Senator Crystal Brantley Issues Statement On DOJ CYFD Investigation Report And Lawsuit
STATE News:
ELEPHANT BUTTE — Wednesday, Attorney General Raúl Torrez released a 224-page investigative report finding that New Mexico’s Children, Youth and Families Department has systemically endangered the children it is sworn to protect—returning children to dangerous homes, obstructing oversight, and losing at least seven children to preventable deaths since the investigation opened in April 2025. Simultaneous with the report, AG Torrez announced a lawsuit to narrow the Children’s Code confidentiality statute.
Sen. Crystal Brantley (R-Elephant Butte) has introduced Read More
Remembering The Legacy: Fred Harvey’s Indian Detours 100 Years Later
Courtesy photo
NMDCA News:
The New Mexico History Museum and La Fonda on the Plaza in Santa Fe present an afternoon of armchair travel along historic Route 66 and the Fred Harvey Company’s Indian Detours with four special guests. The event will take place from 2–4 p.m., Sunday, May 3.
Join four guest speakers at La Fonda at the Plaza for photos and stories about the history of Indian Detours. Ed Pulsifer, historian at La Fonda on the Plaza, will give a tour of yesteryear, when the Fred Harvey Company started its residency and Mary Colter’s vision radically changed the look and feel of the hotel.
History Read More
New Document Added To LANL Legacy Contract Cleanup Electronic Reading Room
LANL News:
A new document has been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.
All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.
For legacy cleanup documents that were posted prior to April 30, 2018, please visit the LANL electronic public reading room.
- Review, 2025 Annual Progress Report for The Corrective Measures Evaluation for Royal Demolition Explosive in Deep Groundwater (November 2025) Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
https://ext.em-la.doe.gov/GovFTPFiles/api/GetFiles/GetFile?fileName=EMID-704281_NMED_Review_2025_Annual_Prog_Rpt_RDX_CME_040726.pdf
From Moscow To The Main Stage Red Elvises Guitarist Yury Krivoshein Brings His Journey To New Mexico
Yury Krivoshein on stage with the Red Elvises. Courtesy image
Yury Krivoshein’s first band out of school – country music. Courtesy image
By BECKY RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post
Yury Krivoshein grew up in a musical suburb of Moscow, picked up a guitar at 12, and spent his formative years obsessing over Chet Atkins, Mark Knopfler, and Pink Floyd. By the time he was a working musician, he was playing in Russia’s oldest rockabilly band, doing session work for film and radio, and living what he describes as a successful career. Then, Feb. 24, 2022 changed everything.
“On the Read More
House Republicans Demand CYFD Accountability Following DOJ Report
STATE News:
SANTA FE — Following the Department of Justice’s report on the Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD), House Republicans are demanding immediate accountability and reform, calling on Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, CYFD leadership, and the legislative majority to answer for years of ignored warnings and blocked efforts to fix a broken system.
The findings in this report are disturbing. They describe a system that failed to protect children, missed clear warning signs, and allowed dangerous situations to continue when intervention was needed most. These failures are Read More
Los Alamos Photo Club’s 30th Annual Exhibit Now Open
Peter LaDelfe discussing photos with exhibit visitors. Courtesy photo
Exhibit visitor viewing photos. Courtesy photo
By DIXON WOLF
LAPC Member
Los Alamos Photo Club’s 30th annual exhibit opened Monday, April 6. The display includes a special display of photographs by the late Hal Davis, a long-time member who passed away last year.
The Los Alamos Photo Club (LAPC) is devoted to photography topics in general. Meeting topics have included the gamut of techniques for taking photos, “post-processing” them, and printing them. LAPC is open to all who are interested in photography, Read More
Sunday Forum ‘Beyond Depression: Understanding Serious Mental Illness, Supporting Individuals And Families’ April 12
COMMUNITY News:
Most people today are familiar with depression and anxiety, but there is far less public understanding of more severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder with psychosis, and borderline personality disorder – conditions that can profoundly affect individuals, families and communities. Because these illnesses often begin in young adulthood and can alter a person’s sense of reality, families frequently find themselves navigating confusion, stigma and complex systems of care.
This presentation, offered by NAMI Santa Read More
UNM-Los Alamos To Host My Favorite Lecture: The Continuing Relevance Of The Federalist Papers
UNMLA News:
The UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) My Favorite Lecture Series 2026 is hosting The Continuing Relevance of the Federalist Papers: The Science (and Art) of Politics from 4:30-6 p.m., Monday, April 13. at SALA Event Center in Los Alamos. The lecture will be presented by Brent Pickett, Ph.D., who is dean of instruction at UNM-LA.
Pickett attended Wichita State University, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Then, he attended the University of Colorado at Boulder, earning a master’s and Ph.D., also in political science. He served as assistant professor at Chadron State College Read More
CYFD Responds To Department Of Justice Report
CYFD News:
SANTA FE — The Children, Youth and Families Department issued the following statement in response to a state Department of Justice report on CYFD released Wednesday:
We are still reviewing the attorney general’s report, but it’s clear that it underplays or ignores significant, measurable progress the department has made in the last seven months — progress acknowledged by outside partners, the plaintiffs and co-neutrals in the Kevin S. settlement and sister agencies.
The death of any child is a tragedy. We grieve the loss of every life and share in the heartbreak endured by family Read More
Three Candidates Participate In LAPS School Board Forum
LAPS Board candidates Elisa Baker. left, and Stephanie Galvez listen as LAPS Superintendent Jennifer Guy speaks during Monday night’s school board forum. Candidate Katie Mussack attended virtually. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
From left, LAPS Board President Sondra Wyman, Vice President Lauren Coupland, Secretary Melanie Colgan and member Antonio Jaurigue ask questions to applicants seeking the open board seat in District 1 during a forum Monday night in the board meeting room. Applicants for the seat previously held by Margie Serrato, include Elisa Baker, right, Stephanie Read More
Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard Proposes Stronger Financial Protections For State Lands
Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard
New Mexico State Land Office News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard announced Wednesday the opening of the public comment process and a public hearing on a proposed new rule to strengthen bonding requirements for oil and gas development on state lands.
Currently, oil and gas lessees are required to have a $10,000 bond on file to cover expenses for plugging abandoned wells and remediating other damage to state lands – a figure that has long been woefully inadequate considering plugging a single abandoned well with no other Read More
LANL Invites Community Participation In Spring Food Drive … Drive Up & Drop Off At Immaculate Heart Of Mary April 10
Joyful LANL employees prepare food bags for distribution. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory’s (LANL) Spring Food Drive benefiting The Food Depot runs now through April 16.
New this year, the Laboratory invites community members to contribute, too. Friday, April 10, community members may drop off food donations at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 3700 Canyon Road in Los Alamos. Participants can drive through the parking lot and drop off their donations. Lab volunteers will help unload.
Needed items:
- Canned protein, healthy snacks, baby food, ground coffee,
Heinrich, Risch Lead Legislation To Ensure Long-Term Funding For Community Infrastructure Projects In New Mexico Surrounding WIPP
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Sen. James Risch (R-Idaho) introduced the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Economic Assistance Assurance Act, legislation to amend the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Land Withdrawal Act.
The Economic Assistance Assurance Act will ensure sustained, inflation-adjusted funding for New Mexico communities to maintain vital infrastructure projects, such as road maintenance Read More
Imagine Autism Lunch & Learn Series 2025-2026 April 17
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New Mexico Actors Lab Opens 2026 Season With Eureka Day
NMAL News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Actors Lab (NMAL) will open its 2026 Season April 30 with EUREKA DAY by Jonathan Spector.
Directed by Robert Benedetti, this play explores one of the central questions of our time: How do you build consensus when no one can agree on the truth?
The production will run through Sunday, May 17.
Winner of the 2025 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play and called “the funniest and the saddest play of the season” by the New York Times, EUREKA DAY is the story of the Eureka Day School in Berkeley, Calif., a bastion of progressive ideals: representation, acceptance, and social Read More
UNM-Los Alamos Advisory Board To Meet April 13
View of the UNM-Los Alamos campus at 4000 University Drive. Courtesy/UNM/LA
UNM-LA News:
The UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) Advisory Board is holding a board meeting at 5:30 p.m., Monday, April 13, in the Building 2 Lecture Hall (Room 230) on the UNM-LA campus at 4000 University Drive.
The meeting will also be virtual via Zoom. To join the meeting, follow this link: https://unm.zoom.us/j/93628197575.
Agenda items include review and adoption of the upcoming year’s budget.
The board generally meets on the Monday preceding the second Tuesday of each odd calendar month except in July, unless otherwise Read More
PAC 8 Community Media Center: April 10-16, 2026
PAC 8 News:
PAC 8 Community Media Center is available for recording events, transferring old media, shooting and editing, live streaming and drone photography and videography.
For information, call 505.662.7228 or visit pac8cmc.com.
PAC 8 Television schedule for April 10-16, 2026:
April 10, 2026
- 6 a.m. — Democracy Now! – Live
- 10 a.m. — The Thom Hartmann Program
- 11 a.m. — County Council Replay 4-07-26
- 4 p.m. — Democracy Now!
- 5 p.m. — PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates
- 6 p.m. — Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce “Los Alamos County Manager Update”
- 7 p.m. — PAC 8 Summer Media Classes
- 8 p.m.
Daily Postcard: Double Rainbow Spans Barranca Mesa
Daily Postcard: A double rainbow spans Barranca Mesa following Tuesday’s brief rain shower. Photo by Arrin Arensman
Another view of the double rainbow that spanned Barranca Mesa following Tuesday’s brief rain shower. Photo by Arrin Arensman Read More
New Mexico Earns Clean Audit On $33.5 Billion For FY2025
DFA Secretary Wayne Propst
NMDFA News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico passed an independent audit of its fiscal year 2025 finances with no significant findings, confirming that the state accurately and transparently accounted for $33.53 billion in public funds—and delivered the results among the earliest in state history.
The Department of Finance and Administration’s Financial Control Division leads production of the state’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), which covers 130 agencies and component units. The FY25 audit reflects a $1.32 billion or 4 percent increase over the previous Read More
Library To Host Open Chess Tournament At Fuller Lodge
Chess players in competition. Courtesy photo
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos Public Library is excited to invite the public to join an open Chess Tournament from 10 a.m.–1 p.m., April 18, 2026, at Fuller Lodge. Also joining this tournament are members of the Santa Fe Chess Club and players of the Los Alamos Public Library’s weekly chess meetups.
This is the second chess tournament the Los Alamos Public Library is hosting in the last year. Previously, the tournament held inside Mesa Public Library was attended by a full house of players of all levels, including contenders who had never before competed Read More