... 's $650 million budget shortfall. The New Mexico Association of Counties said the axed projects include a development of waste water treatment in Beclabito and improvement for a damaged road in Naschitti. Both were partially funded by the state. Cutting the projects from a funding transfer bill ... full story
... Special recognition was given to Army Spc. Christopher M. Kurth, 23, of Alamogordo, who died June 4 in Iraq, and to Army Spc. Troy O. Tom, 21, of Beclabito who died Aug. 18 in Afghanistan. Both soldiers were posthumously promoted to the rank of sergeant. full story
... Fallen Hero honorees are Army Spc. Christopher M. Kurth, 23, of Alamogordo, who died June 4 in Iraq, and Army Spec. Troy Orion Tom, 21, of Beclabito who died Aug. 18 in Afghanistan. 1 p.m. - Lt. Col. Rense J. de Vries, Liaison Officer for the Royal Netherlands Army, presents special ... full story
Saturday, August 22, 2009 Navajo Soldier Killed Journal and Wire Reports A soldier from Beclabito, N.M., on the Navajo Nation has been killed in Afghanistan. George Hardeen, a spokesman for the Navajo Nation president's office, told The Associated Press that 21-year-old Army Spec ... full story
... smile and his father remembered him as an outgoing man with an interest in the outdoors and art. Navajo Nation Council Delegate David Tom of Beclabito-Cudii and his wife, Carolyn Tom, flew to Dover Air Force Base, Del., for a brief ceremony Thursday night when the body of their son, Army Spec. Troy ... full story
Friday, August 21, 2009 Navajo Soldier From N.M. Killed in Afghanistan Associated Press A soldier from Beclabito, N.M., on the Navajo Nation has been killed in Afghanistan. Navajo Nation president's office spokesman George Hardeen said 21-year-old Army Spec. Troy Orion Tom was killed Tuesday ... full story
... , whose body was found in the road, was shot 14 times. After Johnson and Nahkai killed the three, the rest drove to Nahkai's family home in Beclabito and destroyed evidence - burning their bloody clothing and hiding firearms in an old car on the property, according to court documents. Another ... full story
... Johnson was arrested last December in Mexico after eluding authorities for more than a year. Darcy Manus, 22, of Shiprock; Chuck Nahkai, 29, of Beclabito; and Eugina Cowboy, 22, of Shiprock, are also awaiting trial in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque. They, along with Johnson, have been charged ... full story
... Johnson was arrested last December in Mexico after eluding authorities for more than a year. Darcy Manus, 22, of Shiprock; Chuck Nahkai, 29, of Beclabito; and Eugina Cowboy, 22, of Shiprock, also are awaiting trial for the murders in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque. They, along with Johnson ... full story
... Bobby Wayne Fulton, 22; Lars Yazzie, 18; and Vicki Benally, 26. Last year, police arrested Darcus Manus, 22, of Shiprock; Chuck Nahkai, 29, of Beclabito; and Eugina Cowboy, 22, of Shiprock. They, along with Johnson, have been charged with first-degree murder, firing a weapon to further a violent ... full story