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First case of Hantavirus detected in McKinley County

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The person in McKinley County who contracted the first case of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome this year is in “stable condition” at a hospital in Albuquerque, a spokesman for the Navajo Department of Health said.




The news on Wednesday night follows an announcement about the case made on April 19 by the Nation...

Mushroom, marijuana haul

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MCSO Deputies Johnson Lee, along with K-9 Max, and Brandon Salazar and K-9 Betty, confiscated 38 pounds of marijuana and 503 grams of psychedelic mushrooms April 16.

Two suspects were arrested and charges were filed for possession and intent to distribute.

FBI asks for public's help

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Albuquerque Field Office is asking for the public's assistance in identifying the circumstances surrounding the death of Medardo Gutierrez-Lopez, a citizen of Mexico.

Gutierrez-Lopez’s birthdate is listed as June 8, 1989 in Oaxaca, Mexico. He is listed as White, Hispanic and Mexican.


On July 6, 2020, Gutierrez-Lopez was found deceased near the frontage road north of Interstate 40 and east of Exit 33 in Fort Wingate, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation. The cause of death is undetermined.

If you have any information concerning this person, please contact your local FBI office or the nearest American Embassy or Consulate.

Popular hydrologist dies

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James Curtis “Jimmy” Shorty, who commanded his water drilling rig and crew from one end of the Navajo Reservation to the other, passed away on April 17. He was 84.

He had earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from St. Joseph’s College in Indiana, and always said that, having grown up on the reservation, he had a natural instinct for knowing where the best spots to drill a good well might be.

Shorty, whose team had successfully drilled hundreds of water wells on the reservation, was featured in the prize-winning documentary “The Navajos Water The Desert,” filmed in the 1960’s by Hollywood’s Hanna Barbera Studios.

Several stories about the making of that film are...

Navajo Police Department recognize dispatchers during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week

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WINDOW ROCK, AZ — In honor of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, the Navajo Police Department districts celebrated and recognized their Public Safety Telecommunications Operators (PSTO) and critical support staff who answer, process, and dispatch critical calls of service for the Navajo Division of Public Safety on April 16.

On average, the seven police communication centers receive about 332,060 calls for service. The department has 56 authorized PSTO positions with each PSTO personally taking on an average of 5,930 calls over the course of a year. Each communication center has eight funded positions with at least two PTSO on duty at a given time.

As part of the...

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