Public Safety

Worry About Aging Belgian Nukes

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Tihange 2 nuclear reactor. Photo by Michielverbeek – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5747203

By Homeland Security News Wire:

More micro-cracks have been discovered at the Belgian Tihange 2 nuclear reactor near the German border. safe. The worries in Germany about radiation leaks from the old reactor are strong.

Last year, the government of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, which is on the other side of the Belgian-German border, purchased iodine tablets for distribution to the public in the event of radiation leak. Belgium

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Families And School Districts Seek Court Action Against State of New Mexico

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EDUCATION News:

  • Landmark Education Suit Claims Students’ Constitutional Rights Are Being Violated

SANTA FE—A state-court trial will start Monday in a landmark education lawsuit that alleges New Mexico is violating the state constitutional rights of students placed at risk.

The trial will focus on legal claims filed by MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) and the New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty (the Center) challenging the state’s failure to provide economically disadvantaged students, English-language learners (ELL), Native Americans, and students

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White Rock Resident Bitten In Roaming Dog Incident

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White Rock resident Linda Daly’s injuries from a May 24 incident involving three roaming dogs in Pajarito Acres. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

White Rock resident Linda Daly’s injuries from a May 24 incident involving three roaming dogs in Pajarito Acres. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post

White Rock resident Linda Daly is recovering from injuries she received during a May 24 incident involving three roaming dogs in Pajarito Acres.

Daly said she was walking with her dog on a leash along her regular route

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LAFD Cadets Hear LANL History

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Los Alamos National Laboratory Historian Alan B. Carr gives a talk on the history of the Lab Friday to members of the Los Alamos Fire Department Academy in Council Chambers at the Los Alamos County Municipal Building. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

Members of the LAFD Fire Academy listen to a talk on LANL history Friday in Council Chambers at the Los Alamos County Municipal Building. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com Read More

Attorney General Hosts Annual Community Summit – ‘Protecting Tomorrow, Today’ To Address Critical Issues Facing New Mexico’s Youth

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New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas
 
STATE News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas announced the 2017 Attorney General Community Summit, “Protecting Tomorrow, Today”, will focus on critical issues facing New Mexico youth.
 
The summit will bring together experts from around New Mexico and the nation to tackle the toughest issues facing our kids today. The summit will offer free trainings to the public and breakout sessions for experts in various fields who work to make New Mexico a safer, healthier and more prosperous
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Pearce Subcommittee Hearing Targets Virtual Currency

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U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce
 
U.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce led a House Financial Services Subcommittee Thursday on Terrorism and Illicit Finance hearing entitled “Virtual Currency: Financial Innovation and National Security Implications”.
 
“Innovation revolutionizes and simplifies our lives on a daily basis. In the last 30 years, we have seen the emergence of the internet as an open source and accessible tool. Part of this revolution has been the emergence of digital financial innovation from small business lending to virtual wallets,”
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Heinrich Opening Statement At Joint Economic Committee Hearing On Opioid Crisis

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
 
SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, delivered the following statement at June 8 hearing entitled “Economic Aspects of the Opioid Crisis.”
 
In his opening remarks, Ranking Member Heinrich highlighted the impact of Medicaid cuts to substance abuse treatment and mental health care in the House Republicans’ TrumpCare bill.
 
Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery:
 
Thank you, Chairman Tiberi, and thank you to our panel
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FBI: Navajo Woman Sentenced To Prison

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FBI News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― Cornelia Tom Tapaha, 41, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Shiprock, was sentenced June 6 in Santa Fe to 24 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release for her conviction on an assault charge.
 
Tapaha was arrested in June 2016, on an indictment charging her with assault with a dangerous weapon, a vehicle, and assault resulting in serious bodily injury. The indictment alleged that Tapaha committed the crimes July 8, 2015, on the Navajo Indian Reservation in San Juan County.
 
A federal jury returned a verdict
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Another Top 10 DWI Fugitive Arrested

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Senneca Antonio

STATE News:

SANTA FE – Gov. Susana Martinez has announced that another of the state’s top 10 DWI fugitives, Senneca Antonio, was recently captured by the Farmington Police Department.

He is back behind bars on a parole violation. This was the second time that Antonio had fled supervision. He had been on the run since May 30 – just days after he was released on parole for his seventh or greater DWI offense. Antonio has been in and out of prison since 2001 for DWI and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon convictions. This is the second top 10 DWI fugitive arrested by law enforcement Read More

State Engineer Issues Order Protecting Ranchers’ Water Rights … Begins Issuing Licenses

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STATE News:

  • Engineer’s office begins issuing licenses affirming ranchers’ water rights in Lincoln National Forest

SANTA FE – Today, the New Mexico State Engineer issued an order to protect ranchers’ water rights in Lincoln National Forest.

The Engineer’s office has begun issuing licenses pursuant his order to ranchers that confirm the ranchers’ longstanding beneficial use of water to sustain their livestock. Last year, certain watering areas were closed off in Lincoln National Forest after a potentially endangered mouse was discovered.

“One of my top priorities is to protect the water Read More