Coronavirus testing continues in Gila County
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Arizona continued the COVID-19 testing blitz on May 26, this time at Ponderosa Family Care in the Rim Country. The family practice has tested more than a thousand people and doctors say so far, results are showing the area has been mostly spared.

GCSO: Calf shot in the head with an arrow

Officials with the Gila County Sheriff's Office are looking for information on an incident that left a calf shot in the head with an arrow.

Grandparents found dead after Claypool home fire, grandson arrested

Authorities in east-central Arizona say the victims in a double homicide were the grandparents of the 18-year-man who lived with them and who was arrested in the case on suspicion of murder and other crimes.

Advocates urge release of prisoners as Arizona fights coronavirus

As the coronavirus surfaces in Arizona prisons, advocates for inmates worry that they’re running out of time to persuade Gov. Doug Ducey to avoid a larger outbreak by releasing some of the 42,000 people who live in close quarters behind bars.

Parents of children who died in Tonto Basin facing manslaughter, child abuse charges

The parents of the three kids who died after being swept away by floodwaters in Tonto Basin are facing charges of manslaughter and child abuse by Gila County officials.

Phoenix area water reservoirs near full after wet winter

Reservoirs have reached near capacity along the Verde and Salt rivers after a wet season caused rain and snow runoff across central Arizona mountains.

Arizona sees 8th coronavirus death as cases surpass 500

The Arizona Department of Health Services confirmed that 508 cases have now been reported. More than half are in Maricopa County. All but two eastern counties — Gila and Greenlee — now have cases.

Copper company fined $33K over Arizona smelter air pollution

 A copper-producing company has been fined $33,000 for failing to comply with a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency settlement over dust pollution at an Arizona smelter.

Body of canyon hiker who went missing in Gila County has been found

Officials with the Gila County Sheriff's Office have confirmed that the body of a man found by crews earlier on Monday is that of a man who went missing while hiking in a canyon.

Plane crash kills 'family man,' wife of one of the survivors speaks out

Officials with the Gila County Sheriffs's Office say a person is dead, and two people were taken to Valley hospitals following a small plane crash that happened Friday afternoon.

Ducey seeks federal funding for bridge after Arizona kids die in creek

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Wednesday asked the federal government to provide money to build a bridge over a creek where three children died when a family member tried to drive through surging storm runoff late last year.

GCSO: Body found in Roosevelt Lake confirmed to be that of Willa Rawlings

Officials with the Gila County Sheriff's Office say a child's body that was found in the Roosevelt Lake area Friday afternoon is that of missing Willa Rawlings.