A man from Red Valley, Arizona has pled guilty to abusive sexual contact after he allegedly sexually assaulted a 15-year-old.
According to court documents, Darwin Chee, a member of the Navajo Nation, sexually assaulted the 15-year-old girl at a residence located within the exterior boundaries of the Navajo Nation on Dec...
Weekly DWI Report
Featured DWILouis J Fambrough
March 1, 7:45 pm
Aggravated DWI (Third)
A Gallup man, Louis Fambrough, 50, stopped at a McKinley County DWI Taskforce checkpoint and was arrested and charged with his third DWI.
New Mexico State Police Officer Irvonne Bahe was with NMSP Officer Chaz Troncoso at a Taskforce Sobriety Checkpoint at mile marker 14.9 on State Highway 118. A beige Toyota SUV approached the checkpoint from the west and the officers met the driver, Fambrough.
Bahe suspected Fambrough was impaired because he reportedly showed signs of intoxication including bloodshot eyes, appearing confused as he talked, as well as smelling of alcohol.
Fambrough pulled to the...
Daycare employee allegedly bites child
A former employee of Bright Future Childcare Center, a childcare facility at the University of New Mexico-Gallup, is facing child abuse charges after she reportedly bit a child.On Feb. 28 around 4:15 pm, a woman called Metro Dispatch asking to file a report with the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office. The woman said her child was abused while under the care of the Bright Futures Childcare Center, located at the University of New Mexico-Gallup, 700 Lions Hall Dr.
The woman said she’d contacted the Gallup Police Department initially, but they referred her to the UNM-Gallup police. McKinley County Deputy Jarad Albert was asked to file a report to give to the campus police.
According...
Governor signs bills creating $959 million trust fund guaranteeing tuition-free college in New Mexico
SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed Senate Bill 159, creating a nearly $1 billion trust fund and a scholarship program fund to ensure tuition-free college in New Mexico for decades to come, on March 5.“By creating this fund, New Mexico is keeping our original promise of tuition-free college for residents and cementing our status as the nation’s leader for college equity and access,” Lujan Grisham said. “Our monumental investments from early childhood education to college and career are already making a life-changing difference for tens of thousands of New Mexicans and setting the example for every other state.”
With the establishment of the Early Childhood Trust...
NMPED adopts 180-day calendar rule with revisions based on public feedback
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Public Education Department is moving forward with plans to ensure that all schools in the state operate on a minimum of 180 instructional days beginning with the 2024-2025 school year. Revisions reflect feedback received during the public comment period that best supports students, families, educators, and communities. The final rule will include:Four-day school week calendarsExemptions for early college high schoolsExemptions for school districts and charter schools with growth in reading and language arts
Minimum daily attendance for high school students: High school students will be required to attend at least 3.5 instructional hours (not class...
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