ICE Phoenix officers deport convicted felon to Mexico to face 1999 kidnapping charges
Contributed Article PHOENIX — A Mexican man wanted for kidnapping in the State of Sinaloa, Mexico, was deported by officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs…
February 2017
Phoenix urban garden mysteriously closes amid land dispute
PHOENIX (AP) — A sprawling urban garden on a vacant lot where Phoenix residents have grown everything from melons to okra closed Friday after the…
Residents say first atom bomb test caused cancer cases
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Residents say the world’s first atomic bomb test caused generations of southern New Mexico families to suffer from cancer and economic…
Morenci fourth grader Campbell wins Greenlee Spelling Bee
Wildcat teammate Cortez is runner-up By Walt Mares Isabella Campbell did what few, if anyone else. has done. The Morenci fourth grader won the 2016-2017…
Tucson man sentenced to life in former Pima resident’s murder
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net TUCSON – After nearly two years since the senseless murder of former Pima resident Austin Gann, 22, his family can now…
Mary Louise Marler
Mary Louise Marler passed on February 8, 2017 at the age of 70. She is survived by her husband James Marler Jr., and her children…
Make way for the fiddle contest
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net GRAHAM COUNTY – It’s time to get your fiddle on Graham County. If you’ve got a hankerin’ for some good ol’…
Phoenix immigrant deported to Mexico amid protests
PHOENIX (AP) — An immigrant mother in Phoenix granted leniency during the Obama administration was deported to Mexico Thursday in what activists said was an…
Federal appeals court refuses to reinstate Trump travel ban
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court refused Thursday to reinstate President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations, unanimously rejecting…
Space capsule discovered in Casa Grande
By Eric Burk eric@gilavalleycentral.net CASA GRANDE – The Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) responded to reports of a space capsule that landed near I-10 in…
