View Of Sky Shortly Before Sunrise Today
View of the sky shortly before sunrise this morning over White Rock. Photo by Bob Reedy Read More
Council Using Zoom For Public Comment At Meeting June 30
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Council has a regular session scheduled at 6 p.m. June 30.
The format will be the same used for May meetings to comply with the New Mexico Department of Health’s public emergency order governing mass gathering because of COVID-19.
Public in-person attendance will not be allowed. All Councilors and County Staff will participate using the Zoom conference platform.
Members of the public interested in watching the meeting can view the agenda and live stream the meeting using the link below and accessing the meeting for the respective dates listed above: https:////losalamos.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx Read More
New Albuquerque FBI Child Exploitation And Human Trafficking Task Force Swears In Bernalillo County Law Enforcement Officers
The FBI Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force welcomed on Monday six new task force officers representing the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office and the Second Judicial District Attorney’s Office. Three FBI Special Agents who are on the Task Force joined them for this photo. Courtesy/FBI
FBI News:
A new FBI Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force welcomed six Bernalillo County law enforcement officers to its ranks after they were deputized.
Special Agent in Charge James Langenberg of the Albuquerque FBI Division swore in four Bernalillo County Read More
New Mexico Secretary Of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver Pushes For Temporary Automatic Mail Election
Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver
By MICHAEL GERSTEIN
SFNM
Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver is advocating for legislation during this week’s special session that would extend the deadline for counting absentee ballots in the November general election and allow county clerks to automatically send ballots to all registered voters prior to Election Day, her office said.
At the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Toulouse Oliver and a couple of dozen county clerks in the state had pushed for a mail-only primary election to protect poll workers and voters from risks of contracting Read More
Democratic Lawmakers Intend To Introduce Police ‘Use Of Force’ Reporting Requirements For Greater Transparency And More Accountability At 2020 Special Session
The 2020 Special Session begins Thursday at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe. LADP/file photo
By MICHAEL GERSTEIN
SFNM
Four Democratic state lawmakers plan to introduce legislation during the special session, which begins Thursday, that they say would offer greater transparency and more accountability when it comes to police use of force.
Amid calls from protesters in New Mexico and nationwide to defund law enforcement agencies and stop insulating officers from possible consequences over excessive and lethal use of force, state Sen. Antoinette Sedillo Lopez and others have asked Gov. Michelle Read More
Udall, Heinrich Press For Expanded Access To Affordable Health Care In Upcoming COVID-19 Legislation
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined 35 of their Senate colleagues Tuesday to urge House and Senate leaders to ensure that any upcoming COVID-19 relief bill includes strong provisions to expand access to quality and affordable health care coverage in the wake of the coronavirus public health crisis.
In their letter, the senators called for a bipartisan effort to increase the federal government spending on Medicaid to reduce the burden on state budgets as well as reduce premiums for individuals who are eligible for coverage Read More
Messages On Stones Lifting Spirits In Los Alamos
Stones painted with encouraging messages are lifting spirits all over Los Alamos including this stone placed by someone recently along the Canada del Buey Trail in White Rock. Photo by Ted Reed Read More
For Some, Hand-Shaking Is On Tap At 2020 Special Session
Rep. Greg Nibert, R-Roswell
By JENS GOULD
SFNM
A House Republican said Tuesday he would likely shake hands with or hug fellow legislators from Southeastern New Mexico during the special session — prompting criticism from House Speaker Brian Egolf, who said he was worried such a practice could jeopardize the health of others later this week.
Rep. Greg Nibert, R-Roswell, said lawmakers from his part of the state plan to wear masks and use hand sanitizer during the upcoming meeting in Santa Fe and would keep their distance from legislators from other areas of New Mexico.
But when it comes to interacting Read More
EM Nevada Transfer Of 70 Sites To DOE Office Of Legacy Management Nearing Completion
The DOE Office of Legacy Management is set to assume long-term stewardship responsibility for 70 sites — represented by the yellow dots in this map — on the Nevada Test and Training Range where the EM Nevada Program completed environmental corrective actions in accordance with the Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order. Courtesy/DOE
DOE News:
LAS VEGAS, Nev — The EM Nevada Program and DOE Office of Legacy Management (LM) are nearing completion of a transfer of long-term stewardship responsibilities for 70 sites on the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR), including the Tonopah Test Read More
NMDWS: Connecting Job Seekers To Businesses With Immediate Job Openings Through ‘All Hands, New Mexico!’
NMDWS Cabinet Secretary Bill McCamley
NMDWS News:
ALBUQUERQUE — As the state continues its efforts for economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (NMDWS) and New Mexico Workforce Connection Centers (NMWC) are here to help businesses quickly fill their vacant positions with skilled workers they can depend on through the initiative ‘All Hands, New Mexico!’
“As Governor Lujan Grisham oversees the re-opening of New Mexico’s economy safely it is important for New Mexicans to know what jobs are now available,” NMDWS Cabinet Secretary Bill Read More
COVID-19 Emergency Laws Spell Disaster For Press Freedom
Since COVID-19 was declared a worldwide pandemic, attacks on press freedom have proliferated. Courtesy/RSF
RSF News:
COVID-19 was declared a worldwide pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) March 11, since then it has been used as a pretext by governments to put constitutional guarantees on hold.
Now that relative calm appears to be in prospect, it is imperative that these exceptional measures be lifted.
Faced with the unprecedented epidemic, many governments have targeted those whose job is to inform the public. Emboldened by the emergency, the spread of repression has been translated Read More
New Mexico Supreme Court Establishes Plea Deadline Before Start Of Trials And Jury Selection
NMSC News:
SANTA FE — The state Supreme Court Tuesday issued an order requiring plea and settlement agreements no later than five days before the selection of a jury or the start of a non-jury trial before a judge in a criminal or civil case.
“As our courts are resuming jury trials, this deadline will help protect the health and safety of New Mexicans by eliminating last-minute pleas and settlements after prospective jurors, witnesses, court personnel and other people have gathered in a courthouse anticipating the start of a trial,” Chief Justice Judith K. Nakamura said.
Voices Of Los Alamos Meets Virtually Monday
Lisa Cantrup, center, with other Zero Waste volunteers. Courtesy photo
VOLA News:
The next Voices of Los Alamos meeting is 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 22, with Lisa Cantrup speaking on municipal composting, Zero Waste projects and the work of the Environmental Sustainability Board.
The meeting will be on Zoom and a link will be sent to the email list and posted Monday on the Voices Facebook.
Cantrup is Chair of the Los Alamos County Environmental Sustainability Board and has been serving as a member since 2018. She lives in White Rock with her family. When she is not working with the ESB, she is the Communications Read More
Shooting Involves Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office
NMSP News:
SANTA FE — At around 11:32 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, the New Mexico State Police (NMSP) Investigations Bureau was asked to investigate a police shooting involving the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office.
The incident occurred at a residence at 17715C U.S. Highway 84/285 West Frontage Road north of Santa Fe.
State Police agents learned that the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office had been dispatched to the residence for a domestic dispute.
Deputies were told that Adolfo Chavez, 43, of Santa Fe, was irate with a family member and was armed with two knives in the residence. Deputies were told there Read More
NWS: Today’s High Near 84; Tonight’s Low Around 57
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 84 with sunny skies and tonight’s low around 57. Courtesy/NWS Read More
Daily Postcard: Yellow Butterfly On Purple Bloom
Daily Postcard: A large butterfly resting on a purple bloom is spotted recently in White Rock. Photo by Ted Reed Read More
New Mexico Supreme Court Denies Petition To Allow Public Entrance Into Legislature For Special Session
Chief Justice Judith Nakamura
By MICHAEL GERSTEIN
SFNM
The future has a way of being unimaginable.
The framers of New Mexico’s 1911 constitution might never have predicted the general public and lobbyists would ever have to watch democracy in action from outside the state Capitol, as the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled today that they would in a 3-2 decision.
Chief Justice Judith Nakamura described the ruling as a difficult one to make, but nonetheless concurred with Justices Barbara Vigil and Michael Vigil in denying a petition by several lawmakers to open the Roundhouse to the public Read More
New Mexico COVID-19 Cases Now At 9,933 With 7 More Deaths And 4,217 Patients Recovered
STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 88 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Los Alamos County remains at 7 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.
Today’s update includes 7 additional deaths reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:
- 27 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 1 new case in Cibola County
- 6 new cases in Curry County
- 3 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 1 new case in Eddy County
- 3 new cases in Hidalgo County
- 5 new cases in Lea County
- 3 new cases in Luna County
- 13 new cases
Balloons On Trail Art Lifting Spirits Around Los Alamos
Trail art is lifting spirits all over Los Alamos including these colorful balloons painted on a stone spotted recently on the Canada del Buey Trail in White Rock. Photo by Ted Reed Read More
Chart 94: COVID-19 In New Mexico June 16
Percentages of people diagnosed with COVID-19 who are recovered or deceased by county. The complementary percentage is labeled as infected. Statewide, the percentages of recovered and deceased are 42 percent and 5 percent respectively. Mora and De Baca counties have zero diagnoses. In Los Alamos, five of the seven diagnosed have now recovered. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
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