A semi-truck failed to stop as it traveled east through a construction zone on Interstate-40 near Gallup Oct. 23, according to McKinley County Sheriff’s Office.

As a result, the white Volvo semi truck driven by Paramveer Singh, of Ceres, Calif. crashed into three other vehicles — a blue Kenworth semi-truck, a blue Toyota Tacoma towing a trailer, and and a silver Chevy Tahoe.

The two people that died at the scene were in the Tahoe and were identified as  identified as Michael Lee Rathbun, 63, of Centennial, Colo, and Kimberly Ann Cloud, 61, of unidentified city in Colo.

MCSO Sgt. Tammy Houghtaling arrived at the scene of the collision near the 4 mile marker after 2...

FBI investigating officer-involved shooting on Laguna Pueblo

The FBI is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred on Laguna Pueblo, N.M., on Oct. 23.

Details are sparse, but in its Oct. 27 release, the FBI said an adult has been taken to University of New Mexico Hospital but their condition was not made available as of Oct. 28.

The Cibola County Sheriff’s Office deputy who was involved was not hurt.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs and New Mexico State Police are assisting with the investigation.

Mescalero man charged with aggravated sexual abuse of a child

ALBUQUERQUE — Troy Douglas Blaylock, Sr., 57, of Mescalero, N.M., and an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache...

STATEWIDE - New Mexico State Police will be conducting sobriety checkpoints; saturation patrols; and registration, insurance and driver’s license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during the month of November.

“We are bringing awareness to these events in an effort to reduce alcohol-related fatalities through continued media attention and intensive advertising. These checkpoints are helping to change society’s attitude about drinking and driving,” an NMSP release stated.

“Hundreds of lives could be saved each year if every driver had the courage to make the right decision not to drink and drive,” the release continued.

The release states the checkpoints are being...

TSE BONITO, N.M.— Navajo Division of Transportation Executive Director Garret Silversmith advocated before a Resource and Development Committee Breakout Session Oct. 27 for increased federal funding in support of Navajo Nation transportation infrastructure projects.

“We appreciate the consistent support of our Navajo Nation President, Vice President and Council for advocating and allocating funds on behalf of Navajo DOT,” Silversmith said. “However, our transportation inventory is huge and there’s not enough money to address the needs of our Nation.”

The RDC Breakout Session was a part of the White House Administration’s visit to the Navajo Nation, in which White House...