Public Safety

UNM-LA: Panel Discussion ‘Violence Against Women In The Community: Challenges And Solutions’ Thursday

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UNM-LA News:

Kristy Nadler will present a program featuring a panel discussion of “Violence Against Women in the Community: Challenges and Solutions”

Nadler’s program is 7-9 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 25 in the Jeannette Wallace Room, Building 5 on the UNM-Los Alamos campus.

The community is invited to attend this program.

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AGU: New Research Shows Strong Indian Monsoons Steer Atlantic Hurricanes Toward Land

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Hurricane Maria near peak intensity, moving north towards Puerto Rico, Sept. 19, 2017. New research finds strong monsoons in the Indian Ocean can induce easterly winds that push Atlantic Ocean hurricanes westward, increasing the likelihood they’ll make landfall in the Americas. Courtesy/Naval Research Laboratory/NOAA
 
AGU News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Strong monsoons in the Indian Ocean can induce easterly winds that push Atlantic Ocean hurricanes westward, increasing the likelihood they’ll make landfall in the Americas, according to new research.
 
A new study finds
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Balderas Announces Kick-Off Of First Annual International Charity Fraud Awareness Week

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Attorney General Hector Balderas
 
AG News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas joined state charities regulators across the country, the National Association of State Charities Officials (NASCO) and the Federal Trade Commission to announce Monday the first annual International Charity Fraud Awareness Week (ICFAW) Oct. 22-26, 2018.
 
ICFAW is a coordinated international campaign to help charities and consumers avoid charity fraud and promote wise giving.
 
“Too often, seniors and other vulnerable populations across New Mexico are put
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Child Advocates Offer Voters Information On Candidate Positions For New Mexico Races

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By JAMES JIMENEZ, NM Voices for Children
BRIAN ETHERIDGE, MD, NM Pediatric Society
 
Democracy is “a system of government by the whole population.” By that definition, everyone’s participation is needed in order to keep a democracy alive and well. There is no act of democracy more foundational than voting. Casting a vote is more than exercising your right as a citizen. It’s about accepting the responsibility of citizenship. It’s about affirming that you are a part of something larger than yourself.
 
In much the same way, elections are about more than sending new or returning leaders
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Office Of Juvenile Justice And Delinquency Prevention Awards Over $172 Million To Support Juvenile Justice

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DOJ News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― The Office of Justice Programs today announced awards of more than $172 million in grant funding to establish and enhance state and local juvenile justice systems; provide gang prevention and intervention services; fund mentoring and reentry services for youth and families; and help states comply with the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act.
 
OJP’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded these grants to 48 states and more than 100 local jurisdictions, research and academic institutions, and other public and
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HSD To Hold Hearing On Medicaid Cuts Wednesday

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NMHSD News:
 
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Human Services Department will hold a hearing on the serious cuts the Medicaid program faces in the Centennial Care 2.0 waiver proposal 9 a.m. to noon, Wednesday at in the Rio Grande Conference Room of the Toney Anaya Building at 2550 Cerillos Road in Santa Fe.
 
The waiver proposal imposes new excessive patient premiums on low-income adults living just above the poverty line. These fees will cause thousands of New Mexicans to lose healthcare coverage.
 
The proposal would also phase out retroactive coverage, which is a protection that pays
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FBI: Roswell Woman Gets 10 Years For Trafficking Meth

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE – Monica Vega, 36, of Roswell was sentenced today in federal court in Las Cruces to 120 months in prison for her conviction on methamphetamine trafficking charges. Vega will be on supervised release for five years after completing her prison sentence.

Vega was arrested Nov. 17, 2017, on a three-count indictment charging her with methamphetamine trafficking and firearms offenses. The indictment charged Vega with possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute April 20, 2017 and Oct. 20, 2017, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime

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Microseal Project In White Rock Begins Thursday

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COUNTY News:
 
IPR, Limited crews will start the microseal project beginning Thursday on Rover Boulevard at Grand Canyon Drive heading toward Meadow Lane in White Rock.
 
They will continue down Meadow Lane looping toward Grand Canyon Drive. The project stops at Grand Canyon on Meadow Lane. Crews will be working 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., daily. All work should be completed by Oct. 29, weather permitting.
 
During the application, one lane will be closed allowing for one way traffic via a flagging operation. It is expected that the coating will cure enough to cross within 25-30 minutes
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