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BISBEE OBSERVER HEADLINES 06-19-2025

Subscribers: The online issue for September 12th is available
Non-subscribers: Headlines and ads will be updated in the late morning

  • Murder Suspects Arrested In Bisbee

    Two suspects wanted in connection to a Douglas murder were apprehended in Bisbee last week.

    Francisco Martinez, 44, of Douglas and Adrian Gonzalez, 32, of Bisbee, were taken into custody Wednesday, June 15 around 10 a.m. on Naco Highway in Bisbee.

    The pair were named as suspects in an early morning shooting in Douglas that claimed the life of 37-year-old Jose Diaz…..read full story (online subscribers only)

  • Supervisor Crosby Files $300K NOC Against County For Legal Fees

    A Cochise County Supervisor who went against legal advice to not canvas the 2022 General Election results has filed a $300,000 notice of claim (NOC) against Cochise County seeking reimbursement for legal fees.

    According to the NOC filed June 9 on behalf of Supervisor Tom Crosby by Attorney Dennis Wilenchik, Crosby is seeking “indemnification for legal fees expended for what his lawyer is calling “wrongful criminal prosecution against him related to the November 2022, General Election in which he claims he acted within the scope of his duties as an elected official.

    According to the NOC Crosby claims, “On November 18, 2022, the Cochise County Board of Supervisors voted to “table accepting the [2022] election results until Monday the 28th of November, at 10:00 a.m., until such evidence about lawful certification by an accredited laboratory is presented and confirmed by persons with expertise in that field…..read full story (online subscribers only)

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The Bisbee Observer serves an area of more than 10,000 residents in the communities of Bisbee, Douglas, Naco, McNeal, Double Adobe, and Palominas / Hereford, Sierra Vista, in Southern Arizona.

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