NMDOT: ‘Motorcyclist Safety Is Everyone’s Safety’
Transportation Secretary Ricky Serna
NMDOT News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) reminds all motorists, Motorcyclist Safety Is Everyone’s Safety.
Summer will soon usher in more roadway travel. Safe motorcycle riding and driving practices from all road users will help reduce the number of fatalities and injuries on New Mexico roadways.
“New Mexico is a perfect place to ride,” Transportation Sec. Ricky Serna said. “The weather is great; the scenery is beautiful, and the roadways are vast. During the past legislative session, state lawmakers officially memorialized Read More
State Science Fair Results For Los Alamos Public Schools
Daniel Kim presents his project during the State Science Fair. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Twelve students from Los Alamos Public Schools participated in the New Mexico State Science Fair held earlier this month on the campus of New Mexico Tech in Socorro.
There were 11 participants in the Junior division and one participant in the Senior division
Daniel Kim, a junior at Los Alamos High School placed 1st in the Paper Competition in the Senior Division. He also received the Ocean Naval Research award and the US Stockholm, Jr. Water Prize. His project is titled “Mapping Anthropogenic Ocean Litter Read More
Los Alamos High School Juniors Maximus Posada And Luke Favorite Named Academic All-Americans
LAHS Juniors Maximus Posada, left, and Luke Favorite have been recognized as Academic All-Americans by the National Speech and Debate Organization (NSDA). Courtesy/LAPS
LAHS News:
Los Alamos High School Juniors Luke Favorite and Maximus Posada have been recognized as Academic All-Americans by the National Speech and Debate Organization (NSDA).
The Academic All-American award recognizes high school students who have earned the degree of Superior Distinction by receiving 750 NSDA points through Speech and Debate tournaments and service projects. This award also requires students Read More
EM-LA To Hold Two Public Meetings May 8-9
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) is initiating the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of continued operations of the Interim Measures (IM) to control migration of the hexavalent chromium plume beneath Sandia and Mortandad canyons at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
EM-LA will also evaluate the environmental impacts of alternatives for the final remedy for the hexavalent chromium plume.
The 2016 Compliance Order on Consent (Consent Order) between Read More
State Announces New Online Portal For New Mexicans To Access Child Support Services
HSD News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Human Services Department (HSD) today launched a new website for parents and employers to access the state’s child support program.
YES.NM.GOV makes it easier for parents and guardians to complete child support applications and manage their cases. YES.NM.GOV also makes it easier for employers to assist parents with their child support obligations.
The new user-friendly and customer-oriented website was built based on direct feedback from parents and employers participating in the program. Parents and guardians can manage their support payments, Read More
Los Alamos Students Load Books For Nine Malawi Libraries
Barranca Elementary School. Courtesy photo
Aspen Elementary School. Courtesy photo
By SHARON ALLEN
African Library Project
Friday, March 17 dawned snowy, slippery, and sloppy in Los Alamos but that could not stop the rented U-Haul truck from visiting six schools and three homes in Los Alamos to pick up boxes of books for Malawi schools!
It took six hours to load 185 boxes containing 11,154 books but K-Kids (elementary schools), Builders Club kids (LAMS) and Mountain School’s first graders enthusiastically bid their hard work (collecting and packing the books) good-bye as the boxes for the Read More
New Mexico Department of Veterans’ Services Relocates Albuquerque Office To Indian School Road
DVS News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Department of Veterans’ Services (DVS) has moved its Albuquerque satellite office to a new location: the Pinetree Corporate Center, at 4801 Indian School Road N.E./Building #2, on the second floor.
The office is about a quarter mile south of the Interstate 40, off the San Mateo Blvd. exit, and next to the HB & Lucille Horn Family YMCA Center.
“The move provides easier access to a more central location for veterans and their families in the Albuquerque metro area,” DVS Cabinet Secretary Donnie Quintana said. “He said the new location also provides more Read More
National Parks Week: Carlsbad Caverns Ranks In Top 20
DENVER — In celebration of National Parks Week, Travel Lemming released a data-backed ranking of all 63 US national parks. Carlsbad Caverns in southern New Mexico is ranked among the top 20 parks nationwide.
Travel Lemming is an online travel guide with more than 10 million annual readers. It is known for highlighting emerging and lesser-known destinations, and for the authentic guides produced by its team of dozens of local and expert travel creators.
Travel Lemming’s national parks ranking is based on an analysis of data scoring each park across six factors:
- affordability;
FBI: Woman Sentence To 37 Months For Fatal Crash
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced Wednesday that Betrina Harry Grey was sentenced to 37 months in prison.
Grey, 31, of Pinedale, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, pleaded guilty Oct. 11, 2022, to one count each of involuntary manslaughter and assault resulting in serious bodily injury. Upon her release from prison, Grey will be subject to 3 years of supervised release.
According to the plea agreement and other court Read More
State Police Checkpoints & Saturation Patrols In Counties Across New Mexico In May 2023
State Police will be conducting sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols, and registration, insurance, and driver’s license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during the month of May.
They are bringing awareness to these events to reduce impaired driving-related fatalities through continued media attention and intensive advertising.
These checkpoints are helping to change society’s attitude about driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs.
Hundreds of lives could be saved each year if every driver had the courage to make the right decision Read More
New Mexico [External Sources]
- NMSU names new interim president - KOB.com - KOB 4
- Arrests made in New Mexico, Texas prostitution ring - Carlsbad Current Argus
- New Mexico asks public to weigh in on the true cost of child care - KRQE News 13
- Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Socorro getting recreation upgrades - KRQE News 13
- Land Commissioner is right: NM oil and gas boom will continue - Las Cruces Sun-News
- Where people in New Mexico are moving to most - Albuquerque Journal