NCRTD Winter Holiday Schedule
NCRTD News:
The North Central Regional Transit District RTD Blue Buses, will not be in service Thursday, Dec. 24, Friday, Dec. 25 and Friday, Jan. 1 in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays respectively.
The RTD 255 Mountain Trail to Ski Santa Fe will operate each of those days, and now requires a reservation to ride.
For more information, visit www.RidetheBlueBus.com or call toll-free 1.866.206.0754 ext. 2 to schedule rides. Read More
Kirtland’s 58th SOW Receiving 14 Combat Rescue Helos
USAF calls its new HH-60W rescue helicopter ‘Jolly Green II’, a Vietnam-era throwback. Courtesy/USAF/Samuel King Jr.
KAFB News:
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE — The 58th Special Operations Wing at Kirtland AFB welcomed Dec. 17 the Air Force’s newest combat search and rescue helicopter, the HH-60W … “Jolly Green II”.
The “Jolly Green II” is named after the Vietnam-era HH-3E “Jolly Green” and HH-53 “Super Jolly Green”, whose crews pioneered the combat search and rescue mission and will be used to train the Air Force’s aircrew members.
“This helicopter greatly increases our capabilities to Read More
Environment Department COVID-19 Watchlist Update Dec. 17
NMED News:
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) has updated its daily Rapid Response COVID-19 Watchlist, which includes New Mexico places of employment that have had two or more rapid responses in the last 14 days.
There are currently 173 establishments on the Watchlist.
The current Rapid Response COVID-19 Watchlist and closure list, which includes all establishments that have been required to close, are posted here.
The state initiates a rapid response when it learns of a positive COVID-19 case in a workplace. The state agency initiating the rapid response will offer direction Read More
Heinrich Bill Safeguarding Tribal Items Passes Senate
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thursday, by unanimous consent on the Senate Floor, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) passed bipartisan legislation to prohibit the exporting of sacred Native American items and increase penalties for stealing and illegally trafficking Tribal cultural patrimony.
The bicameral, bipartisan Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony (STOP) Act, introduced and championed by Senators Heinrich and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), has been endorsed by organizations and Tribes across Indian Country.
The legislation will help prevent Read More
New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 1,702 New Cases, Total Now 126,045 With 48 New Deaths And 50,784 Patients Recovered
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials announced this afternoon 1,702 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Los Alamos County reports 5 more case today … the total is now 224 people who have tested positive for COVID-19.
Today’s update includes 48 new deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:
- 537 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 28 new cases in Chaves County
- 15 new cases in Cibola County
- 8 new cases in Colfax County
- 31 new cases in Curry County
- 2 new cases in De Baca County
- 140 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 38 new
Chart 278: COVID-19 In New Mexico Dec. 17, 2020
Average daily cases by county. The bars in this chart display the seven-day average number of cases per 100,000 people. Los Alamos (25.8 average cases per 100,000) and its three surrounding counties are highlighted. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
Test positivity rate by county. The bars in this chart display the average number of positive COVID-19 tests for each county in New Mexico. Los Alamos (7 percent test positivity rate) and its three surrounding counties are highlighted. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
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Sierra Club Praises Biden’s Nomination Of Rep. Deb Haaland Of New Mexico For Department Of Interior Secretary
Rep. Deb Haaland WASHINGTON, D.C. — President-elect Biden today nominated Rep. Deb Haaland of New Mexico to serve as Secretary of the Interior.
The Department of the Interior manages the country’s national parks and approximately 450 million acres of public lands, oversees wildlife and other conservation efforts, and upholds Federal trust responsibilities to Indigenous communities.
Rep. Haaland has championed the environment and public lands during her tenure in Congress and has introduced legislation to make parks and monuments more welcoming by removing Read More
Luján Thanks New Mexicans In Farewell Address To House
U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
From the Office of U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), the U.S. House Assistant Speaker, delivered his farewell address on the House floor.
In his final speech in the lower chamber, Luján thanked his family, colleagues, and constituents for their support and highlighted key victories that he secured for New Mexico’s Third Congressional District.
Luján was elected to the U.S. Senate in November 2020 and is set to be sworn in Jan. 3, 2021.
Since being elected to the House in 2008, Luján has championed efforts to create good-paying Read More
NMDGF: At Least Seven Mexican Wolf Pups Successfully Cross-Fostered Into Wild Packs
A Mexican Wolf Interagency Field Team biologist with a single wolf pup. Courtesy/IFT
New Mexico Department of Game & Fish News:
- Record number of cross-fostered pups captured and collared by field team
The Mexican Wolf Interagency Field Team (IFT) has successfully captured and radio-collared seven of this year’s cross-fostered pups, documenting record success for the program.
Last spring, members of the IFT and the Mexican Wolf Species Survival Plan cross-fostered a total of 20 genetically diverse wolf pups from captive facilities into litters of wild wolf packs.
As part of ongoing Read More
FBI: Arizona Man Gets 37 Mos. For Involuntary Manslaughter
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE – Maroquez Clah, 29, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation from Red Valley, Ariz., was sentenced Dec. 15 in federal court in Albuquerque to 37 months in prison for involuntary manslaughter.
Clah also was ordered to pay restitution of $4,500.
Clah previously pleaded guilty Sept. 21 to this offense. In his plea agreement, Clah admitted that Aug. 30, 2019, he was driving recklessly while under the influence of alcohol, which resulted in the death of the passenger in his vehicle.
The single-car incident occurred on Navajo Route 13 in Red Valley.
The FBI and the Navajo Division Read More
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