Dispatcher Charged With False Police Report
Gallup district attorney files falsifying a police report charge against McKinley County dispatcher Heather Healy. The case stems from Healy admitting the lie about a man in a van and a badge who allegedly approached the 18 year old sister of Healy, while internal handling was reported by Metro Communications Director Anthony Gurule.
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Andrea Egger
Gallup
McKinley County
John Allen
Forrest’ Buffington
Albuquerque
Dispatch Authority
Heather Healy
Metro Communications
Anthony Gurule
Heather R Healy
Sandra Aragon
Healy
Heavener
Allen
Buffington
FBI
Navajo Nation Council weighs open meetings law
Navajo Nation Council begins a week session with a proposed open meetings bill. Sponsor Delegate Young would require all public bodies to hold meetings in the open, with limited executive sessions for specified issues. Public bodies would publish agendas, keep minutes or recordings, and allow public inspection. actions in violation could be null and void.
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Window Rock
Navajo Nation Council
Young
Jef
el Navajo Nation
Council
Navajo land leases delay Burger King site in Tuba City
Land-use and lease obstacles slow Navajo Nation business expansion in Tuba City where private land does not exist and all land is held in trust. The Navajo Nation and the BIA must approve leases and infrastructure surveys, delaying tenants even as 10 acres near Main Street are prepared. RBDO staff report progress with five acres, right-of-way clearances, water and sewer rings, but final leases require multiple approvals and environmental clearances.
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Tuba City
Ariz
Navajo Nation
U.S. Bureau of Indian
Tribe
RBDO
Phillip Zahne
Dolly Lane
Main Street
Thriftway
Lane
Abdo
BIA
Tha
Lessee SH
Sanitarion Department
Navajo’ Nation
She ‘Aled
Hane
Flu vaccine arrival delayed in Gallup New Mexico
News from Gallup notes flu vaccine supplies will arrive late this year with most in town by November. Experts explain the production cycle, WHO surveillance, and strain selection, highlighting slow growth of two A strains Hong Kong and Beijing and the urging of high risk groups to vaccinate.
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Gallup
Callu
Eas
Atlanta
WHO
Doug Pattomo
Wyeth ‘Ayersl
Hong Kong
Beijing
Art Macias
Rehoboth Christian
RCME
Rail deaths plague Gallup area with four this year
AP reports Gallup New Mexico records at least four pedestrian deaths from trains so far in 1997 with six in 1997, noting alcohol and homelessness as contributing factors. Fence gaps and rail crossings near Rio Puerco drive foot traffic, including intoxicated street people, some accidents likely suicides. Local officials urge clearer controls and treatment options.
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Gallup, Num
Gallup
McKinley
Forrest Buffington
Sabor
Rio Puerco
Matthew Kelley
Namizhoozhi Center
Whio
Lee Gallup
Decline at Zuni Arts and Crafts prompts questions
In a five part series, Malcolm Brenner reports Zuni Arts and Crafts once a 1 million dollar annual venture now in debt and disrepute due to nepotism and mismanagement. Founded in 1984 the non profit grew to outlets in San Francisco and Los Angeles before growth slowed, managers left, margins shrank, and unpaid bills mounted. Officials shy from interviews as tribal council and governor’s office dodge inquiries about ZACE status and Acting Manager Mike Jones.
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Gallup
ZACE
San’ Francisco
Los Angeles
Berta Loconsella
Tribal Council
Governor's Office
Mike Jones
Troubled ZACE Arts Enterprise Faces Investigation and Departures
Former ZACE staff and Lt. Gov spouse Loconsello led the Arts Enterprise into financial and management crises after taking acting general manager post in 1997. A May 1998 memo details paid administrative leave, internal probes, and serious liabilities, including failed California tax payments, backlogged workers comp requests, and hundreds of bounced checks tied to executive actions.
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ZACE
Boake Npe
Chimoni
Enterprise
Venice
Calif
California
Anr
Workman's Compensation Commission
I Kocensello
Zuni Arts
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Donovan Quintero
Juan de Onato
Travis Coldston
Gap
Ryan Kennedy
Martin Salazar
New Mexico
S.J. Ludescher
World Health Organization
Lynnette Brammer
Centers For Disease Control
ACMC
Paloma
States
Malcolm Brenner
Stali Weller
Zuni Arts and Crafts
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