1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (328+ words) By Jon Johnson/Gila Herald THATCHER – Participants climbed the stadium stairs to symbolically replicate the 110 flights of stairs climbed by first responders inside the World Trade Center towers, paying tribute to the 343 firefighters, 71 law enforcement officers, and nine emergency medical…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (399+ words) By Jon Johnson/Gila Herald SAFFORD — A Friday evening motorcycle ride between a father and his 9-year-old son turned into a dangerous emergency when a suspected impaired truck driver struck the young boy’s dirt bike on South Stockton Road. The…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (300+ words) Gila Herald Staff Reports PHOENIX — September has officially been recognized as Kinship Care Month, highlighting the critical role that relatives and family friends play in providing stable, loving homes for children who cannot safely remain with their parents. When children…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (581+ words) THATCHER, — Eastern Arizona College invites the community to celebrate the opening of Hispanic Heritage Month with live mariachi music, Hispanic art and a celebration of the culture and traditions that have helped shape the Gila Valley. The 12th Annual Hispanic Heritage…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (424+ words) Thatcher — The San Carlos Apache Tribe has recognized Eastern Arizona College’s Emergency Medical Services program for a contribution measured not simply in graduates or credentials, but in the people those graduates are prepared to save. EAC EMS Program Director John…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (299+ words) PIMA – Progress continues in Pima as an empty dirt lot next to Pima Elementary School is being transformed into a gourmet hot dog and custom soda drive-through, with a proposed garden center on the larger parcel. On Wednesday, Public Works…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (335+ words) PHOENIX – Traffic fatalities in Arizona decreased for the third straight year in 2025. There were 1,156 traffic fatalities on all Arizona roads in 2025, which is a 5.2% decrease in fatalities from 2024. The total number of crashes also dropped, falling from 123,535 in 2024 to 118,052 in 2025 — a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (530+ words) SAFFORD — Something colorful is coming to the Safford City-Graham County Library. Beginning in mid-September, internationally recognized muralist Molly Keen will begin transforming the library’s exterior north wall into a large-scale mural inspired by the history, landscape, stories, and character of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (88+ words) The Gila Herald GLOBE – The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers traveling on U.S. Highway 70, east of Globe, to plan for the following lane restrictions as work continues on a roadway lighting project: - Alternating east- and westbound restrictions on U.S....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (90+ words) SUPERIOR – The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to plan for the following closures on U.S. Highway 60 for a bridge replacement project: Lane restrictions, speed reductions and a 12-foot vehicle width restriction will be in place for the duration of…...