WINDOW ROCK – On Jan. 17 during a special meeting, the Naabik’íyáti’ Committee unanimously approved legislation adopting the Navajo Nation’s legislative priorities for the 2018 New Mexico State Legislative Session, which began Jan. 15.

Legislation co-sponsor Council Delegate Dwight Witherspoon (Black Mesa, Forest Lake, Hardrock, Pinon, Whippoorwill), who also chairs the Naabik’íyáti’ Committee’s State Task Force, explained that the State Task Force met with the Nation’s lobbyists to discuss and develop the list of priorities contained in the legislation.

Among the priorities include securing additional state funding for Capital Outlay projects if more funds are...

A fight outside of Smokey's last night, 505 N. Hwy 491, resulted in one man being stabbed.

The suspect fled the scene, and the victim, who was stabbed in the arm, was airlifted to Albuquerque for treatment.

Gallup Police Department Capt. Marinda Spencer said the call came in at 9:21 pm.

The Native American male suspect fled on foot. He was reportedly wearing a blue or black jacket with a light blue shirt over it, black shirt, and blue jeans. He's about 6 ft. tall, 170 lbs.

Condition of the victim is unknown at this time, but Spencer said the cut to the arm was severe. It's unclear whether either men were inside of Smokey's prior to the altercation, which occurred in the...

The New Mexico Real Estate Commission has ordered the suspension of local real estate agent and broker Jason Valentine for his involvement in allegedly passing along a fraudulent document.

According to official notification from the Commission, Valentine also faces some hefty fines.

According to records obtained by the Sun, Valentine gave a fraudulent document to a fellow real estate agent for the pre-qualification of a homebuyer. The letter was issued from the Bank of Colorado Mortgage Division on Nov. 13, 2013.

The amount of the pre-qualification was for $399,000.

James Hallinan, who serves as the communications director for the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office, spoke to...

The McKinley County Board of Commissioners voted Jan. 9 to restrict operating hours of liquor retail sales in the county.

The ordinance will restrict hours of sale to 10 am from Monday through Saturday going forward.  Currently, liquor is sold in some stores in the county as early as 7 am.

The action taken is the first reading of the proposed ordinance.  It now passes to the Jan. 23 commission meeting for adoption.

The ordinance cites the New Mexico Liquor Control Act, which gives counties a local option to restrict hours of sale of alcoholic beverages.

Commission Chair Genevieve Jackson, after being elected as the new chairperson, asked for public comment on the action.  No...