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Unscheduled water outage for Dec. 17

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An unscheduled water outage that is affecting parts of Hill and Aztec Avenues started at 9 am on Dec. 17 and will last until 8 pm.

The outage is affecting City of Gallup water customers in the following areas:

500-700 block of West Hill Avenue 500-700 block of West Aztec Avenue The city's Water Department will be fixing a...

Missing juvenile

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UPDATE: Kyesha has been found.

Gallup Police are asking for the public's help in finding Kyesha Talk.

Kyesha is 16 years old. She is five feet and five inches tall, and weighs about 130 pounds. She has brown eyes and light brown hair.

Kyesha was last seen leaving for Gallup High School on the morning of Dec. 5. She was wearing blue jeans, a black hoodie, and white shoes with some black on them. She may be staying with a boyfriend by the name of “Ace” on the west side of Gallup.

Anyone with information on Kyesha's whereabouts is asked to call Metro Dispatch at (505) 722-2002 or the Gallup Police at (505) 863-9365.


Navajo Nation First Lady Blackwater-Nygren voted Apache County attorney

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APACHE COUNTY, Ariz. — Navajo Nation First Lady Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren is making history as the first woman and Indigenous person to hold the Apache County attorney position. Besides being the First Lady of the Navajo Nation, she is also a former state representative.

Apache County Supervisors voted for Blackwater-Nygren with two yes votes and one no. She was officially sworn into the position on Dec. 16.

Blackwater-Nygren’s appointment comes after the Arizona State Board suspended  former Apache County Attorney Michael Whiting’s law license on Nov. 1.

Despite the suspension, Whiting still won reelection during the 2024 General Election on Nov. 5.

Whiting is facing multiple...

Navajo Nation Council votes to remove Attorney General Ethel Branch

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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — During a special session held on Dec. 16, the 25th Navajo Nation Council voted 13 in favor and six opposed supporting Legislation No. 0242-24, an action to remove Ethel Branch as the Navajo Nation Attorney General.

Legislation 0242-24, sponsored by Law and Order Committee Chair Eugenia Charles-Newton, was passed as part of a consent agenda, without any discussion from the Council.

The Attorney General is appointed by the Navajo Nation President and confirmed by the Navajo Nation Council. In accordance with Title II of the Navajo Nation Code, the Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General serve at the pleasure of the Council.

Title II states, “the Deputy...

Nygren cleared of Vice President’s sexual harassment claim

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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren has been cleared of Vice President Richelle Montoya’s sexual harassment claim, according to the Navajo Nation Department of Justice.

“Now that I have been cleared, we need to move forward as a Nation and a people,” Nygren said on Dec.16. “This false allegation against me as President of the Navajo Nation has divided and hurt the entire Navajo Nation. We need to heal from this and focus on moving forward.”

A preliminary investigation was launched by DOJ on April 19 after Montoya accused Nygren on social media of sexually harassing her during an August 2023 meeting.

On Dec. 16, Navajo Nation Attorney General Ethel...

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