SANTA FE — Imagine a conversation around the Thanksgiving table that is good for you and your family – the kind where talking about family health history makes life better.

That’s what National Family Health History Day is about. Occurring every Thanksgiving Day, it encourages sparking the important conversations that don’t always happen in families.

“Sometimes the best way of preventing future health problems is just talking to each other,” New Mexico Department of Health Chief Medical Officer Dr. Miranda Durham said. “Knowing your family health history gives you valuable information to share with your medical providers to decide when things like blood sugar testing...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, at a critical hearing before the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, Law and Order Committee Chair Eugenia Charles-Newton shared a powerful testimony highlighting the urgent need for federal action to address the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People.

“We must stop pretending these cases are isolated, and we must stop allowing them to be swept under the rug,” Chair Charles-Newton stated, calling attention to the systemic failures that have left countless cases of missing and murdered Indigenous people unresolved. She highlighted jurisdictional challenges, communication breakdowns, and a severe lack of resources for...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The 25th Navajo Nation Council and the Resources and Development Committee are notifying Navajo farmers and ranchers enrolled in the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund Program about false communications from CKP Insurance President Chuck Hemphill.

CKP Insurance and Hemphill were not selected for renewal in 2025 to administer AIF benefits for Navajo farmers and ranchers by the Navajo Division of Natural Resources and the Department of Agriculture.

“Oversight of the procurement process and issuance of crop insurance payments is a responsibility of the Executive Branch,” RDC Chair Brenda Jesus said. “The RDC has emphasized to the Division of Natural Resources and...

The Gallup Water Department will be repairing a water leak in the area of West Green Avenue on Nov. 26.

The outage will take place from 9 am to 5 pm.

The following areas will be affected:

• 500 block of West Green Avenue