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Shooting at Alexander Circle

Thursday, 25 March 2021 19:00 gallupsun

There are still a lot of questions to be answered after a shooting was reported at 802 Alexander Circle, March 23 at 5 pm.

Based on four Gallup police reports, several officers visited the location, where it was unclear how a man found inside a Ford Fusion was injured.

The man in the car, identified as Desmond Long, had blood coming from his head and dripping as far down as his waist.

At least three people were identified in different reports as having been in the passenger seat of the Ford.

The man who owned the car, Tyrone Pioche, also lived at the address. He was there with his wife, Charlotte.

According to one report, Tyrone Pioche claimed he called the police and said “He...

McKinley County turns turquoise

Wednesday, 24 March 2021 21:05 gallupsun

The New Mexico Department of Health county map update for March 24 shows McKinley County has moved to the Turquoise Level as of March 24.

It joins Catron, De Baca, Hidalgo, Lea, Los Alamos, Quay, Roosevelt, San Juan, Santa Fe, Sierra, Socorro and Union.

The updated statewide COVID19 map for the two-week period beginning March 24 shows 13 counties in turquoise, ten in green, ten in yellow and none at the red level.

Counties that met both of the health metric thresholds and may operate at the Green Level beginning March 24 are: Chaves, Colfax, Curry, Eddy, Guadalupe, Lincoln, Mora, Rio Arriba, Taos and Torrance.

Counties that met one of the health metric thresholds and may...

Driving conditions affected by weather

Wednesday, 24 March 2021 10:39 gallupsun

Interstate 40 at mile marker 0-36 from the New Mexico/Arizona border to Iyanbito is wet. However visibility is considered good as of 8:55 am March 24. Information on specific roads can be obtained at nmroads.com.

Special session for cannabis

Tuesday, 23 March 2021 11:08 gallupsun

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will call the New Mexico Legislature into special session possibly as early as March 31, to finish the work of legalizing adult-use cannabis.

“Legalized adult-use cannabis is one of the best moves we can make in our work to build a bona fide 21st century economy in New Mexico,” Lujan Grisham said. “And New Mexicans are more than ready: Poll after poll has demonstrated that our state wants this opportunity.

“But rushing through amendments in the final hours of a session, when there’s a mountain of other very important work to be done, is not the right way to do something of this magnitude," she said.

"No doubt the remote nature of this...

Navajo Nation reports no new deaths, cases

Tuesday, 23 March 2021 09:33 gallupsun

The Navajo Nation reported no COVID-19 cases and “no recent deaths” on March 22.

The news was posted to Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer’s Facebook page. They cited the figures from the Navajo Department of Health.

“Thanks to the dedication and commitment of the Navajo people, health care workers, frontline warriors, and many others, the Navajo Nation has no new cases of COVID-19 reported,” Nez said in a statement. “Once again, the Navajo Nation is exemplifying what can be accomplished when we listen to the public health experts and work together. Our hard work is paying off and our prayers are being answered.”

The...