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SFNF Issues Reminder Wildfire Preparedness Is Year-Round: Don’t Depend On Luck – Be Aware and Prepared

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SFNF News:

Santa Fe — March brings the first signs of spring to drought-stricken Northern New Mexico landscapes, including warmer temperatures, windy conditions and the potential onset of wildfires.

To prepare for the 2021 wildfire season, the Santa Fe National Forest is working with partners at other forests, state and federal agencies, and non-governmental organizations on a year-round wildfire preparedness campaign.

With Saint Patrick’s Day approaching, our message is: don’t depend on luck – be aware and prepared.

In the last 15 years, wildfire has Read More

Judge Orders Michael Novak Jailed Until Trial

Michael A. Novak

Staff Report:

Police arrested Michael A. Novak, 60, of Los Alamos, Feb. 24 after State District Judge Jason Lidyard ruled there was sufficient evidence to charge him with multiple counts of sexually assaulting a 9-year-old child.

The child’s mother left the child in Novak’s care for two days in January during which time the alleged crimes took place.

Because of the severity of the charges and Novak’s prior history, the judge ordered Novak held in jail without bond. Novak was accused in two separate incidents of sexual assault in the 1990s.

Novak was originally charged with 27 Read More

Civil Rights Bill Sparks Fear Of Financial Calamity From Local Governments Across New Mexico

The Roundhouse in Santa Fe. Post file photo

By DANIEL J. CHACÓN
SFNM

A civil rights bill that has sparked fears of financial calamity from local governments across New Mexico and ensnared the top-ranking Democrat in the state House of Representatives in an ethics complaint narrowly cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a 5-4 vote late Wednesday.

The committee chairman and Senate sponsor of House Bill 4, Sen. Joe Cervantes, broke a tie vote after a nearly 2 1/2-hour discussion and debate on the contentious measure.

“Do I see a 4-4 vote?” the Las Cruces Democrat asked the committee secretary Read More

Los Alamos Police Blotter: Feb. 8 To March 6, 2021

LAPD News:

The following information is provided by the Los Alamos Police Department.

Neither arrests nor charges indicate a conviction, and neither means that a person is guilty of the charges filed against them.

 

KALI JESSICA ROYBAL

Feb. 8 at 11:13 p.m./ Police arrested Kali Jessica Roybal, 28, of Los Alamos at 2500 Trinity Dr., and charged her with possession of drug paraphernalia.

 

 

 

 

JOEY MARTINEZ

Feb. 8 at 11:53 p.m. / Police arrested Joey Martinez, 28, of Los Alamos at 2500 Trinity Dr., and charged him with two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia.

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One Dead, Three Injured After Shooting In Rio Arriba County

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NMSP News:

CHAMITA – At approximately 12:10 a.m. today, the New Mexico State Police (NMSP) Uniform Bureau in Espanola was dispatched to County Road 56 in Chamita in reference to a shots fired call.

When officers arrived on County Road 56, they observed multiple victims with gunshot wounds. Officers observed a tan Chevrolet Tahoe parked approximately 40 yards from County Road 56 House 89A.

During the investigation, officers learned that the occupants in the Tahoe were traveling on County Road 56 when the driver of the Tahoe pulled into the property of County Road 56 House 89A in Read More

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