Hundreds Of Immigrants To March & Rally In Santa Fe Today
From Somos Acción:
SANTA FE—Today, Somos Acción and over a dozen organizations will host this year’s Immigrant and Workers’ Day of Action, a powerful day of advocacy, resistance and solidarity.
Hundreds will march and rally to honor immigrants’ invaluable contributions to New Mexico and demand stronger protections for immigrant workers and their families.
The event will include powerful immigrant speakers from across New Mexico. legislators, and the voices of community leaders and advocates. After the march and rally, participants will engage in lobby visits to support a host of pro-immigrant Read More
State Police Investigating OIS Involving The Grants Police Department And Cibola County Sheriff’s Office
NMSP News:
GRANTS — Feb. 1, 2025, the New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau was requested by the Grants Police Department and Cibola County Sheriff’s Office to investigate an officer-involved shooting (OIS) involving officers from both the Grants Police Department and Cibola County Sheriff’s Office.
State Police agents learned that at approximately 10:33 p.m., a Be On the Look Out (BOLO) was given to surrounding law enforcement agencies asking for assistance in locating a vehicle described as a black sports utility vehicle. The driver of the vehicle was reportedly involved in Read More
Robinson: Dems Snub Medical Malpractice Reform
By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
Long before the legislative session started, a full-page ad accosted readers with this headline: “Medical corporations & insurance companies blame patients harmed by medical malpractice for the healthcare crisis so they can distract us from the billions of dollars in profit that go to their out-of-state corporate headquarters.”
Whoa! Nobody is blaming patients who are victims of medical malpractice. And, looking at New Mexico’s ragged hospital network, there’s more red ink than black ink.
The New Mexico Medical Society Read More
Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard Receives Luminaria Award For Bringing Land Office Into 21st Century
Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard
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SANTA FE – On Tuesday, Feb. 4, Conservation Voters New Mexico (CVNM) will present New Mexico’s Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richards with its Luminaria Award. The annual award recognizes pro-conservation champions in New Mexico who lead the way to a better New Mexico for air, land, water, wildlife and communities.
In announcing the Award, CVNM CEO Demis Foster shared the following Read More
Posts From The Road: Cleveland Roller Mill
Cleveland Roller Mill: The Cleveland Roller Mill is in the tiny village of Cleveland in Mora County. The three story adobe structure still contains all milling equipment. At the end of the building is a cast iron water wheel 18-feet-6-inches high, which powers the milling equipment. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Mill Entrance: The Cleveland Roller Mill is now a private museum. The entrance to the museum looks much like it has for decades when the mill was in operation. The museum is a 501(c)(3)organization that provides history of the mill, wheat farming in Mora County and the history Read More
Dannemann: A Harder Line On Teenage Criminals
By MERILEE DANNEMANN
Triple Spaced Again
We remember the murder of a five-year-old girl in 2023, shot in a drive-by incident that was motivated by a dispute between the shooter and another teenager. It still breaks our hearts. That is partly because the little girl, Galilea Samaniego, was an innocent child who was victimized by accident. But it also would have also been tragic if the shooter had murdered the teenage boy who was his intended target.
Another heartbreaking story – last year a gang of young men, older than teenage, murdered Froyland Villegas, age 11, who was on his way home from a ball Read More
Punxsutawney Phil Makes 2025 Groundhog Day Prediction
Perhaps the world’s most beloved groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil made his 2025 Groundhog Day prediction early this morning after spotting his shadow – six more weeks of winter. Photo by Julie Habiger Read More
Local At Large Chapter President To Attend National Federation Of The Blind Seminar In Washington, D.C.
By JANET MONTOYA
NFBNM At Large Chapter President
White Rock Resident
The Los Alamos, White Rock and surrounding communities have been greatly supportive of the fundraising activities hosted by the Bathtub Row Brewery for the National Federation of the Blind, (NFB).
The NFB was started in 1940 and is the transformative membership and advocacy organization of blind Americans.
Our belief message is this:
- The National Federation of the Blind advances the lives of its members and all blind people in the United States. We know that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future.
Schools, Teachers, Students Weigh In On Phone Lock Bill
Whitney Holland, president of New Mexico’s teachers union, gives testimony in support of Senate Bill 11 during a hearing at the state Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. Photo by Michael G. Seamans/The New Mexican
Sen. Crystal Brantley, R-Elephant Butte, presents Senate Bill 11, which discourages cellphones in classrooms, during a committee meeting at the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. Photo by Michael G. Seamans/The New Mexican
By ANDRÉ SALKIN
The Santa Fe New Mexican
The education community, which has been grappling for years with the detriments of disruptive classroom phone use, Read More
NJROTC Heading To Arizona For Regional Competition!
Cadets showing off their awards at the qualifier drill meet in Albuquerque. Courtesy/NJROTC
By Chief Aron Ayers, USN (Ret)
Senior Naval Science Instructor
Los Alamos High School
Los Alamos NJROTC is one step closer to nationals after a stellar performance at the Area 20 East Qualifier Drill Meet in November. The cadets gave their all in every event at Highland High School. Topper Company demonstrated their strength across multiple categories, earning 1st place in Physical Fitness and several 3rd place finishes, ultimately securing 3rd place overall.
This impressive result earned them Read More