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Started the show this morning with a set of music by artists whose birthdays fall in the month of November.
Tales of war, bravery: Veterans share their wartime experiences
The Octavia Fellin Public Library celebrated veterans Saturday with speakers telling an audience about their experiences in war.
Pounding pavement: Gallup Police make presence known downtown
Being a cop is different on foot. From the curb, a police cruiser passing by is distant and impersonal, Gallup Police Officer Travis Simshauser explained while walking down Coal Avenue Friday.
Schools target solar grant: Squabble erupts over where solar panels should be placed
The Gallup/McKinley County Schools system is going after a state grant to become a part of a federal project to make school districts greener.
DWI czar to hear gripes, ideas at meeting
DWI Czar Rachel O'Connor and Mothers Against Drunk Driving Director Lora Lee Ortiz will host a special DWI Town Hall Meeting in Gallup Thursday evening.
Vets fall into formation for Gallup parade: American flags, candy passed out
Area veterans gathered together and fell into formation for Wednesday's Veterans Day parade.
Another bank robbed: Police believe man has held up local banks before
Gallup recorded its third unsolved bank robbery within 60 days Tuesday. Much like the previous two robberies - first at Bank of America Sept.
Grateful family aids NM victims' group
Persistent police work identified a girl murdered in Gallup in 1975, and a memorial fund has been set up in her name to benefit New Mexico crime victims.
Finger-pointing: City blames Independent for lack of golf course grants
The controversy over the operation of Gallup's golf course took a new twist last week.
Din vote still not funded: Election board to seek money from Intergovernmental Relations Committee
The Navajo Board of Election Supervisors will be seeking support from the Navajo Nation Council's Intergovernmental Relations Committee to fund the special election scheduled for Dec.
Western Refining to halt operations at Bloomfield refinery
Western Refining is idling its refinery in Bloomfield, N.M., and is putting all New Mexico refining operations at its Gallup, N.M., refinery to save $25 million per year, the company announced Monday.
Teen named as alleged killer in nun's death
A Navajo, N.M., teenager was charged Friday in federal court with killing a Catholic nun in her Navajo home earlier this week.
Landmark bill...Nun remembered...Pakistan bombing
It's the Senate's turn now. The House has narrowly passed landmark health care legislation that hopes to cover tens of millions of uninsured Americans.
Arrest made in nun's death; bishop speaks out
FBI agents made an arrest Thursday morning in the murder of a much-loved nun who served a wide portion of the Four Corners area, but they are releasing few details in the case.
Election time nears: Lieutenant governor candidate stumps in Gallup
Joe Campos came to Gallup Wednesday, officially marking the beginning of election season.
Officers find pot smuggled in produce near Gallup
A Nevada man is being held at the McKinley County jail after he was caught trying to smuggle more than $100,000 worth of marijuana.
FBI refuses to talk about arrest in NM nun slaying
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Federal and tribal law enforcement agents descended on a small community on the Navajo Indian reservation early Thursday to make an arrest as part of their investigation into the slaying of a nun whose body was found in her home on church property.
Cause of death unknown: Public waiting for information on sister's killing
As the public waits for the release of Sister Marguerite Bartz's autopsy report, fellow sisters from Bartz's religious order are finalizing her funeral and burial arrangements.
Authorities find slain NM nun's vehicle in Arizona
A vehicle belonging to a nun slain on the Navajo Indian reservation has been recovered in Arizona, authorities said Tuesday.