Preparations are being completed at Fort Wingate near Gallup for a Juno target missile firing from the old depot to White Sands Missile Range. The launch is tentatively scheduled for Thursday between 6:30 and 7:30 am, and may be viewed from Red Rock Park.

The city will be opening the Red Rock parking area early on Thursday to accommodate spectators. The airspace over Fort Wingate and the booster drop zone will be restricted for several hours for the launch.

The avoidance area will be posted by the Federal Aviation Agency in the form of a Notice to Airmen. The airspace at the end of the flight is over White Sands Missile Range, a military restricted airspace. There have been 14 target...

Gallup Police Department officers responded to a call at about 9:40 am this morning in reference to an "unresponsive person," located in Room 12 of the Lariat Lodge, 1105 E. Hwy 66.

The deceased man, who police are working on identifying, was found by his roommate when he awoke this morning.

Based on the initial investigation, GPD Capt. Rick White said that no foul play is suspected.

When asked if alcohol could have been a factor in the man's death, White said the man and his roommate "had been drinking Vodka for several days."

"His body will be sent to the Office of the Medical Investigator in Albuquerque to determine cause," he said.

New Mexico Department of Transportation workers came upon a grisly discovery Wednesday morning when they found some human skeletal remains on east 66 at the Mile Marker 26 underpass.

Those remains turned out to be an arm that Gallup Police Department Capt. Rick White said likely belong to a body that was discovered last year with missing arms.

The body was discovered about 100 yards from where the arm was located, on Dec. 5, 2014, and was indentified as Tyrone Wauneka from Chruchrock. He was reported missing by family members on Oct. 29, 2014.

The case is still under investigation, White said.

White also said that the arm is being sent to the Office of the Medical Investigator for DNA...

Three potential candidates met with City of Gallup officials and community members to address their interest in the position of chief of police with the Gallup Police Department during a meet and greet at the Second Streets Event Center Dec. 1.

The selected candidate will fill the shoes of retiring Police Chief Robert Cron.

The finalists names are Jeffrey Powell, from the City of Palestine Police Department in Palestine, Texas, Eric Rubin, from the Denver Police Department in Denver, Colo., and Fred Thompson, from Valley City Police Department in Valley City, ND.

“Obviously the chief of police is a very important position for the city,” City Manager Maryann Ustick said. “We...