Los Alamos County Clerk’s Office Announces Candidates Qualified For June 2, 2026 Primary Election
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Clerk’s Office has completed the candidate qualification process for the upcoming primary election to be held on Tuesday, June 2.
Candidates seeking placement on the primary election ballot were required to file the appropriate paperwork and meet all statutory requirements established by the State of New Mexico on March 10.
Following review and certification, the following candidates have qualified to appear on the ballot for Los Alamos County voters:
State Representative, District 43
- Christine Chandler, Democrat
Magistrate Judge
- Catherine E Taylor,
National Sunshine Week Runs March 15-21, 2026
The Document Divide: Why public record laws are failing average Americans, and what to do about it
By DAVID CUILLIER
Brechner Freedom of Information Project
Feb. 9, 2026
Freedom of information should be freedom of information for all.
It is not.
As we approach the 60th anniversary of the U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), and celebrate national Sunshine Week March 15-21, we look back at the signing of the law by Lyndon B. Johnson on July 4, 1966: “I signed this measure with a deep sense of pride that the United States is an open society in which the people’s right to know is cherished and guarded.” Read More
Pluma Construction, ForeFront Power And Standard Solar Bring 48.4 MW Community Solar Portfolio To New Mexico
STATE News:
SANTA FE — NM-based Pluma Construction, ForeFront Power and Standard Solar, today announced an eight-project, 48.4 megawatt (MW) community solar portfolio across New Mexico that is expanding access to subscriber-based solar statewide. New Mexico’s Pluma Construction developed the projects with support from ForeFront Power. Standard Solar acquired the projects and will be the long-term owner and operator of the portfolio. Solstice is leading subscriptions and customer acquisition.
These projects are among the first community solar facilities to be delivered through Read More
Openings Available For Pac8 Spring Break Media Classes
Courtesy photo
PAC8 News:
PAC 8 still has openings in their Spring Break Media Classes!
Session 2: 9 a.m.–12 p.m., March 30 – April 2
Stop motion animation for 3rd – 8th graders. Students learn the basics of 2-D and 3-D stop motion animation.
Session 3: 1–4 p.m., March 30 – April 2
Music video production for 4th – 8th graders. Students learn special effects and lighting and write, shoot and edit a music video. Editing with Adobe Premiere.
https://pac8cmc.com/classes.html
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Bregman: Use Oil & Gas Windfall From Trump’s Illegal War To Send Up To $500 To Every New Mexican
Sam Bregman
STATE News:
ALBUQUERQUE — New Mexico gubernatorial candidate Sam Bregman said today that the surge in oil and gas prices and the revenue generated to New Mexico’s state government coffers due to the ongoing Iran conflict presents a rare opportunity to directly help New Mexico families. He is proposing a plan to send reimbursements of up to $500 per family member to New Mexico families earning less than $200,000 per year, using the unexpected revenue windfall.
Global oil prices have surged since the outbreak of Donald Trump’s war in Iran, benefiting major energy-producing states Read More
LANL Public Trails Meeting March 25 At Fuller Lodge
LANL News:
Want to learn more about our trails and how you can help care for them? The National Nuclear Security Administration, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos County, and the U.S. Forest Service will hold a public information meeting on the area’s trails, 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, at Fuller Lodge, 2132 Central Ave.
Doors open at 5 p.m. with an opportunity to interact with trails, resources management, and safety personnel. The meeting will provide the latest information about our trails and feature discussions on trail management and safe trail use.
Presentations Read More
New Mexico State Police Crime Reduction Operation Leads To Multiple Felony Arrests In San Juan County
NMSP News:
SAN JUAN COUNTY — Wednesday, March 11, the New Mexico State Police (NMSP) Uniform Bureau partnered with the New Mexico Corrections Department’s Probation and Parole Division’s Security Threat Intelligence Unit (STIU) to conduct a coordinated crime reduction operation in San Juan County focused on locating and apprehending individuals who had absconded from probation and had active arrest warrants.
During the targeted enforcement effort, officers and agents worked together to locate individuals who had failed to comply with the terms of their probation and were actively Read More
Los Alamos Aquatomics Demonstrate Strong Performances, Dedication, Teamwork At NM Swimming State Championship
Back row from left, Head Coach Maribeth Englert, Peter Maginot, Ashley McLaughlin, Madalyn Baily, Grace Nowell. Front: Greyson Killgore, and Daniela Milazzo-Ramirez. Courtesy/Los Alamos Aquatomics
Daniela Milazzo-Ramirez receives feedback after her race. Courtesy/Los Alamos Aquatomics
SPORTS News:
Six swimmers from the Los Alamos Aquatomics represented the team at the New Mexico Swimming State Championship held March 5-8, demonstrating strong performances, dedication, and teamwork throughout the competition.
Senior swimmer Madalyn Baily competed in the 500-, 1000-, and Read More
Leger Fernández’s Small Cemetery Conveyance Act Passes In The House Of Representatives
CONGRESSIONAL News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House unanimously passed Congresswoman Leger Fernández’s (NM-03) bill, H.R. 4284, the Small Cemetery Conveyance Act. The bill would remove long-standing federal obstacles for rural, Tribal, and land-grant communities to care for ancestral cemeteries located on National Forest lands.
For generations, families laid their loved ones to rest on lands consecrated long before those lands were claimed by the federal government. Too many communities must navigate costly, time-consuming bureaucratic processes simply to maintain the cemeteries Read More
Democracy On The Move: Wonders On Wheels Celebrates America’s 250th In New Mexico
Wonders on Wheels Mobile Museum. Courtesy/NMDCA
NMDCA News:
SANTA FE — In honor of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Wonders on Wheels Mobile Museum, a division of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, is traveling a new exhibit, “The Arts of Democracy in New Mexico” beginning this spring.
The all-ages exhibit on the Wonders on Wheels (WoW) RV, highlights ideals of freedom and self-government embedded in the Declaration and traces the development of those same ideals in New Mexico, showing how they have been expressed in art forms such Read More
Luján, Budzinski Introduce Legislation To Strengthen Resilience Of U.S. Food Supply Chains
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, and U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski (D-Ill.), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, introduced the Grocery, Farm, and Food Worker Stabilization Grant Program Act, legislation that would create a new, permanent grant program to provide stabilization payments to farm, grocery, and meatpacking workers in the case a major disaster.
In 2021, the United States Department of Agriculture created the Farm and Food Workers Relief Read More
Keith Tschohl Presentation ‘MOSAIC: New Rules For Pilots, Aircraft, And Maintenance’ March 21
Keith Tschohl. Courtesy photo
EAA News:
Los Alamos Chapter 691 of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) will meet Saturday, March 21 at the Los Alamos Airport Terminal, and will feature an educational presentation by Keith Tschohl entitled “MOSAIC: New Rules for Pilots, Aircraft, and Maintenance”. The meeting, open to the public, will begin at 9:30 a.m. with coffee, pastries and informal discussion, followed by a short business meeting at 10 a.m. and the presentation beginning at 10:30 a.m.
The MOSAIC (“Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification”) Final Rule, published Read More
FBI: Mescalero Man Pleads Guilty To Sexual Abuse
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE – A Mescalero man pleaded guilty to engaging in sexual acts with a minor.
According to court documents, between December 2019, and February 2021, Deverne Torres, Jr., 45, an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, performed multiple sex acts with Jane Doe, a minor who had not attained the age of 16.
Torres pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a minor. At sentencing he faces up to 15 years in prison.
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Justin A. Garris, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Albuquerque Field Office, made the announcement today.
The Las Cruces Resident Read More
Environmental Sustainability Board To Meet March 19
North Central Regional Transit District Celebrates National Transit Employee Appreciation Day
NCRTD News:
ESPAÑOLA — The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) Blue Bus will recognize the dedicated transit professionals who keep the Blue Bus system running by celebrating National Transit Employee Appreciation Day Wednesday, March 18, 2026, across North Central New Mexico.
The day honors the operators, dispatchers, mechanics, and staff who provide safe, reliable, and accessible public transportation services to communities throughout the region. Blue Bus customers and the community are invited to send greetings and thank you notes to Blue Bus employees by visiting Read More
Coyote Creek State Park Opens New Campground & Cabins
New cabin at Coyote Creek State Park (exterior). Courtesy/NMSP
NMSP News:
MORA — The New Mexico State Parks Division will open a newly constructed campground at Coyote Creek State Park on Saturday, March 28, adding the first cabin accommodations in the Division’s 93-year history and introducing modern camping amenities designed to improve access for a wider range of visitors.
The new campground includes five recreational vehicle (RV) sites with modern shelters, electricity and water hookups, including one accessible site. The new Aserradero (Spanish for sawmill) Loop also includes Read More
Robinson: Chronicling Tariffs’ Path Of Economic Destruction
By Sherry Robinson
All She Wrote
© 2026 New Mexico News Services
Jerry Pacheco probably doesn’t own a crystal ball, but at the end of the year he wrote: “Countries that strongly trade with each other do not go to war with each other. The animus and uncertainty caused by starting a tariff war put the U.S. on the road to fractured relationships and isolationism.”
Pacheco is executive director of the nonprofit International Business Accelerator in Santa Teresa. He’s spent his career advising on international trade and recruiting companies to the border region. In the last year Pacheco has opined Read More
Registration Open For High Flyers Summer Gymnastics Camps Running June – August
High Flyers News:
Your kids will jump for joy at High Flyers summer gymnastics camps. Ten weekly summer camps are offered starting June 1 and continuing through Aug. 7. The camps cater to potty-trained boys and girls ages 4 through 11.
No former gymnastics experience is necessary.
Camps are available on a weekly or daily basis and run from 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Each week offers a different theme that incorporates gymnastics instruction and active play, a theme activity, and outdoor games.
Weekly themes include:
- June 1 – 5: Fitness
County Lodgers’ Tax Advisory Board Meets Today
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LADP News:
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