Alice Perez, executive director of The Community Pantry and Hope Garden, was present at the Oct. 15 McKinley County Board of Commissioners meeting because she knew commissioners were scheduled to discuss a budget increase to cover the purchase of a semi-truck that would help the pantry extend its mobile food bank in the coming weeks.

The Community Pantry, 1130 Hassler Valley Rd., serves people across northwestern New Mexico, and includes a branch in Grants that serves all of Cibola County. The pantry provides services including free produce, an emergency food box, Food For Kids, The Emergency Food Assistance Program, and The Agency Program which assists local nonprofits and...

ALBUQUERQUE -  New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas announced Oct. 17 that San Juan County Magistrate Court Judge Rena Scott found probable cause to believe Bennie Earl Wabbington committed four first-degree felonies in 2008 and 2009 by sexually assaulting his  then-girlfriend’s daughter.

The young woman - still a minor - testified at the preliminary hearing in Farmington Oct. 16 against the man charged with molesting her when she was a young child.

"Protecting our children from violent, sexual predators is absolutely the top priority for my office," Balderas said. "I commend the young survivor and her family for having the courage to face her aggressor head on, and I look...

SHIPROCK, N.M. – The Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety is seeking the public’s help in identifying human remains found in Shiprock, N.M.

The Navajo Police Department responded to a call Sept. 29 reporting a body was found under a bridge in the Shiprock community. The remains are those of a male individual. Due to the condition of the body, there is no physical description available.

The unidentified man was found with no form of identification. However, there are distinguishable clothing items.  Investigators hope someone will recognize them and that it will lead to an identification. The remains were found wearing a “Dickies” brand pants and a “Dickies” brand belt...

SAINT MICHAELS, Ariz. – Pumpkins were delivered to the children and residents of the Saint Michaels Association for Special Education and the children of the Hogan Hozhoni children’s home in Saint Michaels Oct. 7.

The pumpkins were part of a donation to area organizations that provide care services to those with special needs and those who are separated from their parents.

SMASE currently works with 53 children and adults from the age of 6 with moderate to severe developmental disabilities. The association cares for Navajo people from all parts of the Navajo Nation with special needs.

Speaker Seth Damon thanked the staff and administration of the association for providing...