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Navajo communities’ human rights case to be heard

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Grassroots nonprofit challenges USA, NRC, State of New Mexico

The petition of a grassroots nonprofit known as Eastern Navajo Diné Against Uranium Mining to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, has been declared “admissible.”

New Mexico Environmental Law Center attorney Eric Jantz says that single word —...

Navajo man charged with murder in Indian Country

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Isaiah Augustine Bob, 36, of Montezuma Creek, Utah, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, appeared in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., on July 27 for an initial appearance on an indictment charging him with second-degree murder in Indian Country.

According to the indictment, on Dec. 4, 2020, Bob killed a man in McKinley County, N.M., on the Navajo Nation. Bob was arrested in Oklahoma and transported back to the District of New Mexico. He is currently in custody pending a detention hearing scheduled for July 30. If convicted, Bob faces up to life in prison.

An indictment is only an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven...

Gallup Street Dept. starts week of milling, paving

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Milling and paving operations begin July 28 at Viro Circle from Aztec Avenue to Copper Avenue.

The Gallup Street Department asks that motorists avoid parking on the street.

There will be signs posted. Drivers are reminded to seek alternate routes and proceed with caution.

This project is scheduled for July 28 through August 4, weather permitting.

Gallup Police seeking runaway

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A teen from McPherson, Kansas is being sought by Gallup Police.

Gracie Rose Patton is 15 years old, stands five-feet-nine-inches tall and weighs 198 pounds. She has brown eyes and shoulder-length brown hair with orange highlights.

When last seen she was wearing a gray sweatshirt, green shorts, and black shoes and was leaving the Quality Inn and Suites at 1500 W. Maloney Ave., in Gallup. It was July 26 at 9:00 pm.

Patton was on foot, but had made comments about visiting an unknown city in Colorado to meet her sister, Matayevieon Jones, who is 22 years old.

If you have any information concerning the whereabouts of Gracie Rose Patton, please contact Gallup Police at (505)...

Gallup Police seeking runaway

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A teen from McPherson, Kansas is being sought by Gallup Police.

Gracie Rose Patton is 15 years old, stands five-feet-nine-inches tall and weighs 198 pounds. She has brown eyes and shoulder-length brown hair with orange highlights.

When last seen she was wearing a gray sweatshirt, green shorts, and black shoes and was leaving the Quality Inn and Suites at 1500 W. Maloney Ave., in Gallup. It was July 26 at 9:00 pm.

Patton was on foot, but had made comments about visiting an unknown city in Colorado to meet her sister, Matayevieon Jones, who is 22 years old.

If you have any information concerning the whereabouts of Gracie Rose Patton, please contact Gallup Police at (505)...

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