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Udall, Heinrich Bill To Protect Chaco Canyon Area Receives Key Committee Hearing

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 26, 2018
U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) submitted testimony to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining hearing on the Chaco Cultural Heritage Protection Act (S. 2907), a bill he introduced with U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) to ensure the protection of culturally important areas nearby Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
 
Udall’s bill would prevent any future leasing or development of minerals owned by the U.S. government on lands in a 10-mile buffer region surrounding the
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New Mexico Congressional Delegation Members Express Condolences On Death Of U.S. Sen. John McCain

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 26, 2018

Capt. John McCain, front right, with his squadron and T-2 Buckeye trainer in 1965. Courtesy/wikipedia

John McCain Aug. 29, 1936 – Aug. 25, 2018

NATIONAL News:

Members of the New Mexico Congressional Delegation release statements on the death Saturday of U.S. Senator and war hero John S. McCain.

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall: It is a privilege to have known John McCain – to have served with him in the Senate, and to call him a dear friend. John’s fearlessness, his unyielding integrity, and his generosity of spirit truly touched the entire Udall family. We will miss him dearly.

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American Statesman John McCain Has Died

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 26, 2018

U.S. Sen. John McCain

Staff Report

U.S. Sen. John Sidney McCain III died at 4:28 p.m. today at his home in Arizona. He was 81.

According to a statement from his office, McCain had suffered from a malignant brain tumor for which he had been treated periodically with radiation and chemotherapy since its discovery in 2017. Following the diagnosis, he took a reduced role in the United States Senate. McCain’s family announced Friday that he would no longer seek treatment for his cancer to prolong his life; he died today, four days before his 82nd birthday.

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FBI: Man With Bleached Hair Robs Albuquerque Bank

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 25, 2018
FBI News:
 
A man with short bleached hair and wearing a gray T-shirt robbed a northeast Albuquerque bank Monday, Aug. 20.
 
The suspect is described as a white or Hispanic male in his 30s, approximately 5’5” to 5’6” tall, with short dark hair that was bleached on top. He wore a long-sleeve black shirt under a gray T-shirt with the words “Cinch Denim” on the front. The suspect also wore sunglasses, tan pants and dark shoes.
 
At approximately 2:38 p.m., the suspect entered Bank of the West at 780 Juan Tabo Boulevard NE. He presented a demand note to a teller, who handed over
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Pearce On Surge In New Mexico Revenue Projections From Energy Boom

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 25, 2018
U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce
 
From the Office of U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce:
 
ALBUQUERQUE — U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce, candidate for Governor, released the following statement Wednesday:
 
As New Mexico’s oil and gas operations boom and add hundreds of millions to our state budget we must take this opportunity to get more funds to our schools, improve our mental health system, cut taxes on Social Security for seniors, and make cash payments on strategic infrastructure projects like broadband, roads, and wastewater. We should also ensure our reserves are adequately funded.
 
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Heinrich Statement On Rollback Of Clean Power Plan

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 25, 2018
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
 
U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s new rule to gut the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan:
 
“There is no doubt that climate change is already disrupting our lives. We are seeing unprecedented wildfires raging throughout the West, more extreme weather events across the nation, and volatile precipitation patterns in New Mexico that are causing
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NMSP Probe Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Office Shooting

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 24, 2018

NMSP News:

Deputies with the Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Office (RASO) were involved early this morning in a police shooting. The New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau was contacted to investigate this shooting incident.

Preliminary information indicates that around 1 a.m. today, RASO received a call about a fight in progress at the Jemez Electric Company on US 84/285 in Rio Arriba County. RASO deputies responded to Jemez Electric and found no sign of a fight in progress.

Further investigation led deputies to a residence on County Road 1 in Hernandez. When deputies arrived in the area Read More

Udall, Heinrich, Luján Announce $1.48 Million For Los Alamos Electric Buses

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 24, 2018

CONGRESSIONAL News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Representative Ben Ray Luján announced that the Department of Transportation has awarded Los Alamos Atomic City Transit $1.485 million through the Low or No Emission Grant Program to purchase new zero-emission battery electric buses to replace the City’s existing diesel fleet.

Atomic City Transit offers transit service in both Los Alamos and White Rock, ADA complementary paratransit, and a shuttle service to Bandelier National Monument during peak visitor season.

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AG Hector Balderas Indicts Rio Rancho Convicted Serial Child Predator On New Charges

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 24, 2018
Edward Cebada
 
From the Attorney General’s Office:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― Attorney General Hector Balderas announced Wednesday that he has indicted Edward Cebada, a convicted felon and registered sex offender on new charges of rape of a child.

A grand jury charged Cebada Thursday with multiple counts of Criminal Sexual Penetration of a Minor, Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor, and Aggravated Battery.

“As Attorney General, I’m disgusted and angered that a convicted sex offender is alleged to have harmed another child in our community,” Balderas said. “I will aggressively
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