The McKinley County Sheriff’s Office issued an arrest affidavit for a Gallup man accused of evading law enforcement at a traffic stop before dangerously speeding through intersections and parts of the city.
Michael Charley managed to avoid seeing officers again on the night of Nov. 26, after they conducted a traffic stop...
Northside shooting leaves one man dead
Gallup’s northside was rocked, when a cold, quiet evening turned violent next to the Panda Express at 508 N. U.S. Highway 491, Dec. 9Gallup Police responded to calls of shots fired shortly after 6 pm. When they arrived on scene, they found a man shot dead. The victim has been identified as Adam Chee, 37, of Gallup.
At the scene, detectives questioned Jonathan Wright, 27, of Gallup.
From there, Wright was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and retaining stolen property, in this case a firearm. Both charges are felonies.
As of press time, Pablo did not say whether Wright will be charged with the murder of Chee.
She said that she could not...
Navajo Nation gets ready for COVID-19 vaccines
Three phase plan draft explainedWINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — A near-final coronavirus vaccine plan was shared with the Health, Education, and Human Services Committee of the 24th Navajo Nation Council Nov. 25 by the Navajo Area Indian Health Service.
The plan, presented by NAIHS Chief Medical Officer Dr. Loretta Christiansen, will coordinate the delivery of vaccine doses across the Indian Health Service system once the Federal Drug Administration approves one or multiple vaccines.
The plan covers three phases in the development and distribution of accepted vaccines for Covid-19.
Phase One calls for the shipment of a limited number of vaccine doses across the IHS system and to tribal...
Public Meeting on Northeast Churchrock Mine Cleanup
There are 523 abandoned uranium mines on Navajo Nation that have been identified for cleanup through the joint federal and Navajo Nation multi-agency five-year plans which started in 2008. This does not include the totality of legacy contamination, such as places where contaminated materials were moved offsite either purposefully or accidentally.One area that is a priority for cleanup is north of Churchrock, N. M., known as the Red Water Pond Road community where two companies Kerr McGee and United Nuclear Corporation operated. UNC, now owned by General Electric, mined uranium at the Northeast Churchrock Mine and processed the ore at their nearby uranium mill. The mill is the site...
Food banks get money from New Mexico
$5 million spread through five areasSANTA FE— The New Mexico Human Services Department can expect to receive $5 million from House Bill 1, appropriated during the second special session of the New Mexico Legislature last month to support and supplement emergency feeding operations at food banks across the state. The funds are being distributed to the five major food banks that support all 33 counties and tribal communities through an existing hunger relief network. The food banks are:
The Community Pantry in Gallup
ECHO Inc. in Farmington
Roadrunner Food Bank in Albuquerque
The Food Depot in Santa Fe
Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico in Clovis
The Human Services...
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