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Navajo leaders urge precautions as COVID numbers remain steady

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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Department of Health, in coordination with the Navajo Epidemiology Center and the Navajo Area Indian Health Service, reported 20 new COVID-19 positive cases on April 15 for the Navajo Nation and no recent deaths. The total number of deaths remains 1,262 as previously reported. Reports...

Missing woman

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Have you seen Josephine Charley?

She is 52, 5'01" tall and weighs 136 lbs. She was last seen in the Gallup Hospital area on Aug. 29.

If you have seen her, or know where she is, call Metro at 505-722-2002 or call Detective John Gonzales at 505-863-9365. Refer to case #21-36034.

FBI, Navajo Nation seek information on Mexican citizen's death in Fort Wingate

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The FBI is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the circumstances surrounding the death of Medardo Gutierrez-Lopez, a citizen of Mexico.

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.

The FBI and Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety are investigating.

Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI at 505-889-1300 or go online at tips.fbi.gov.


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No safety citations leads to sparring between GMCS, PED

A state investigation found no reason to issue citations to the Gallup-McKinley County School District for allegations that it did not follow coronavirus safety protocols in its schools. The news was released to GMCS officials in a conference Feb. 22, but was not subsequently released to the press.

The recent development rebuffs the New Mexico American Teachers Federation, which attempted to halt hybrid instruction at GMCS starting Feb. 9 by asking the state’s Public Education Department to launch an investigation due to “dozens of reports from multiple school sites throughout the District” claiming a lack of...

Commissioners vote to ban big fireworks on Cinco de Mayo this year

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There won’t be any big fireworks shows in McKinley County for Cinco de Mayo this year.

During the April 6 commissioners meeting, McKinley County Fire Chief Brian Archuleta told the commissioners about the severe drought situation in the county. The U.S. Drought Monitor is put out by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. As of April 1, it showed McKinley County in the D3 and D4 intensity zones.

These intensity zones show areas where fire damage is extreme, irrigation allotments are decreased, vegetation and native trees are dying, federal...

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