Safford PD involved in non-fatal shooting

A lockdown was placed around Raf Nelson School in Safford on Tuesday morning following a police-involved shooting on 12th Street. – Submitted photo Posted By: David Bell July 18, 2023 SAFORD — The Arizona Department of Public Safety is investigating a shooting involving two Safford police officers. The incident occurred around 10 a.m. on Tuesday, […]
Rural Gila County leads Arizona in non-fatal opioid overdoses. Here’s how officials are responding

Alexandra Holguin/KJZZ An injectable form of Narcan is already available to the public. Over 2,000 Arizonans died last year due to opioid overdoseFentanyl was the main culprit.These are among the state health department’s latest findings Opioid Overdose Surveillance Report. Data are also broken down by county, showing approximately 62 non-fatal overdose incidents per 100,000 inhabitants […]