Gallup Sun

Week ending Friday, April 9, 2021

Eagles Soar

America’s iconic bald eagles have recovered from the brink of extinction brought on by the once-widespread use of the pesticide DDT half a century ago. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says the national symbol now numbers nearly 317,000 individual birds with an estimated 74,400 nesting pairs. Only about 417 pairs had survived by 1963 because of the eggshell-thinning phenomenon caused by the now-banned DDT.

Martha Williams, deputy director of the Fish and Wildlife Service, called the recovery “one of the most well-known conservation success stories of all time.” She says she hopes all Americans get the chance to see at least one...

The person in McKinley County who contracted the first case of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome this year is in “stable condition” at a hospital in Albuquerque, a spokesman for the Navajo Department of Health said.




The news on Wednesday night follows an announcement about the case made on April 19 by the Nation.




Del Yazzie, an epidemiologist with the Navajo Epidemiology Center with the indian health agency, said the individual is resting and being treated at University of New Mexico, but he probably would not have an update on the condition of the person by April 22, before Gallup Sun's press time.




Yazzie said that as of now, the Navajo Nation is not aware of any...

MCSO Deputies Johnson Lee, along with K-9 Max, and Brandon Salazar and K-9 Betty, confiscated 38 pounds of marijuana and 503 grams of psychedelic mushrooms April 16.

Two suspects were arrested and charges were filed for possession and intent to distribute.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Albuquerque Field Office is asking for the public's assistance in identifying the circumstances surrounding the death of Medardo Gutierrez-Lopez, a citizen of Mexico.

Gutierrez-Lopez’s birthdate is listed as June 8, 1989 in Oaxaca, Mexico. He is listed as White, Hispanic and Mexican.

On July 6, 2020, Gutierrez-Lopez was found deceased near the frontage road north of Interstate 40 and east of Exit 33 in Fort Wingate, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation. The cause of death is undetermined.

If you have any information concerning this person, please contact your local FBI office or the nearest American Embassy or Consulate.