DEAR PAW’S CORNER: My little dog Barnsey is quite a barker for a terrier, but for the past several days his bark has been very hoarse. He sometimes snorts or sneezes, too. I make sure he has plenty of water, but I’m not sure what else to do. It doesn’t seem to be getting better. — Faye H., Hartford, Connecticut

DEAR FAYE: This is a perfect time to take Barnsey to the vet. Chronic hoarseness when barking can have several different causes, and the veterinarian can better evaluate him to see what’s happening.

I’ll go over some of the reasons for a barker suddenly getting hoarse. Laryngitis is a common diagnosis, but it’s important to figure out the cause. A bacterial or viral...

Residents of Gallup and the surrounding areas will have an easier time accessing outpatient services for substance use disorder treatment starting April 1.

Four Corners Detox Recovery Center announced on March 4 that it will move its outpatient program to the Aztec Professional Building at 1808 E. Aztec Ave. This move was made possible with funding from a Health Resources and Services Administration grant.

The HRSA Rural Communities Opioid Response Program grant aims to increase access to medication assisted treatment for substance use disorder. While FCDRC currently offers these services at its Hasler Valley Road location, the new facility will provide staff with additional space...

A man is facing charges of criminal sexual contact in the fourth degree after he allegedly tried to rape a young girl.

Multiple Gallup Police Officers were dispatched to Hillcrest Trailer Park after someone called Metro Dispatch to report a burglary around 10 pm on March 13.

According to her report, when Officer Iris Pinero arrived at the scene she noticed a broken window near the front of the trailer. A voice called to Pinero from the front door, which was slightly ajar. A woman walked out of the front door and identified herself as the victim’s sister. She said that “one of her homies” owned the trailer. The person was later identified as Jayson Russell.

The woman said that...

A man has died after being struck by a train in the area of Third Street and U.S. Highway 66 March 14.

Metro Dispatch received the call around 1:45 pm.

When Gallup Police officers arrived at the scene they met with multiple witnesses who said that the man had tried to climb over one of the train’s couplings, which is what holds the train’s cars together, while the train was stopped.

But when the train began to move again, the man was caught underneath the locomotive.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

In an interview with the Sun Gallup Police Chief Erin Toadlena-Pablo said that the man had no identification on him at the time of the incident. An autopsy will need to be...