Public Safety

New Mexico COVID-19 Cases Now At 20,388 With 3 New Deaths And 8,015 Patients Recovered

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STATE News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 255 additional positive tests for COVID-19.

Los Alamos County has another new case bringing today’s total to 18 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.

Today’s update announces 3 additional deaths reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.

The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:

  • 63 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 17 new cases in Chaves County
  • 12 new cases in Cibola County
  • 6 new cases in Curry County
  • 22 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 3 new cases in Eddy County
  • 1 new case in Grant
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New Mexico Renews Emergency Public Health Order Today

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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham at her press conference this afternoon together with state health officials announced the state will extend its emergency public health order and keep intact existing public health restrictions and guidelines. Screenshot/LADP

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and state health officials announced this afternoon the state of New Mexico will extend its emergency public health order and keep intact existing public health restrictions and guidelines while the state continues to combat the spread of COVID-19. 

The emergency public health order retains the Read More

New Mexico Department Of Agriculture Issues Warning To Residents Not To Plant Unsolicited Foreign Seeds

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NMDA News:

LAS CRUCES – The New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) has received reports of New Mexico residents who have been mailed unsolicited foreign seeds not clearly labeled as seeds.

The seed shipments may be obscured as jewelry items.

If you are the recipient of one of these seed packets, the New Mexico Department of Agriculture is asking you not to plant them. If the seed has been planted, collect the seed prior to germination or destroy any emerging plants.  

NMDA is working closely with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of Homeland Security’s Customs Read More

Ryti: UnQuarked Board Of Appeals Decision

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By RANDALL RYTI
Vice Chair
Los Alamos County Council

I was one of the three members of the Board of Appeals convened for the UnQuarked appeal of the stop work order (red tag) placed Nov. 22, 2019.

UnQuarked was required to present substantial evidence that the County Chief Building Official (Michael Arellano) application of the red tag was arbitrary, capricious, or not in accordance with the law.

The Board unanimously denied the appeal on July 14 and we had a meeting on July 27 to approve the final minutes of the hearings. UnQuarked has appealed this decision to County Council. Given that I was member Read More

New Mexico School Meals Continue For All Students Without In-Person Learning

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NMPED News:

SANTA FE — No child will miss a school-provided meal due to remote learning to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the New Mexico Public Education Department reaffirmed Wednesday.

Since in-person instruction ended March 16, the department has provided almost 9 million meals to New Mexico children through their school districts. That will continue.

“We’re going to work as much as we can through whatever obstacles arise to get all these children fed,” said Michael A. Chavez, director of New Mexico’s National School Lunch Program.

New Mexico school children are served by two federally Read More

UNM-Los Alamos, An Attractive Opportunity

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Katie Herrmann will attend UNM-LA this fall as a full-time student, with plans to transfer to UNM-Albuquerque in the future for the 3-2 MBA program through Anderson School of Management. Photo by Ryn Herrmann

UNM-LA News:

Katie Herrmann, Los Alamos High School Class of 2020, had planned to attend The University of New Mexico (UNM) in Albuquerque this fall, beginning a 3-2 MBA program through Anderson School of Management.

Due to the ever-changing distancing restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, Herrmann decided to begin her university studies locally at UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA). Read More

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich Calls On Facebook To End Its Exemption Of Climate Denial From Fact-Checking Program

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From the Office of U.S Sen. Martin Heinrich:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is urging Facebook to end its policy of labeling climate change content as “opinion content,” creating a fact-checking exemption for climate denial.

“It is deeply disappointing to see Facebook ignoring dangerous lies and articles that spread disinformation about climate change while it aims to help its users fact check posts on other important scientific topics like the Covid-19 pandemic. By exempting climate denial from its third-party fact checking process, or labeling these lies Read More

New Mexico COVID-19 Cases Now At 20,136 With 6 New Deaths And 7,817 Patients Recovered

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STATE News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 352 additional positive tests for COVID-19.

Los Alamos County remains at 17 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.

Today’s update announces 6 additional deaths reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.

The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:

  • 87 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 14 new cases in Chaves County
  • 11 new cases in Cibola County
  • 16 new cases in Curry County
  • 38 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 3 new cases in Eddy County
  • 10 new cases in Lea County
  • 9 new cases in Lincoln County
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Chart 137: COVID-19 In New Mexico July 29

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Overall COVID-19 risk by state. The nonprofit organization Covid Act Now monitors daily diagnoses, infection rates, testing positivity, ICU headroom, and contacts traced in each state. The overall COVID-19 risk is based on these five metrics. For New Mexico, the very large number of daily diagnoses is responsible for the high risk designation. Map courtesy of mapchart.net. Source: covidactnow.org. By Eli Ben-Naim
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Project To Enhance Pedestrian And ADA Accessibility Along Trinity From Oppenheimer To 39th Postponed To Aug. 12

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COUNTY News:

The project to enhance pedestrian and ADA accessibility along Trinity Drive from Oppenheimer to 39th Street is postponed to Aug. 12, due to unforeseen circumstances.

GM Emulsions is now scheduled to begin the project Wednesday, Aug. 12.

Direct questions or comments to the Public Works Department at 505.662.8150 or email  LACPW@lacnm.us. Read More