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Tse Bonito man sentenced to 14 years in prison for sexual abuse of a minor

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A man from Tse Bonito New Mexico has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl.

​A federal grand jury returned an indictment against 37-year-old Gerald Lee on Oct. 12, 2022. According to publicly available court documents, on May 15, 2021, when he was 35 years old, Lee, an enrolled...

Navajo Nation Council pays tribute to the life of former Sawmill Chapter Vice President Harold Morgan

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WINDOW ROCK, Arizona — On behalf of the 25th Navajo Nation Council, Speaker Crystalyne Curley offers condolences to the family of Sawmill, Arizona community member Harold Morgan, who passed away on Feb. 18 at the age of 85 years old.

Harold is Dibé Łizhiní and born for Tséníjíkiní. His maternal grandfather is Tábaahí and his paternal grandfather is Tó’aheedlíinii. He served as the Sawmill Chapter Secretary from 1996 to 2004 and the Sawmill Chapter Vice-President from 2004 yo 2008.

He was also employed with the Navajo Nation Legislative Branch for 40 years, having retired in 2014. While working for the Legislative Branch, Harold was responsible for the administrative...

Bread Springs man charged assault, federal firearms offense

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A man from Bread Springs is facing multiple charges after he shot a man in the knee.

According to a criminal complaint, a group of four men were gathered outside the victim's house in Bread Springs. Arthur Chee Pat, 68, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, who lived nearby, heard the four men yelling and went to see the nature of the commotion.Pat returned to his residence to retrieve a firearm and then drove to the location of the yelling.

When Pat arrived, he told his son (who was one of the men gathered in the victim's front yard) to get in Pat’s truck. Pat then brandished a firearm and fired three gunshots in the direction of one man and two more in the victim's...

Celebrity Extra

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Q: I remember when singer Usher used to be on the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. Has he done any acting since?— S.L.

A: Born Usher Raymond IV, superstar Usher was born in Dallas and sang in the church choir that was directed by his mother. The family later moved to Atlanta and then Los Angeles, where Usher released his first album in 1994 at the age of 16 and also hit it big with his second album, “My Way,” in 1997. He flexed his talents even more by branching out into acting — first in the sitcom The Parent ’Hood on The WB network, then in recurring roles on The Bold and the Beautiful and Moesha.

More recently, he’s just played himself in several T.V. shows like...

Resources, Development Committee approve historic burial, cemetery regulations

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TSE BONITO, New Mexico — The Navajo Nation Council Resources and Development Committee passed Legislation 0029-24, historically approving the Navajo Nation Burial and Cemetery Regulations on Feb. 14.

The passage of Legislation 0029-24 signifies a profound step forward in the governance of burial procedures for the Navajo people, giving regulations for actions surrounding burials and cemeteries.

“This is a sensitive topic that is both personal and critical to our people. In formalizing these regulations, the Committee had to acknowledge the importance of applying and incorporating traditional principles,” RDC Chairwoman Brenda Jesus (Oaksprings, St. Michaels) said. “We also had...

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