New Mexico State Police will be checking for insurance, registration, driver’s licenses and sobriety in saturation patrols across the state for the month of August.

Checkpoints will be located in all New Mexico counties to change attitudes about drinking and driving and to save lives.

Media, marketing and advertising will be employed in an effort to reduce alcohol-related fatalities.

 

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez presented a $652 million CARES Act funding proposal to the 24th Navajo Nation Council during a special council session on July 28, including funds for the following:

· Over $143 million for water projects.

· Over $40 million for power line projects.

· Over $94 million for telecommunications and broadband development/implementation.

· $2 million for the Diné Hataałi Association, Diné Medicine Men Association, and the Native American Church.

· $128 million for COVID-19 testing kits, isolation sites/services, emergency medical transportation, mobile medical units, vaccinations, contact tracing/case managers/data...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez presented a $652 million CARES Act funding proposal to the 24th Navajo Nation Council during a special council session on July 28, including funds for the following:

· Over $143 million for water projects.

· Over $40 million for power line projects.

· Over $94 million for telecommunications and broadband development/implementation.

· $2 million for the Diné Hataałi Association, Diné Medicine Men Association, and the Native American Church.

· $128 million for COVID-19 testing kits, isolation sites/services, emergency medical transportation, mobile medical units, vaccinations, contact tracing/case managers/data...

The Navajo Department of Health, in coordination with the Navajo Epidemiology Center and the Navajo Area Indian Health Service, reported 41 new COVID-19 positive cases for the Navajo Nation and seven more deaths on July 29.

The total number of deaths has reached 453. Reports indicate that 6,622 individuals have recovered from COVID-19. In total, 79,583 people have been tested for COVID-19. The total number of COVID-19 positive cases for the Navajo Nation is 8,968.

The total count of Navajo Nation COVID-19 positive cases by Service Unit:

Chinle Service Unit: 2,206

Crownpoint Service Unit: 757

Ft. Defiance Service Unit: 647

Gallup Service Unit: 1,468

Kayenta Service Unit...