FBI: Man Wearing Dodgers Cap Robs Albuquerque Bank
Anyone who recognizes this thief is asked to contact the FBI at (505)889-1300 or Albuquerque Metro Crime Stoppers, anonymously, at (505)843-STOP. Tips also may be submitted online at tips.fbi.gov. Courtesy/FBI
FBI News:
An armed man wearing a black Los Angeles Dodgers baseball cap robbed a northeast Albuquerque bank at approximately 9:55 a.m. today at Chase Bank, 340 Eubank Boulevard NE.
The suspect is described as a Hispanic male, heavy set, approximately 40 years old and about 5’6″ tall.
He wore a black baseball cap with the letter “D” on the front, a new era Los Angeles Dodgers Read More
More Than 8,000 Pounds Of Litter Removed From New Mexico Waterways During 2021 World Cleanup Day
- New Mexico Tourism Department worked with communities to plan and promote cleanup events throughout the state
Scientists Build Atlas Of Ocean’s Oxygen-Starved Waters
Courtesy/MIT
MIT News:
Life is teeming nearly everywhere in the oceans, except in certain pockets where oxygen naturally plummets and waters become unlivable for most aerobic organisms.
These desolate pools are “oxygen-deficient zones,” or ODZs. And though they make up less than 1 percent of the ocean’s total volume, they are a significant source of nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas. Their boundaries can also limit the extent of fisheries and marine ecosystems.
Now MIT scientists have generated the most detailed, three-dimensional “atlas” of the largest ODZs in the world. The new Read More
New Mexico Supreme Court Rules Arrest By Volunteer Reserve Deputy Was Constitutionally Unreasonable
Post file photo
NM Supreme Court News:
SANTA FE – A volunteer reserve deputy’s arrest of a suspected drunken driver violated New Mexico constitutional protections against unreasonable searches and seizures, the state Supreme Court ruled today.
The arrest also violated a state a law authorizing only commissioned, salaried peace officers to make arrests for misdemeanor motor vehicle-related offenses.
The Court unanimously reversed a divided decision of the state Court of Appeals that would have allowed prosecutors to use evidence obtained from the unauthorized arrest of Somer D. Wright Read More
Senator Tallman Pre-Files Bill To Repeal Tax On Social Security Income For 90 Percent Of New Mexico Seniors
Think New Mexico News:
Sen. Bill Tallman (D-Albuquerque) has pre-filed a bill to repeal the state tax on Social Security income for 90 percent of New Mexico seniors and make up for the reduction in state revenue by increasing taxes on cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and other tobacco products.
The bill was developed by the nonpartisan think tank Think New Mexico, which recommended this reform in a 2019 policy report.
The pre-filed bill is designed to be revenue neutral to the state and to bring New Mexico’s taxes on seniors more in line with other states while reducing youth consumption of tobacco. Read More
NCRTD Announces Martin Luther King Holiday Closure
RTD News:
The North Central Regional Transit District (RTD) has announced that the RTD “Blue Buses” will not be in service Monday, Jan. 17, in observance of the Martin Luther King holiday.
The exception will be the 255 RTD Mountain Trail route to Ski Santa Fe, which will operate.
About North Central Regional Transit District:
The RTD provides fare-free bus service to an area that encompasses more than 10,000 square miles of north central New Mexico including the counties of Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Santa Fe and Taos, the Eight Northern Pueblos and the Jicarilla Apache Nation.
For more information, Read More
Prostate Cancer Support Association Of New Mexico Announces Meeting Topics For 2022
Prostate Cancer Support Association News:
The Prostate Cancer Support Association of New Mexico has announced topics for its first six organization meetings of 2022.
The free meetings, held virtually until further notice, begin at 12:30 p.m. on the first and third Saturdays of each month.
Login information is available the Tuesday prior to each meeting on the support group’s website.
Schedule and topics:
- Jan. 15: Presentation on Medicaid & Medicare – Tonia Bateman, Business Office Director, New Mexico Cancer Center
- Feb. 5: Presentation on Sex & Intimacy – Sara Sattler, National
National Science Foundation Funds New Project To Coordinate Research Across Disciplines & Countries
Principal Investigator Kasantha Moodley
NSF News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $300,000 to the Network on the Digital Economy and the Environment (nDEE) — an initiative of the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) and the Yale School of the Environment—and the University of California Berkeley to support research to better understand the energy and environmental (E&E) impacts of digital technologies.
The two-year grant, supported by NSF’s Directorate for Engineering and Directorate for Computer Information Science and Engineering, is designed Read More
EMNRD Oil Conservation Division Settles Enforcement Action With Hilcorp Energy Company
OCD Director Adrienne Sandoval
EMNRD News:
SANTA FE — The Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department’s (EMNRD) Oil Conservation Division (OCD) announces that it has settled a notice of violation (NOV) issued to Hilcorp Energy Company (Hilcorp) for failing to comply with conditions of approved remediation plans and failure to submit quarterly reporting documentation and remediate at six Soil Vapor Extraction (SVE) sites in northwest New Mexico.
To settle the alleged violations, Hilcorp agreed to pay a civil penalty of $932,500 and take actions to correct the violations and prevent Read More
National Wildlife Federation: Proposed Chaco Canyon Protections Will Safeguard Sacred Indigenous Sites
NWF News:
SANTA FE — A proposed buffer zone around Chaco Culture National Historical Park will ban oil and gas development that threatens wildlife, sacred Indigenous sites, clean air and drinking water.
The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) applauds the Biden Administration for listening to local communities about the withdrawal of oil and gas leasing on federal lands around Chaco Canyon, as well as pledging to engage in further meaningful Tribal consultation before taking action.
“Chaco Canyon tells the story of the rich history, culture, spirituality, and resilience of Indigenous Read More
New Mexico [External Sources]
- ‘Asha’ the Mexican grey wolf featured in children’s book - KRQE News 13
- Kira Miner: Another sunny spring day Wednesday - KOB 4
- KRQE Newsfeed: New video, City survey, Warmer temperatures, Bird flu, Zozobra gloomies - KRQE News 13
- Unseasonably warm temperatures return around New Mexico - KRQE News 13
- Justice David K. Thomson New Mexico Supreme Court - Cibola Citizen
- U.s.attorney's Office, District Of New Mexico - Cibola Citizen