Gallup Sun

Gallup marked one year since the passing of Hiroshi "Hershey" Miyamura on Nov. 29. He was 97 years old.

Miyamura was known for his heroic actions during the Korean War, for which he won a Medal of Honor. A Medal of Honor is the military’s highest award given out to soldiers. Miyamura was one of two surviving Medal of Honor recipients of the Korean War.

Miyamura was born on Oct. 6, 1925 in Gallup.

He arrived in Korea in November 1950. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 24 and 25 1951, south of the Imjin River near Taejon-ni (Daejeon-ni) in Yeoncheon County, while serving as a corporal in the 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, Third Infantry Division. ...

WASHINGTON D.C. — The Northwest New Mexico Council of Governments has received a 2023 Aliceann Wohlbruck Impact Award from the National  Association of Development Organizations for the Water Regionalization and Water Commons Program project.

The project aimed at assisting small rural systems starting in McKinley County and thence for the whole region of Northwest New Mexico to provide a sustainable framework for meeting them where they are, customizing an action improvement plan, and providing a full circle of partners for technical assistance and a full cycle of funders with flexible investments. Through this program and its partners, the COG has developed the equivalent of a...

Featured DWI

Daren Melson Charlie

Nov. 14, 2:58 pm

Aggravated DWI (Third)

A vehicle collision after allegedly speeding led to a Navajo, N.M., man, Daren Charlie, 29, being arrested and charged with his third DWI.

McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Ivan Peshlakai was dispatched to mile marker 5 of U.S. Highway 491 after being advised of a vehicle collision with injury. Peshlakai arrived at the scene and found the driver of the second vehicle pinned inside. He met the driver of a gray Nissan 4-door, Charlie, who was reportedly unconscious when Peshlakai arrived.

After being woken up, Charlie was uncooperative and non-compliant when Peshlakai began questioning him. He...

A man from Shiprock, New Mexico pled guilty to multiple charges in November, including a federal firearms offense, after he shot into a car, injuring a woman. He also shot at the officers who responded to a call about the incident.

According to court records, on Oct. 11, 2022, 24-year-old Deon Joe Bidtah approached a vehicle near his residence in Shiprock and fired two rounds from a 12-gauge shotgun into it, hitting the woman who was driving the car and injuring her. The woman was taken to San Juan Regional Medical Center for treatment.

Navajo Nation Police officers responded to the incident location, including one officer who, by virtue of a special law enforcement commission, is...