Albq. FBI Accepting Summer Teen Academy Applications
Students in a previous Teen Academy. Courtesy/FBI
An instructor speaks with students in a previous Teen Academy. Courtesy/FBI
Students have an opportunity to try the FBI Special Agent Physical Fitness Test during the agency’s Teen Academy. Courtesy/FBI
FBI News:
High school juniors and seniors interested in spending a week with the FBI in Albuquerque are encouraged to apply for the agency’s Teen Academy, which is June 8-12.
The FBI Teen Academy allows rising 11th and 12th graders for the 2020-21 school year an opportunity to get a peek into the inner workings of today’s FBI.
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State Police To Conduct Proactive Operation In Española
NMSP News:
ESPAÑOLA — Beginning today through March 20, the New Mexico State Police will conduct a proactive operation in Española to suppress crime in Española and the surrounding communities of Rio Arriba County, Chama and Taos.
Over the past months, New Mexico State Police have met with concerned citizens and business owners during such events as the Stronger Together event back in October of 2019 to identify and address the needs and concerns of the community.
Twenty New Mexico State Police Officers will be assigned to this two-week operation, as well as additional State Police Investigations Read More
Senators Tom Udall And Martin Heinrich Vote for $8.3 Billion Emergency Coronavirus Response Package
U.S. Senate News:
- Federal response to novel coronavirus grants more than $2 billion to the CDC
- New Mexico will receive more than $5.9 million to fund state public health response
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.), senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) voted Thursday in favor of a $8.3 billion bipartisan, bicameral, emergency supplemental Appropriations bill to respond to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
The funds include a major boost of $950 million in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grants to state Read More
SFNF: La Presa Prescribed Burn Planned March 19
SFNF News:
SANTA FE — Fire managers on the Coyote Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are planning to conduct the La Presa prescribed burn on Mesa Los Indios as early as March 19.
The decision to proceed will depend on favorable conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality, wind direction and weather forecasts.
Crews will use hand ignitions to treat the 700-acre La Presa unit, targeting jackpots of fuel with high moisture content, which will help limit fire spread and smoke.
Prescribed fire is one of the most effective tools available to resource managers for restoring Read More
FBI: Mescalero Man Faces Federal Assault Charge
FBI News:
Josea M. Kazhe, 19, of Mescalero on the Mescalero Apache Reservation has been charged in connection with an alleged assault with a chainsaw that occurred Dec. 24, 2019.
The FBI and U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs arrested Kazhe March 3 in Mescalero.
Kazhe is charged federally with assault resulting in serious bodily injury. He had an initial appearance Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Las Cruces.
The FBI and BIA are investigating.
Charges in criminal complaints are only accusations. The public is reminded that all defendants are considered innocent unless convicted in a court of Read More
