Gallup Sun

Marathon runner to represent Navajo Police Team

Nelson McCabe, 56, of Coyote Canyon, N.M. is training for the 2018 Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay. Now in its 34th year, two Los Angeles Police Officers first started the annual run, which honors the fallen in law enforcement. The upcoming race is scheduled for March 17-18, and features 120 miles of pavement spread over 20 stages with a field of 8,000 runners.

The run begins in Baker, California and ends at Las Vegas, Nevada. The course runs through Death Valley and is considered one of the most grueling challenges around.

“Baker to Vegas pertains to all of the fallen officers from around the country and the Navajo Nation,”...

The roadrunner recently raced through Gallup’s north side on the railway next to the flea market. The roadrunner had disappeared for months before making a reappearance in town again last weekend. Photo Credit: Rick Abasta

By Glenn Kay

For the Sun

It's time for yet another look at all of the highlights arriving on Blu-ray and DVD shelves. In fact, it seems like just about every genre is represented this time out, with something for everyone. So if you can't make it out to the movies this week, be sure to give one of these titles a try!

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