Agencies respond to swift water rescues during Safford storm
Woman rescued from SUV in flooding wash By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net GRAHAM COUNTY – Rain was still coming down and pounding the ground as emergency…
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And the rains came tumbling down
Ash Creek floods Cluff Ranch Road, Pima channels water safely By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net PIMA – Runoff from the Frye Fire came tumbling down Ash…
Two stolen vehicles with hospital connection recovered
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – Two stolen vehicles that were both at the Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center (MGRMC) and may have been taken…
Illusion show at the Safford Library features local success Samuel Siminoe
By Brooke Curley brooke@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – Charming and lovable, Samuel Siminoe entertained the local crowds once more with his particular brand of illusion and humor…
Man passes out drunk in bank drive through
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – It’s not just fast food restaurants where alleged drunk drivers are having trouble staying awake. Michael Cornelius Turner, 27,…
Gila Valley celebrates Pioneer Days
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net GILA VALLEY – Handcarts, covered and uncovered wagons and a plethora of youth in olden garb walking along Church Street in…
Distraught woman attacks hospital staff
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – A woman distraught after finding out about her husband’s infidelity first injured herself and then took out her frustrations…
Young girls in critical condition after ATV wreck
Father being investigated for DUI By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net GRAHAM COUNTY – Two young girls were clinging to life at a Tucson hospital Tuesday after…
Bees attack after extermination attempt fails
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – A semi-truck driver was attacked by likely Africanized “killer” bees on Saturday after an extermination attempt the previous day…
Pregnant woman caught with heroin
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – The pull of opiates is so strong that it even outweighed the process of motherhood for a Thatcher woman….
