Life-saving nasal spray Narcan coming to the Gila Valley
By Brooke Curley brooke@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – A wife, husband, brother, sister, mother, father or friend lies dying. Breath has left the body, the face turns…
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Prohibited possessors busted after accidental weapon discharge
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – The loud bang and flash of light alerted neighbors to the possibility of a dangerous crime being committed, but,…
Man without driver’s license busted while transporting youths
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – Those who regularly consume alcohol and/or other drugs may have a high-tolerance to their effects and not show outward…
Man assaults officer; goes to jail
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net PIMA – The time for questioning an officer’s actions is never when a person is being placed under arrest but afterward…
Smoke from Galiuro Mountain Range prescribed burn visible from Safford
By Brooke Curley brooke@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – Locals are always wary of smoke rising in the distance, but this time there is no need to worry…
Man supplies ample evidence of crimes at supply store
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – Heroin and crime go hand-in-hand, but that doesn’t mean they mix well. Confessed heroin user Daniel Mendell, 37, was…
Art Instructor retires with featured art show
By Brooke Curley brooke@gilavalleycentral.net THATCHER – With artworks ranging from the beginning of his art education career to the present, Eastern Arizona College (EAC) art…
Men booked for beating girlfriends
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – Two men were arrested and booked into the Graham County Jail on Saturday in separate, unrelated incidents regarding them…
Man suffers broken leg after being run over by truck
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – A man suffered a broken leg Saturday after being run over by a truck while lying in an alley….
Woman flown to Tucson hospital after hitting horse
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net CENTRAL – A Safford woman was flown to a Tucson hospital Monday after being severely injured in a collision with a…
