Robot to fight virus at Twin Lakes Elementary

Robots will soon be joining students at Gallup-McKinley  County schools in the district’s battle against COVID-19, the common cold, and the flu in the classroom.

When COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in 2020, GMCS tried many strategies to keep its schools as healthy as possible. Cleaning vents and disinfecting surfaces were some of the methods used.

But in November, the district found a different solution: robots.

That’s when GMCS reached out to UVD Robots, a company that builds infection protection robots that use UV-C light to deactivate bacteria and viruses. UVD Robots is a Danish company that has its U.S. headquarters in...

Jason  Valentine built a career  out of knowing about the housing market. As a realtor with Coldwell Banker, he has seen what the housing market in Gallup looks like, and he noticed that it wasn’t good. So he started the Gallup Housing Summit in March 2019, and this year he brought in community leaders like Mayor Louis Bonaguidi, Bill Lee CEO of the Gallup Chamber of Commerce, New Mexico Representative Patricia Lundstrom, D-Gallup, Brett Newberry of the accounting firm Newberry and Associates, and many more.

In an interview with the Sun, Valentine gave a brief overview of what he thinks needs to be done in Gallup to get more houses built and potentially attract more people to...

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Gamerco, March 21

Johnny Warren said an argument started when he was riding his motorcycle with his daughter and noticed Rudy Lopez on his property. At 11:27 am he told McKinley County Sheriff’s Sergeant Garylle James that he didn’t know Lopez. Warren said he approached Lopez to find out why he was there, and Lopez became combative and threatening, stating “This is my hood.” The two were approached by James at 703 Portal, in Gamerco. They were yelling at each other. Warren waved at the deputy for assistance and Lopez began walking away. When James followed, Lopez took a fighting posture and said, “I dare you to come closer.” He also threw a...

Stevens Concepion-

Molina

Feb. 21, 2:25 am

Aggravated DWI

While patrolling westbound on State Highway 118, New Mexico State Police Officer Alejando Solis-Torres spotted a passenger car traveling east at 64 mph near the 18-mile marker. He turned around and followed the vehicle, pulling it over and conducting a traffic stop near Marguerite Street and Highway 118.

Solis-Torres met with the driver, Stevens Concepion-Molina, 28, of Gallup. While he spoke with him, Solis-Torres observed he had slurred speech and smelled of alcohol. There was also an open container in the cup holder.

Concepion-Molina said he had consumed “a lot” of alcohol at some point prior to driving, but did...