictment of State Representative Cecilia Velasquez for suspected fraud…
Benghazi report faults security; no new Clinton allegations
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans on the House Benghazi Committee harshly faulted the Obama administration Tuesday for lax security and a slow response to the deadly…
