Flake won’t run for re-election
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net WASHINGTON DC – Eastern Arizona College alum Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz. announced Tuesday that he will not seek re-election in 2018. The Arizona Republic first reported…
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Phoenix ERO repatriates Guatemalan national wanted for homicide
Contributed Article PHOENIX – A Guatemalan national wanted in his native country for aggravated homicide was repatriated on Wednesday, by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE), Enforcement and Removal Operations…
Department of Education forcibly removes reporter asking to inspect records
Evan Wyloge and Jim Small | Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Education physically removed an AZCIR reporter out of its Capitol Mall offices Thursday in…
14-year-old Apache County homicide suspect caught
Suspect captured in the Pinetop-Lakeside area Contributed Article Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona — On the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 3, a burglary was reported at a residence in Concho, Arizona. The Apache…
World View’s ‘Stratollite’ flies over the Gila Valley
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – That wasn’t a UFO or a weather balloon seen floating over the Gila Valley on Monday, but rather it was World View Enterprises’ “Stratollite.”…
14-year-old suspect sought in Apache County homicide
Suspect was last seen in the Show Low Pines Estates Contributed Article Concho, Arizona — On the morning of Oct. 3, 2017, a burglary was reported at a residence in…
Suspect dead in shootout with police
Contributed Article La Paz County — One male suspect is dead, a second male suspect is in the custody of the Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS). The incident began…
National Guard fighter jet crashes in Fort Thomas
Iraqi pilot located deceased By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net FORT THOMAS – An Iraqi F-16 Fighting Falcon jet training with the Air National Guard 162nd Wing out of Tucson International Airport…
HSI Phoenix arrests man for sex crimes against a minor
Contributed Article EHRENBERG — An Arizona man is expected to make his initial appearance in state court Friday following his arrest by special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s…
Phoenix ICE officers remove Mexican man wanted for homicide
Contributed Article PHOENIX – A Mexican national wanted in his native country for aggravated homicide was deported Tuesday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO)….
