WASHINGTON - Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-NM, co-founder of the Electrification Caucus and member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, and White House National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy as they formally announce historic levels of funding to establish the new nationwide network of electric vehicle charging stations included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law on Feb. 10.

The event was held on the plaza at the Department of Transportation headquarters.

The program will provide nearly $5 billion over five years to help states create a network of EV charging stations along...

Gallup Police received a call involving a carjacking at Hampton Inn West at 111 Twin Buttes Rd. about 1:30 pm on Feb. 15.

The victim told police a Native American man pointed a pistol at her and then drove away in her blue Ford Escape SUV. Shortly after the call came out, deputies from the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office located the stolen vehicle being driven on the east side of Gallup. The deputies followed the vehicle through the Indian Hills and Red Hills neighborhoods and initiated a pursuit.

However, they lost sight of the vehicle. About a minute later, Gallup Police Sergeant John Gonzales located the suspect vehicle in the area of Desert Rose Trailer Park on the east side of...

The City of Gallup inspects local hotels and motels annually to ensure they are up to code and suitable for guests. During the Jan. 25 city council meeting, Gallup’s Planning and Development Director Clyde Strain shared the 2021 findings.

He said six motels received red tags and were told they had to close their businesses due to code violations. The six were the Hacienda Motel, Blue Spruce, Arrowhead Lodge, Lariat Lodge, Zia Motel, and Redwood Lodge.

“What I can tell you is I’ve been doing these inspections for 20 years … and progressively these particular motels have just gotten worse and worse and worse,” Strain said. “They haven’t gotten better over the...

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats —those were the subjects the Lodgers’ Tax Committee focused on Jan. 6 as they met with Gallup Tourism and Marketing Manager Jennifer Lazarz to develop ideas to bring tourists to the city.

Committee member Jason Arsenault brought up the city’s location as one of its strong points. He mentioned its proximity to I-40 and its distance from major cities like Albuquerque and Flagstaff, Ariz.

“[When] I’m somewhere and, say ‘I’m from Gallup, N. M.,’ even if they’ve not spent time here, the majority of the people always kind of know where that is,” Arsenault said. “So I think that’s an amazing, amazing positive for our...