Woman found murdered near Red Mesa trading post
Shiprock police report a woman named Mary Ann Vigil was found in her Bedroom near Red Mesa Ariz trading post with a gunshot wound. Rephelia Tso 20 called police after finding Vigil unresponsive around 6 30 am Tuesday. Vigil was taken to San Juan Regional Medical Center where investigators confirmed a gunshot wound. FBI and Shiprock CID investigate as homicide with no suspects named.
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Window Rock
Red Mesa
Ariz
Shiprock
Mary Ann
Vapis
Rephelia Tso
Tso
Wera Bheee i
San Juan Rewine Medical Center
Farmington
Dangerong Police
Awase Nothes
Vigil
FBI
Shiprock Criminal Investigation
Gallup teen tells tale of kidnapping
Gallup teenager Joey Cordovan describes being abducted in the early hours last Sunday by two men and a woman. He says his hands were bound with metal handcuffs and his feet with duct tape, was taken to the McGaffey Mountains, threatened, beaten, and left in the dirt after the assailants fled.
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McGaffey Mountains
Gallup
Accused cop killer may plea bargain
Officials in Grants are pursuing a possible plea agreement to spare accused killer Michael Archuleta from the death penalty. District Attorney Mike Runnels said the case against Archuleta, charged in Deputy Kelly Clark’s 1999 murder, is being explored for a bargain pending judge approval. Clark, a single mother, was killed while transporting Archuleta to a correctional facility for a probation violation.
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Michael Archuleta
Mike Runnels
Archuleta
Sierra County
Kelly Clark
Runnels
Rannels
Clark
Young Native Youths Shape Intertribal Ceremonial Voices
At Gallup Intertribal Ceremonial vendors and performers include teens Brent Brokeshoulder and Branson Benally, Hopi Navajo Shawnee and Sioux participants. Some youths fear cultural decline while others pursue modern arts, with Amy Yellowhorse planning to learn traditions but not become a jeweler.
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Gallup
Brent Brokeshoulder
Brokeshoulder
Hopiland
Branson Benally
Benally
Amy Yellowhorse
Yellowhorse
Voter registration deadline for Arizona primaries announced
Diné Bureau reports election officials warn that voter registration closes Monday for the Arizona primary on September 12. Write in candidate deadline is August 29. County offices list candidates for Apache and Coconino, with names across several districts and offices. See page 2 for full candidate slate.
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Window Rock
Apache
Coconino
Vajo
Coconino County
Fourth District Board of Supervisors
Deb Hill
Flagstaff
Tom Chabin
Tuba
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Michael Fagans
Indepancen Gallup
Chistopher Schursitaty
Gallup Teen
Christopher Schurtz
Joey Cordovan
Zarana Sanghani
Jim Maniaci
Diné
Richardson’s Trading CO
W. Hwy
Apache County
First District Board of Supervisors
Harry Claw
Joe Shirley Jr
Anderson Tullie
Chinle
Robert Yazzie
Blue
Board of Supervisors
Arthur J. Hubbard, Jr
Ambrose Shepherd
Ganado
Roger Shirley
Tom M. White Jr
Fort Defiance
Melody Capps
St. Johns
Oscar L. House Sr
Joe Miles Trading Co
S. Hwy
Cora Madrid
R. Martin J. “Bart” Bar_tholomew
Stephen G. Udall
Teresa Joe
Jeanne Udall
Eager
Lorena B. Yazzie
Pam Phelps
Springerville
James Tomchee
Teec Nos Pos
Dwayne Billsie
Brian R Hounshell
Jerry Wagner
Betty M. Montoya
Richie Nez Sr
Jeff Jonesiindep
Albuquerque
Peale
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