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WEEKLY DWI REPORT

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Shane Jay Chon

Feb. 20, 1:49 am

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Gallup Police Officer Jared Albert said he was dispatched to Allsup’s West in connection with a complaint from a caller that he was almost struck by a white car that later pulled into the store’s parking lot.

Albert said he found the vehicle next to a pump. It contained two...

Navajo Nation’s early response has helped cut COVID-19 spread

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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer announced May 26 that their early efforts to prevent and mitigate the spread of COVID-19 dating back to January are beginning to show signs of success.

Well in advance of the first confirmed case of COVID-19 on the Navajo Nation, the Nez-Lizer Administration took proactive measures, issuing public warnings dating back to January, issuing travel advisories and restrictions for employees and citizens, implementing stay-at-home orders, holding town halls and conducting daily and weekend curfews.

“Everything that we have implemented has been data-driven and based on the advice and recommendations...

Navajo Nation hopes alternative care sites will help slow COVID-19

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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz — The Navajo Nation Health Command Operations Center began housing and isolating individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 several weeks ago at three alternative care sites and several isolation sites to help slow the spread of the virus on the Navajo Nation.

The three alternative care sites are Miyamura High School in Gallup, Northwest High School in Shiprock and Chinle Community Center in Chinle, Ariz.

“The curve is flattening on the Navajo Nation, even as we test our people aggressively. The Navajo Nation is testing our citizens at a higher rate per capita than any state in the country – nearly 15-percent of our people,” Navajo Nation President...

Udall uses legislation to help fund New Mexico COVID-19 efforts

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Senator focuses attention on Indian health care

WASHINGTON, D. C. — As Senator Tom Udall’s, D-N.M., days as a senator come to a close, he has been busy creating and supporting legislation to help New Mexico and Indian Country handle the many issues created by the novel coronavirus crisis.  He has voted on, signed, and co-authored 54 letters, funding packages, and loans, many of them concerning the COVID-19 response, especially as it pertains to Tribes.

Much of the focus is trained on funding and how it is disbursed.

On April 27, Udall and Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., urged the Trump Administration to remove restrictions on states’ ability to spend COVID-19 relief funds. The...

State seeks applicants for contact-tracing jobs

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SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Health and the State Personnel Office began accepting applications May 22 to fill 200 to 250 contact-tracing positions around the state as the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic moves into the next phase.

The positions range from entry-level through supervisory. Work will be done remotely, and hiring will be done virtually. Qualifications include experience in a health-related field or work with communities on social service matters, social work or case management.

Those hired will work with approximately 150 Health Department personnel already engaged in contact tracing, many of whom have been temporarily reassigned from other public health...

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