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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...

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...

Missing Juvenile

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Gallup Police Detective Chavo Chischilly is looking for a local teen who was last seen earlier this week.

Fifteen-year-old Sheniyah Shorty was last seen Jan. 23 around 7:45 am on Refuge Rock Road at her cousin's house, possibly with a male named "Niron."

Shorty is described as having long brown hair that is currently colored dark green and black. She was wearing all black at the time and stands five-feet-two-inches-tall, weighing 160 pounds.

Niron is thought to be in the Piñon Hills area, because of a snapchat post seen at 8:40 pm on Jan. 24. But he was not seen in person. A report from the Police Department said Niron could also be a student, but no last name was given.

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Missing juvenile

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A 17-year-old girl has been reported missing from the Gallup area. Desiree Martinez is five-feet-four-inches tall and weighs 160 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.

She was last seen on the evening of Jan. 20 at her grandmother's home. She left the house between 10 pm and 8 am Jan. 21.

It is unknown what she was wearing.

The teen has a scar on her left eyebrow and may be in the company of Jared Gonzales and Katie Chavez.

Information about Desiree's whearabouts can be directed to Metro Dispatch at (505) 722-2231 or to Det. Chavo Chischilly at (505) 863-1321 or at (505) 979-0168.

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