Chart 171: COVID-19 In New Mexico Sept. 1
Overall COVID-19 risk in New Mexico by county. The nonprofit organization Covid Act Now monitors daily diagnoses, infection rates, testing positivity, ICU headroom and contacts traced. The overall COVID-19 risk is based on these five metrics. Map: mapchart.net. Source: covidactnow.org. Created Eli Ben-NaimHistorical Society Announces Fall Lectures Beginning Sept. 15
Author Nancy Greenspan
By SHARON SNYDER
Los Alamos Historical Society
Join the Los Alamos Historical Society online for our fall lecture series.
Our first lecture will be at 6 p.m. Sept. 15, with an exciting presentation from author Nancy Thorndike Greenspan about her new book Atomic Spy: The Dark Lives of Klaus Fuchs.
The lecture series continues Oct. 13 with a presentation from Smithsonian curator Matthew Shindell and Nov. 17 with a lecture from historian of science Alex Wellerstein.
Historical Society lectures are free, but registration is required to provide you with the Zoom link. Lectures Read More
Scenic View Of Landscape During Hike In Jemez
Scenic view of the landscape during a hike Wednesday in the Jemez. Photo by Shari Mills Read More
New Mexico COVID-19 Cases Now At 25,352 With 9 More Deaths And 12,960 Patients Recovered
STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 73 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Los Alamos County remains at 27 cases today that have tested positive for COVID-19.
Today’s update announces 9 additional deaths reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:
- 17 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 6 new cases in Chaves County
- 1 new case in Cibola County
- 1 new case in Curry County
- 8 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 6 new cases in Eddy County
- 3 new cases in Grant County
- 1 new case in Hidalgo County
NM Business Coalition Launches New Statewide Initiative: Dare To Change New Mexico
NMBC News:
New Mexico Business Coalition (NMBC) has partnered with former Congressional Candidate Brett Kokinadis on a new initiative called “Dare to Change New Mexico.”
For 92 years, elected leaders have failed to produce the quality of life New Mexicans deserve.
The results speak for themselves: 46th in median household income, 49th in education, 48th in best states for business, 2nd in poverty, 50th in child wellbeing, 1st in alcohol related deaths and the highest suicide rate in the nation.
NMBC President and Founder Carla Sonntag said, “It’s time to consider a new path forward. The only Read More
RTD Closed Labor Day But 255 Mountain Trail Will Run
RTD Blue Bus will not be in service Monday, Sept. 7, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. The exception is the 255 Mountain Trail route into the Santa Fe National Forest. Courtesy photo
RTD News:
The North Central Regional Transit District’s RTD “Blue Bus” will not be in service Monday, Sept. 7, in observance of the Labor Day holiday.
The exception will be the 255 Mountain Trail route into the Santa Fe National Forest, which is operating as a reservation-only service due to COVID.
For more information, call toll-free 1-866-206-0754, ext. 2 or visit RidetheBlueBus.com. Read More
FBI: Purveyors Of Fraudulent Native American-style Goods And Products Sentenced In Federal Court In Albuquerque
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE – Jawad Khalaf, 72, of Albuquerque, Nashat Khalaf, 73, of Gallup; Sterling Islands, Inc.; a wholesale jewelry business in Albuquerque and Al-Zuni Global Jewelry, Inc., a wholesale jewelry business in Gallup, were sentenced Thursday in Federal Court in Albuquerque,
In April, the defendants pled guilty to misrepresentation of Indian-produced goods and services in an amount greater than $1,000 as part of a scheme to import Native American-style jewelry from the Philippines and sell it to customers in the United States as authentic.
Another defendant, Taha Shawar, Read More
NNSA Administrator Gordon-Hagerty Visits Oak Ridge To Celebrate NNSA’s 20th Anniversary; Meet Essential Workforce
Before entering any Y-12 building, NNSA Administrator Lisa E. Gordon-Hagerty followed the site’s COVID-19 procedures, including a temperature check.Courtesy/NNSA
tering any Y-12 building, NNSA Administrator Lisa E. Gordon-Hagerty followed the site’s COVID-19 procedures, including a temperature check.Y-12 Principal Investigator Felicia Rutland shows the NNSA Administrator items used in the Test and Demonstration Facility. Courtesy/NNSA
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON – National Nuclear Security Administration Administrator Lisa E. Gordon-Hagerty continued her tour Read More
FBI Issues Poster In Navajo And Offers Reward For Information In Amy Lynn Hanson Homicide
Anyone with information about Amy Lynn Hanson’s death is asked to call the FBI at 505.889.1300 or visit tips.fbi.gov.
FBI News:
The FBI has released a poster in the Navajo language to remind the public the agency is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the 2014 death of Amy Lynn Hanson.
Hanson, who lived in Tohatchi, New Mexico, was last seen alive two days before her body was found Nov. 30, 2014 in an arroyo at State Route 602 and Blue Medicine Well Road in Red Rock, on the Navajo Nation.
The cause of death was blunt Read More
NMAA Launches Mental Health Awareness Initiative
NMAA News:
ALBUQUERQUE – The New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA) has announced a Mental Health Awareness Campaign for the 2020-2021 school year.
The NMAA recognizes a need to increase the attention given to mental health among all New Mexico students.
“Now, more than ever, it’s so important to promote the mental, social and emotional well-being of our students and direct them to the resources they may need,” NMAA Executive Director Sally Marquez said.
The initiative kicks off today with a message of support from Lt. Gov. Howie Morales.
“I’m proud to partner with the New Mexico Activities Read More
New Mexico [External Sources]
- FBI warns of carjackings in New Mexico - Albuquerque - KOAT New Mexico
- New Mexico institutions pay out thousands to recover from ransomware - KOB 4
- Report: NMPED failing to meet dozens of federal standards - KOB 4
- Woman rescued by local crews after hurting knee in Foothills - KRQE News 13
- City of Roswell facing $637,311 fine after worker death - KRQE News 13
- Cold for eastern New Mexico, milder west - KOAT New Mexico
