‘One Who Helps People Throughout the Land’ elected 44th President
By Rob Capriccioso
Nov 5, 2008
WASHINGTON - History has been made. Sen. Barack Obama won an overwhelming victory over Sen. John McCain to become the 44th President of the United States. He is the first African American ever elected as the leader of the free world.
In his [...]

Posted on November 5th, 2008 by hunwut
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By Marilyn Stasio : October 27, 2008
Tony Hillerman, whose lyrical, authentic and compelling mystery novels set among the Navajos of the Southwest blazed innovative trails in the American detective story, died Sunday at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque, The Associated Press reported.
He was 83 and lived in Albuquerque.

Posted on October 27th, 2008 by hunwut
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By Bill Scanlon, Rocky Mountain News
An American Indian tribal leader died outside a Denver strip club from pressure applied to his neck by a person trying to restrain him during an altercation, the Denver medical examiner said Thursday, ruling the case a homicide.
Gabriel Matthew Pico Sr., 41, a tribal council member of the Pechanga Band [...]

Posted on October 16th, 2008 by hunwut
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A police chase that started on the streets of Lincoln Park Monday night ended in the Sycuan Casino.
Police said they tried to stop the driver of an SUV for having a headlight out, but he sped off, evading police and driving all the way to Sycuan.

Posted on October 7th, 2008 by hunwut
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CABAZON One person died from a stabbing, and three others were injured, in an apparent gang-related assault at a public cultural event being staged this weekend in a Casino Morongo parking lot, authorities said Sunday.One person was stabbed in the chest, one was stabbed in the abdomen, and a third person sustained a broken nose [...]

Posted on September 29th, 2008 by hunwut
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A San Marcos man who duped illegal immigrants into buying bogus memberships in an Indian tribe by claiming it would give them legal access across the Mexican border was sentenced Thursday to probation and 20 days of public service.
Victor Granados, 57, pleaded guilty April 22 to grand theft. His co-defendant, 47-year-old Kim Thomas Johnson, pleaded [...]

Posted on September 11th, 2008 by hunwut
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Native Americans beat the drum for fallen veterans
By Wendy Thompson, Staff Writer
More than 100 people turned out to honor Native American ancestors, their descendants and all veterans at the unveiling of the U.S. Native Warrior exhibit.
Native American drummers, speakers in Native American regalia, paratroopers from the Boots-N-Chutes All Airborne Association, tribal elders and dignitaries honored [...]

Posted on September 4th, 2008 by hunwut
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UNION-TRIBUNE BREAKING NEWS TEAM
August 29, 2008
PALA INDIAN RESERVATION - Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the fatal shooting of a woman Friday near state Route 76 and Lilac Road, officials said.
The shooting was reported at 11 a.m. The woman was pronounced dead about an hour later, said sheriff’s Lt. Mike McClain.

Posted on August 29th, 2008 by hunwut
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
August 23, 2008
KANAB, Utah – Surveyors working on a highway project have found a homesite nearly 1,200 years old.
Pit houses aren’t uncommon in Utah, but archaeologists noted the one found just north of Kanab because it was so well-preserved.

Posted on August 23rd, 2008 by hunwut
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11 tourists thought to be missing found safe
by Megan Boehnke, John Faherty and JJ Hensley - The Arizona Republic
PEACH SPRINGS - The Havasupai people are returning to their village of Supai at the bottom of Havasu Canyon today.
Their homes are intact but the canyon, a place of remarkable beauty within the greater Grand Canyon, is [...]

Posted on August 20th, 2008 by hunwut
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