State

NNSA Delivers Annual Reports To Congress On Progress For Stockpile Stewardship/Nonproliferation

by

NNSA News:

  • NNSA Delivers Annual Reports To Congress On Progress For Stockpile Stewardship And Nuclear Nonproliferation

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) released Monday the annual reports outlining the strategic direction for two of its vital and enduring missions—maintaining a safe, secure and effective nuclear deterrent and reducing the threat of nuclear proliferation and terrorism.

These reports are key planning documents for the nuclear security enterprise and guide program activities to ensure U.S. national Read More

Los Alamos County Sheriff Arrests Sex Offender Today

by

James Jeremiah Dyson

LACSO News:

Los Alamos County Sheriff Marco Lucero arrested James Jeremiah Dyson this afternoon in Santa Fe and charged him with two felony counts of fleeing the jurisdiction and failing to register under the Sex Offenders Registration and Notification Act  NMSA 29-11-A-4(G)(H).

Dyson, 41, registered as a sex offender May 26, 2015 and was last known to be living at 954 Capulin Road in Los Alamos. He fled the county following a police raid on his residence in January of this year. He is being held in Santa Fe on federal charges.

Dyson will be remanded into the Sheriff’s Read More

Governor Visits Los Alamos To Highlight $32 Million In Water And Transportation Upgrades Around LANL

by

New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez this morning, at the White Rock Y on N.M. 4, highlighting $32 million in water and infrastructure upgrades around LANL. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
 
STATE News:
 
Gov. Susana Martinez highlighted $32 million in water and infrastructure upgrades around Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) during press conference this morning at the White Rock Y on N.M. 4.
 
These funds provide for Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs) based on settlement agreements between New Mexico and the U.S. Department
Read More

The American Lion: Pumas At The New Mexico Wildlife Center

by

Mountain lion kittens at the NM Wildlife Center in Espanola. Courtesy photo
 
Orphaned mountain lion kitten at the NM Wildlife Center. Courtesy photo
 
By KATHERINE EAGLESON
NM Wildlife Center

Historically this powerful predator claimed a range that covered most of the New World. The only other mammal that covered more territory and flourished in as many environments was Homo sapiens. Nearly all of the Western Hemisphere was home to the mountain lion (cougar, catamount, puma, painter).  By the 1900s the other top predator in its range had managed to extirpate it from the eastern Read More

Lunch With A Leader Features Gene Grant April 19

by

New Mexico In Focus Host Gene Grant
 
LWVLA News:
 
The League of Women Voters of Los Alamos will hold its monthly Lunch with a Leader at 11:40 a.m. Tuesday, April 19 at Mesa Public Library.
 
Gene Grant is the featured speaker/ Grant is in his 10th year as host of The Line on New Mexico in Focus. His show airs at 7 p.m. each Friday on PBS. In addition to hosting duties, he also has reported for the PBS NewsHour on six occasions. Grant was a longtime columnist for the Albuquerque Tribune before doing the same for the Albuquerque Journal and Weekly Alibi.
 
He has contributed articles
Read More

New Mexico Museum Of Natural History Foundation Announces Retirement Of President/CEO Jotina Trussell

by

Jotina Trussell
 
NMMNH News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Museum of Natural History (NMMNH) Foundation has announced the retirement of Jotina Trussell effective June 30, 2016.
 
Trussell will be completing her 27th year with the foundation having served as special events coordinator, director of development, and the last 13 years as president and chief executive officer.
 
As the special events coordinator she introduced the NMMNH Foundation’s signature fundraising event, Chocolate Fantasy, which in its 25th year remains one of New Mexico’s
Read More

IRS: ‘Tax Design Challenge’ Begins Soon

by

IRS News:
 
PHOENIX ― The Internal Revenue Service has announced the upcoming start of its first Tax Design Challenge crowdsourcing competition to encourage innovative ideas for the taxpayer experience of the future.
 
The effort, being done in coordination with the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), is a crowdsourcing competition open to the public. The competition will engage teams of designers, developers, and innovative thinkers across the U.S. to envision options for taxpayer interactions.
 
“Crowdsourcing is a new activity for the IRS, but we believe working
Read More

New Mexico Ranks 32.5 Percent For Health Policies

by

YMCA News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― New Mexico garnered 65 out of 200 points, or a 32.5 percent, in a report card issued by the Safe Routes to School National Partnership that was released today. The report graded all states on its policies that support physical activity.
 
The nonprofit Safe Routes to School National Partnership reviewed each state on policies that support walking, bicycling, active kids and active communities, which includes “Complete Street” design and National Association of City Transportation Officials standards. The
Read More