Former President Jimmy Carter died on Dec. 29. He was 100 years old.

He was the longest living president in U.S. history, and the first to live to 100 years old.

A Georgia native and a Democrat, Carter was elected president in 1976, defeating the Republican incumbent, Gerald Ford, in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal. Carter served one term before losing re-election in 1980 to Ronald Reagan.

Opposing racial segregation, Carter supported the growing civil rights movement, and became an activist within the Democratic Party. He served in the Georgia State Senate from 1963 to 1967 and then as Governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975.

Carter pardoned all Vietnam War draft evaders on his...

Gallupians now have a direct flight option to Las Vegas, NV, thanks to support from the State of New Mexico.

The City of Gallup has received the Rural Airport Service Enhancement grant for two years and it has primarily supported the direct flights to and from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. Thanks to the support of the New Mexico Department of Transportation's Aviation Division, the city is now also using RASE grant funds for flights to and from Las Vegas, NV.

The number of Phoenix flights have also been doubled. The carrier for both flights is Advanced Air.

"These flights are important for community to enhance transportation options for fun, business, medical appointments, or to see...

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TRUMP WINS 2024 ELECTION

Donald J. Trump won the 2024 General Election on Nov. 5, becoming the second president to serve a non-consecutive second term. Grover Cleveland was the first to do so; serving from 1885 to 1889 and then again from 1893 to 1897.

When Southern states such as Tennessee and South Carolina have a long history of voting for Republican candidates and East Coast states such as New York and Rhode Island tend to lean toward Democrats, most Presidential races come down to what are called “battleground” or...

The FBI stated they have received tips of more than 5,000 reported drone sightings in the past several weeks with approximately 100 leads generated, and the federal government is supporting state and local officials in investigating these reports in a Dec. 16 press release.

There are more than one million drones lawfully registered with the Federal Aviation Administration in the U.S. and there are thousands of commercial, hobbyist and law enforcement drones lawfully in the sky on any given day. With the technology landscape evolving, that number is expected to increase over time.

The FBI has assessed that the sightings to date include a combination of lawful commercial drones, hobbyist...