TSIIZIZII, DINÉTAH (LEUPP, NAVAJO NATION) — The Navajo & Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief Fund marks its third month of operations as the Navajo Nation remains a hotspot for COVID-19. The Navajo Nation has, 5,808 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 269 who have passed on in just three months as curfews and restrictions on...News
COVID-19 Relief Fund marks three months providing relief for Navajo, Hopi families
TSIIZIZII, DINÉTAH (LEUPP, NAVAJO NATION) — The Navajo & Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief Fund marks its third month of operations as the Navajo Nation remains a hotspot for COVID-19. The Navajo Nation has, 5,808 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 269 who have passed on in just three months as curfews and restrictions on...There may be more to know about COVID-19 on the Navajo Nation
Giving a new perspective on the high COVID-19 case numbers in McKinley County, particularly on the Navajo Nation, two Diné College science professors have released a research paper called, The Medical Basis for Increased Susceptibility of COVID-19 among the Navajo and other Indigenous Tribes: A Survey.The Navajo Nation has the highest COVID-19 rate in the United States which is 450% higher than the national average.
Joseph DeSoto, M.D., Ph.D., and Shazia Tabassum Hakim, Ph.D., conclude, in part, that Native Americans and Asians may be particularly susceptible to COVID-19 due to an enzyme they identify as ACE2.
The two professors work in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math...
Repeat domestic violence offender sentenced to 30 years
Convicted of assault against wife on Ute ReservationDURANGO, Colo. — United States Attorney Jason R. Dunn announced June 8, that David Sidney Wells, age 44, of Towaoc, Colo., was sentenced to serve 360 months in federal prison, followed by 10 years on supervised release, for committing a violent sexual and physical assault against his wife on the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation. The FBI and Bureau of Indian Affairs joined in the announcement.
According to court documents, as well as facts presented during trial and sentencing, Wells became angry with his wife at their shared residence on the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation. As his wife attempted to flee, Wells...
Making reopening safe
Workforce Solutions outlines help for businesses, practices for workersNew Mexico Workforce hosted a virtual town hall June 8 to detail how our state’s business owners and employees should be adhering to COVID-19-safe practices on the job.
Bill McCamley, the Cabinet Secretary for the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions, hosted the virtual town hall.
“We want to make sure that all employees have masks and wear them except when eating, drinking, exercising, or for medical needs. You can make a request to the New Mexico Department of Health for masks,” McCamley said.
Personal protective equipment bulk purchases for New Mexico business owners include disinfectant spray...
Republican looking to win seat held by Democrats since 1999
Santa Fe’s Alexis Johnson to face Teresa Leger FernandezAlexis Johnson won the GOP nomination in the June 2 primary in New Mexico’s District 3 in her bid for the United States House of Representatives.
Receiving 36.7 percent of the primary votes, Johnson beat out fellow conservatives Harry Montoya (35.4 percent) and Karen Bedonie (27.8 percent).
The Santa Fe native will face off against Las Vegas Democrat Teresa Leger Fernandez in the Nov. 3 general election.
“I was outraised over [10:1] as far as the ratio in money received, I think I had less than $10,000 and all the other candidates cumulatively raised about $110,000 plus,” Johnson told the Gallup Sun. “How does...
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