Man booked in jail out just days before he returns
SAFFORD – An officer on patrol just past midnight on Monday witnessed a vehicle fail to stop at the stop sign at 8th Street and…
June 2018
From Bulldog to Bobcat; Tad Jacobson Named New AD at Benson High
After coaching nearly every sport at Safford and Fort Thomas High School, life-long Gila Valley coach and educator Tad Jacobson is headed to Benson High…
Today in history – June 21, 2018
1788 – U.S. Constitution ratified http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/u-s-constitution-ratified 1810 Zachary Taylor and Richard Nixon marry their future first ladies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/zachary-taylor-and-richard-nixon-marry-their-future-first-ladies 1892 – Lot Smith, Mormon soldier, is…
Couple found in men’s restroom busted for drugs
SAFFORD – Saturday night police were dispatched to Firth Park in reference to a male reported to be in the woman’s restroom and refusing to…
US Marshals Warn of Telephone Scams
The U.S. Marshals are alerting the public of several nationwide imposter scams involving individuals claiming to be U.S. marshals, court officers, or other law enforcement…
Appeals Court: Asarco Must Pay Copper Bonuses
A federal appeals court has ruled that Tucson-based Asarco must pay out millions to union workers in copper-price bonuses. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of…
Border Patrol Agents Find 18 Illegal Aliens Inside Utility Truck
TUCSON, Ariz. – Border Patrol agents from the Brian A. Terry Station discovered 18 illegal aliens, including two children, hidden inside a box truck in…
Kenny Chesney Ticket Winner: Aneesa Molina
Aneesa Molina won 4 tickets to see Kenny Chesney on his “Trip Around the Sun Tour 2018.” Molina was the winner of the drawing held…
Number of Smokers in U.S. Continues to Shrink
With all the bad news of children being separated from their parents along the Mexican border, the war in the middle east, and whatever is…
Jerald Leroy Kempton
Jerald Leroy Kempton, known by family, friends, and his community as Jerry, was born July 8, 1943 on his grandparents’ farm in Safford, Arizona. He…
