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NMSP Launch Police Sobriety Checkpoints And Saturation Patrols Across New Mexico In June

Sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols. File photo
 
NMSP News:
 
New Mexico State Police will be conducting sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols and registration, insurance and driver’s license checkpoints in every county across the state during the month of June.
 
NMSP is bringing awareness to these events in an effort to reduce alcohol related fatalities through continued media attention and intensive advertising. These checkpoints are helping to change society’s attitude about drinking and driving.
 
Hundreds of lives could be saved
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Albuquerque Isotopes Train With JacksonWink’s Incredible Adaptive MMA In New Partnership Today

MMA News:

 
The Albuquerque Isotopes will train 1-2 p.m. today at 301 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Ave. NE in Albuquerque with JacksonWink’s Incredible Adaptive MMA in a new partnership ahead of Friday’s MMA Night at Isotopes Park.
 
Coach Greg Jackson, Coach Mike Winklejohn and professional fighters will facilitate the training.
 
Visit https://www.incredablemma.org/ to learn more about Incredible Adaptive MMA.
 
 
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LANL Postdoctural Program Manager Mary Anne With Receives 2019 NPS Distinguished Service Award

2019 NPS Distinguished Service Award Recipient Mary Anne With

LANL News:

Mary Anne With of the Office of Partnerships and Pipeline, PPO, at Los Alamos National Laboratory is the recipient of the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA)’s 2019 Distinguished Service Award.

The community is invited to join the Los Alamos National Laboratory Fellows in a celebration of With’s incomparable contributions to the Laboratory since she joined the Postdoc program in 1991.

The event is 3-6 p.m. Tuesday, June 4 at Fuller Lodge.

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Udall And Census Director Dillingham Tour Los Lunas

U.S. Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham joins U.S. Sen. Tom Udall in Los Lunas Tuesday to discuss challenges ahead in the 2020 Census. ‘Diversity is our greatest strength—and we need to make sure every New Mexican is counted. The stakes are high,’ Udall said. Courtesy/Sen.Udall’s Office
 
U.S. Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham, center left, and U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, center right, in Los Lunas Tuesday to discuss challenges ahead in the 2020 Census. Courtesy/Sen.Udall’s Office
 
U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
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Citing Methane Waste Concerns, Conservation Groups File Protest On New Mexico Lease Sale In Permian Basin

EDF News:
 
ROSWELL The Environmental Defense Fund and The Wilderness Society have filed a formal protest of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) plans to lease parcels of public land in southeastern New Mexico’s booming Permian Basin for oil and gas development without adequate controls to limit methane waste.
 
BLM estimates this sale, and ones like it, over the next 20 years could add up to 6,000 new wells to the Carlsbad region. This development could lead to the waste of $16.5 million worth of natural gas per year over the next decade, and add over 81,000 tons of harmful pollution
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Weekly Fishing Report: May 29

By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post

The crazy weather continues here in the Southwest. The temperature dipped  perilously close to freezing last week and some people complained about losing some tomato plants.

Fortunately, it didn’t appear to damage the fruit crop. It looks like a great year. Cherries should be the first fruit to appear at the Farmers Market.

The wind at times was terrible last week and makes for difficult fishing conditions. Mornings are usually calmer than afternoons and evenings.

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DNCU Named Among Healthiest Credit Unions In US

DNCU News:
 
SANTA FE — DepositAccounts.com, a subsidiary of LendingTree, has released its list of the 2019 Top 200 Healthiest Credit Unions in America.
 
Del Norte Credit Union (DNCU), New Mexico’s hometown financial cooperative, made the cut out of more than 5,000 credit unions nationwide.
 
“It is such an honor to have our credit union recognized among the top 200 healthiest in America.” DNCU CEO/President Chuck Valenti said. “Being part of this list shows our commitment to excellence and financial stability.”
 
DepositAccounts.com evaluates the financial health
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FBI: Tohatchi Man Gets 240 Months For Kidnapping

FBI News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE Ryan Thompson, 32, of Tohatchi, N.M. was sentenced in federal court to 240 months in prison for kidnapping and sexually assaulting his former girlfriend within the boundaries of the Navajo Nation.
 
Thompson previously entered a guilty plea to these charges Feb. 5, 2019. According to court documents, Thompson kidnapped the victim and her child Nov. 15, 2017 at a gas station in Gallup. Thompson then drove them to a remote location where he brutally beat and sexually assaulted the victim throughout the night. Thompson confined the victim and her child for a
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Mid-Century Santa Fe Announces 2019 Student Art And Design Competition Winners

Nika Feldman. XXXL, 2017. Embroidery, recycled T-shirts, aluminum can tabs. 40 inches x 35 inches. Photograph courtesy of the artist.
 
Derayna DeClay (White Mountain Apache). Apache Dawn, 2019. Acrylic. 6 feet x 5 feet. Photograph courtesy of the artist.
 
MCSF News:
 
SANTA FE — The Mid-Century Santa Fe collaboration is proud to announce the 2019 Student Art and Design Competition award recipients.
 
The competition honors Lloyd Kiva New (Cherokee), Alexander Girard, and Georgia O’Keeffe’s influence and contributions to New Mexico’s textile, fashion, and visual
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New Mexico State Auditor Brian Colón Launches Special Audit Of $1.7 Million In Settlement Payments By GSA

State Auditor Brian Colón  

 

STATE News:

 

ALBUQUERQUE – This morning State Auditor Brian Colón announced the launch of a special audit to conduct an investigative examination of $1.7 million in settlement payouts by the General Services Department.

 

The special audit was designated as a result of severe allegations regarding the process in which GSD handled the settlement payouts. Auditor Colón issued the following statement on the matter:

 

“These expenditures represent large sums of taxpayer money disbursed by the General Services Department. I’m Read More

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