FARMINGTON, N.M. — The 25th Navajo Nation Council’s Missing and Murder Diné Relatives Task Force recently convened for an event aimed at connecting families impacted by the ongoing crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People with resources in seeking justice for their loved ones. The event was held in Farmington, New Mexico on Missing and Murdered Indigenous People’s Day, May 5.

The gathering was part of a broader effort to illuminate the challenges facing families across the Navajo Nation and Indian Country. Families who have endured the disappearance or murder of loved ones shared their harrowing experiences, emphasizing the need for stronger communication within law...

WASHINGTON D.C. — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency joined “Song for Charlie” and many law enforcement, public health, and non-profit partners in recognizing May 7 as National Fentanyl Awareness Day. The day represents an important opportunity to honor those who lost their lives to fentanyl poisonings by educating others about the deadly threat of this synthetic opioid.

To commemorate the first-ever National Fentanyl Awareness Day two years ago, the DEA Museum opened the Faces of Fentanyl exhibit at DEA Headquarters. The memorial wall, which now features more than 5,000 photos of Americans lost to the fentanyl crisis, has become a memorial for families and friends to visit when in...

Gallup Police Officers were called to the Trademark Square, which is a part of Downtown Gallup near the 1500 block of South Second Street, around 1:15 am May 5 after two people were reportedly shot and killed.

In a May 6 interview with the Sun Gallup Police Chief Erin Toadlena-Pablo said her department is in the middle of an ongoing investigation regarding the shooting. More information will be published when it becomes available.

Gallup Police Officers were called to the Trademark Square, which is a part of Downtown Gallup near the 1500 block of South Second Street, around 1:15 am May 5 after two people were reportedly shot and killed.

In a May 6 interview with the Sun Gallup Police Chief Erin Toadlena-Pablo said her department is in the middle of an ongoing investigation regarding the shooting. More information will be published when it becomes available.