The City of Gallup - Street Department crew will begin milling operations in advance of paving on the following street:

• Church Rock Place from Church Rock Street to the cut-de-sac

SANTA FE — New Mexico 2022 suicide death numbers remained relatively the same compared to 2021 with 520 deaths in 2021 and 513 deaths in 2022. Suicide continues to be a serious and persistent public health threat in New Mexico.

In 2022, the most recent data available, New Mexico had the fourth highest suicide rate (24.7 per 100,000 residents) in the U.S. In the same year New Mexico’s age adjusted suicide rate was 74% higher than the U.S. as a whole. Over the past decade suicide deaths in the state have increased by 18%, from 435 deaths in 2012 to 513 suicide deaths in 2022, according to the New Mexico Department of Health.

“Suicide is a serious public health problem that can...

Gallup Police and the McKinley County Sheriff's Office worked a joint agency operation on Sept. 5 that resulted in a combined 23 arrests for warrants and drug charges (fentanyl, meth, cocaine and heroin).

An estimated 1,200 fentanyl pills were taken off the street. Two more suspected dealers were arrested.

When Gallup Police responded to a call about possible gunfire in a residential neighborhood, they found a juvenile with a gun and THC vape pens.

On Sept. 2, Gallup Police were called out to the area near BethanyChristian Reformed Church, 1110 S. Strong Dr. They found a young man near the intersection of  Strong Avenue Philpina Drive. He was allegedly found with a semi-automated pistol with two fully loaded magazines and some THC vape pens.

Gallup Police arrested the young man and his parents were contacted. The firearm and magazines were seized for evidence and the young man was booked into the Juvenile Detention Center. His name was not released to the public by press time.

Staff...