Staff Reports The City of Gallup WEater Department will be working on a water mainline break and will need to shut off water service in order to do their job safely. The outage will affect customers in the following areas: The outage will take place from 9 am to 5

Staff Reports SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Health will maintain its full childhood vaccination recommendations despite President Donald Trump’s executive order signed Aug. 10. The President’s order calls for cutting the number of recommended childhood vaccinations from 17 to 11 and seeks to change the schedule for

Staff Reports President Donald Trump signed an executive order to lower the number of routinely recommended childhood vaccines from 18 to 11 and to split combined shots such as the MMR vaccine into separate injections Aug. 10. The administration stated the goal is to match the pratices of peer European

Staff Reports For over a year and a half, Gallup-McKinley County Schools and a former high school teacher have been locked in a legal battle that began with an email. In early January 2025, Sawyer Masonjones officially took office as president of the McKinley County Federation of United School Employees

Staff Reports ALBUQUERQUE — After a nine-day trial, a federal jury convicted former Rep. Sheryl Williams Stapleton, D-N.M., and her friend Joseph Johnson on all counts with which they were charged stemming from a years-long scheme in which Stapleton used her position at Albuquerque Public Schools and in the legislature

Staff Reports ALBUQUERQUE — A Zuni man has been charged in federal court in connection with the stabbing of two individuals. According to court documents, on July 24, Roger Pino, 44, an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Zuni, allegedly confronted two individuals outside a residence in Zuni, N.M., while

Staff Reports ALBUQUERQUE — A Zuni man was sentenced to 18 years in prison for the deaths of three individuals Aug. 3. According to court documents, on July 4, 2025, Willis Kylestewa, 42, an enrolled member of the Zuni Pueblo, drove while intoxicated with four passengers in a vehicle without

By Richard Reyes, UNM-Gallup Senior Public Relations Specialist In a historic achievement, five students from The University of New Mexico-Gallup won medals for the first time during the SkillsUSA Championships this summer. Arianna “Eavan” Edwards earned a silver medal in the nurse assisting category while Sonny Gene, Donovan Padilla, Layla

Staff Reports The City of Gallup will be repairing Toltec Drive between Highway 66 and Church Rock Street starting Aug. 17. The construction is expected to last until Sept 4. The construction crew will be working from 7 am to 7 pm every day, excluding weekends. The City of Gallup

Staff Reports FARMINGTON — The Navajo Code Talker Museum is moving forward with nearly $20 million in state funding. The museum will be built on the Navajo Preparatory School’s campus, on Navajo Nation land in Farmington. Funding will cover the museum construction and development of exhibits on the language and