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Annual ‘N.M. Kids Count Data Book’ reflects on how the pandemic affected the children of NM

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The continuing COVID-19 pandemic has been hard on New Mexico’s children, families, communities, and small businesses. But not all of the hardship has been equally shared. Families of color – Hispanic families in particular – have been hardest hit by income losses and are more likely to have trouble paying their...

Investigation into officer-involved shooting

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Knocking on the wall and noises inside a room at the Comfort Inn at 1440 W. Maloney Ave. around midnight Jan. 19 led to a response from the Gallup Police Department.

An employee at the motel said the sounds seemed to be coming from Room 321. He told police he saw bullet holes in the hallway near the door.

Officers attempted to contact the man staying in the room, but received no response. They were then informed that there might be a second person in the room.

The team breached the door and found Michael Lon Hubbard, 52 of Haltom City, Tex. who refused to obey officers’ commands.

While they were attempting to detain the Hubbard, an officer’s firearm discharged resulting in a...

Holiday break-in spoils the spirit

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Rhonda Quintana, one of the owners of Quintana’s Music got an unwelcome notification early in the morning Jan. 17. It was an alarm from Quintana’s Music Center at 112 W. Coal Ave.

The notification of a break-in came too late to save the two signature model guitars that were stolen from the store — the third and fourth such instruments stolen in the past three weeks.

Quintana told the Sun that a similar break-in occurred Dec. 27.

Considering the clues she has to work from, she believes the late Sunday night-early Monday morning during the holiday season may account for part of the situation.

“The first time, they cut all the power, thinking our alarm system was...

Earthweek: Diary of a Changing World

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Polar Flashes

Scientists say they are alarmed at the sudden and rapid increase in lightning strikes across the high Arctic during the past few years. Once very rare, the 7,278 lightning bolts north of 80 degrees latitude during 2021 were nearly double the number in the previous nine years combined. The trend was highlighted by the Finnish scientific instrument manufacturer Vaisala, which issues an annual report on global lightning. The more frequent lightning bolts are being caused by disappearing sea ice, which means more water is able to evaporate, and the greater atmospheric instability caused by Arctic warming that is occurring at four times the global...

Vehicle safety inspection leads to drug seizure at Gallup Port of Entry

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McKinley County, NM – Two men were arrested when New Mexico State Police located over 500 pounds of illegal substances while searching a commercial motor vehicle at the Gallup Port of Entry on Jan. 21



A New Mexico State Police officer conducted a safety inspection about 7:57 am on a 2012 Volvo Commercial Motor Vehicle at the Gallup Port of Entry. As the officer conducted a safety inspection on the CMV, the officer observed seventeen black duffel bags, three cardboard boxes, two plastic totes, and a trash bag within the CMV’s cab and trailer. The officer detected a strong odor of marijuana coming from the trailer.

New Mexico State Police officers located 489.5 pounds of marijuana...

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