The only Spanish-based HHA program in the nation announces its class size expansion

ALBUQUERQUE – In recognition of November as National Family caregivers Month, the non-profit organization Encuentro is looking to garner the attention of aspiring Spanish-speaking students looking to get involved in the Home Health Aide field – the second fastest growing career in the state of New Mexico. To that end, Encuentro has launched a PSA to provide the necessary information for enrollment in their program next semester – January ‘17.

Located in the Barelas neighborhood of Albuquerque, Encuentro’s mission is to transform New Mexico into a thriving community for all of its residents. The...

The legal limit is .08

Fabian L. Garcia

Oct. 30, 8:27 pm

DWI, aggravated (3rd)

Gallup Police Department Officer Tammy Houghtaling was dispatched to the scene of a hit-and-run accident involving a silver Dodge pickup that collided with a house before fleeing the scene. Shortly after, a vehicle matching the description was found pulling into the Fire Rock Casino parking lot after being unable to maintain the traffic lane. Sgt. Wallace Billie and a casino security officer approached the vehicle and made contact with the driver, Fabian Garcia, 31.

According to the report, Garcia was found slouched in the driver’s seat, and officers had a difficult time waking him. When he...

The Gallup City Council approved a security measure Nov. 9 related to the installation of metal detectors at the taxpayer-funded City Hall. The measure isn’t designed to make the two-story Aztec Avenue building a fortress, but to put into place a system to thwart potential danger.

Assistant City Manager John DeYoung introduced the matter to council members who must now wait on the return of more information. That should come by the end of the year, DeYoung said.

“We presented general information on metal detectors,” he said “We will come back at a later council meeting and give additional information.”

At a June city council meeting, the idea of a metal detector was...

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 educator GloJean Todacheene of Shiprock and won the race by a margin of 54 percent to 45 percent.

The race was one of less than a handful in northwestern New Mexico contests that wasn’t uncontested. The race followed a presidential election victory by Donald Trump, whose son, Donald, Jr., spoke about a week earlier at the Shiprock Chapter House. Hillary Clinton won...