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Clahchischilliage wins NM senate District 4 race, again

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Winner is rare Navajo female Republican

Incumbent Sharon Clahchischilliage, R-Kirtland, won the District 4 race for the New Mexico Senate Nov. 8, retaining the Republican seat that she first won in 2013, and which includes a significant portion of San Juan County.

Clahchischilliage beat political newcomer and retired...

Trump, Jr. stumps in Shiprock Area Republicans turn out in force

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SHIPROCK — Donald Trump, Jr. is the only Republican or Democratic surrogate who stumped in Shiprock during the 2016 presidential campaign season.

Trump, Jr. appeared at the Shiprock Chapter House Nov. 4, and made a prior visit to the Piñon Hills Community Church in nearby Farmington. Shiprock is the northern most town on the Navajo Nation and one of the biggest towns within the 27,000-mile Navajo Nation.

“It was wonderful,” Rep. Sharon Clahchischilliage, R-Kirtland, said. Clahchischillage, a rare Navajo Republican, won the District 4 race against political newcomer GloJean Todacheene of Shiprock. “The turnout was incredible. There were people from all political persuasions...

Dead Hispanic male found on Gallup’s east side

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The body of a deceased Hispanic male was found on Nov. 9 at the Chaparral Mobile Home Park on the east side of Gallup, officials said.

Capt. Marinda Spencer of the Gallup Police Department said a call came into police headquarters about the death. The body is of a male believed to be in his 40s, Spencer said.

Spencer said the body was sent to Albuquerque for an autopsy. She declined to say whether the incident included foul play, saying police investigators await notification of next of kin in the matter.

Spencer said it’s the first unattended death in the Chaparral area in about six or seven months.

By Bernie Dotson

Sun Correspondent

Attorney General announces district court ruling against FastBucks for unfair business practices

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New Mexicans should receive upwards of $32 million in restitution

SANTA FE – On Nov. 9, Attorney General Hector Balderas announced that a district court judge ruled New Mexicans should receive upwards of $32 million from FastBucks for their unfair and unconscionable business practices. First Judicial District Judge Francis J. Mathew ruled that FastBucks should pay the sum of $32,255,054.00 in restitution to the consumer borrowers who were taken advantage of by FastBucks’ business practices. The suit was brought by the Office of the Attorney General for violations of New Mexico law. This judgment is the conclusion of the damages phase of the litigation. The initial decision deciding...

All-clear given on courthouse bomb threat

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Official: Sixth such threat in 2016

A bomb threat was called into McKinley County District Court on Nov. 4 — but for the sixth time this year, the situation was a false alarm.

McKinley County Attorney Doug Decker said a call came in between 8:30 am and 9:30 am and the building was immediately evacuated.

“Unfortunately, things like this do happen,” Decker said. “Each one of the threats remains under investigation.”

Decker said investigators believe the culprit is someone who either has a court date or some other pressing court matter and is probably afraid to face up to what may come out of the court situation. He said the matter is particularly bad when you have a...

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