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The Gila Herald By Jon Johnson SAFFORD – After more than 34 years of work on achieving a new police department, law enforcement, dignitaries, friends, family, and the general public celebrated the opening of the new Safford Police Department on Wednesday with a ribbon-cutting and open house. The event began with a flag-raising with bugle accompaniment, and a moment of silence led by Safford Police Chief Glen Orr, who said it was for the Reed family – who lost 4-year-old Maci Reed to flash flooding in Pima recently – and “all victims” the officers work for each day.  Orr recalled wa...

View Comments The body of 16-year-old Faith Moore, who was swept away in floodwaters Saturday in Cottonwood, was recovered Wednesday. Officials said Moore’s body was found on the banks of the Verde River Wednesday afternoon some distance away from her car. A Google Maps measurement of the wash showed that she may have traveled approximately 1.5 miles in the rushing waters from where she was last seen to where her body was found.  Moore went missing Saturday evening during a storm after calling 911 because her vehicle was stranded in a “low water crossing” near Camino Real and Rocky K...

View Comments COTTONWOOD — At 6 a.m. Tuesday, about 150 volunteers checked in at Mingus Union High School in Cottonwood to start the third morning of searching for Faith Moore.  The school has become a command post for the search for Moore, who was swept away in floodwaters that quickly grew higher than 8 feet Saturday night. In the parking lot of the high school on Tuesday, other community members dropped off food, water and other items for officials and volunteers. Many others checked in to help throughout the day, according to Chad Sinn from the Cottonwood Police Department. Some v...