FBI: Navajo Man Gets Two Years In Prison For Abusing Child
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Wilson Davis, 25, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced Feb. 23 in federal court to two years in prison for sexually abusing a child in Indian Country.
Upon completion of his prison sentence, Davis will be subject to five years of supervised release and will be required to register as a sex offender.
Davis pleaded guilty to the offense Oct. 22, 2020. In his plea agreement, Davis admitted to engaging in sexual activity with the victim, who he knew was a minor. At the time of the abuse, the victim was younger than 16 years old. Davis committed the offense in McKinley Read More
DOE/NNSA Awards $57.5 Million Phase 1 Contract To Nuclear Fuel Services For Uranium Purification And Conversion
DOE/NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration’s (DOE/NNSA) efforts to modernize capabilities and facilities at the Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12), on Feb. 26, 2021, DOE/NNSA awarded a $57.5 million Phase 1 contract to Nuclear Fuel Services (NFS) for the design and pilot demonstration of highly enriched uranium (HEU) conversion and purification services.
This contract serves as a bridging strategy to enable Y-12 to develop and implement more modern technologies with improved efficiency and safety to carry Read More
Simonich: Aint No Sunshine In New Mexico’s ‘Dummy Bills’
Rep. Mimi Stewart
By MILAN SIMONICH
SFNM
It should be clear by now what word in politics is the most overused and overrated.
“Transparent” laps the field of insincere clichés by seven furlongs.
Even when those in power are larding the agenda with vague, dense or surprise proposals, they will brag about how transparent they are.
You say you want hard evidence? Look no further than your fenced-in state Capitol. It’s a place where all 112 legislators will look you in the eye and say they stand for transparent government.
Then review their proposals. A total of 78 bills this session all carry an identical Read More
Chart 351 COVID-19 In New Mexico Feb. 28, 2021
New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 245 New Cases, Total Now 185,132 With 16 New Deaths And 146,013 Patients Recovered
Today’s update includes 16 more deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reports today’s most recent cases:
- 91 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 5 new cases in Chaves County
- 3 new cases in Colfax County
- 5 new