LA Wild And Pojoaque Venom Faceoff As Minors Softball 2026 Season Comes To A Close
LA Wild and Pojoaque Venom Team, front row from left, Kiana Salazar, Amelia Leyba, Kamilah Lujan, Mila Branch, Porscha Sanchez, Audrey Artnak, Hayden Anderson, Morgan Stewart, and Natalie Rodarte. Center row from left, Flora Samuel, Ayriss Maestas, Ayla Bustos, Tessa Maes, Adalynn Pacheco, Addison Lowe, Ava Zadina, Addison Martinez, Maren Hanson, and Gemma Gutierrez. Back row from left, Coaches Loren Maes, Kim Sanchez, Julian Sanchez, Adam Branch, Shawn Lowe, and Joe Artnak. Not pictured, Emery Apperson, Rebekah Silva, and Coach Ric Rodarte. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
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State To Hold First Listening Session On Black Student Success In New Mexico June 11
NMPED News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico will hold its first statewide community listening session June 11 to hear directly from students, families and community centers about how schools can better support Black education across the state.
Co-hosted by the New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) and the New Mexico Office of African American Affairs, the event will be held from 6-8 p.m. at the African American Performing Arts Center (AAPAC) in Albuquerque. All community members are invited. A virtual participation option will also be available.
The listening session is designed to identify Read More
Scenes From Friday Summer Concert Featuring Gonzalo
Scene from the Summer Concert Friday evening at Ashley Pond Park. Headliner Gonzalo was born and raised in Las Vegas, N.M. He has earned his place in New Mexico Music having performed for decades and he has received six Los 15 Grandes De Nuevo Mexico Awards and 24 New Mexico Hispano Music Awards. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
Scene from the Summer Concert Friday evening at Ashley Pond Park. Headliner Gonzalo Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
Scene from the Summer Concert Friday evening at Ashley Pond Park with headliner Gonzalo. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
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Tales Of Our Times: ‘Context’ Improves Policymaking
Tales Of Our Times
By JOHN BARTLIT
New Mexico Citizens
for Clean Air & Water
‘Context’ Improves Policymaking
“Facts” in the news depend hugely on context. Yet, news has little time for context (i.e., how facts relate). Through the years, many have observed that, at its core, the news is designed to lack context. In the early 1900s, famed newswriter Ben Hecht put it this way: “Trying to determine what is going on in the world by reading newspapers is like trying to tell the time by watching the second hand of a clock.”
Hecht reveals both the prime strength and weakness of news reporting. For quick Read More
Daily Postcard: Fountain Enhances Beauty Of Ashley Pond
Daily Postcard: The fountain enhances the beauty of Ashley Pond early Friday evening. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
New Mexico Supreme Court Reverses First-Degree Murder Conviction Of Roman Cerna For 2020 Fatal Shooting
State Supreme Court News:
The New Mexico Supreme Court has reversed the first-degree murder conviction of Roman Cerna for a fatal shooting in 2020 outside of an Albuquerque smoke shop, and ordered the Second Judicial District Court to enter a judgment for second-degree murder.
Click here to read the decision in State v. Cerna, S-1-SC-40598. Read More
SFCC Opens UNHOUSED Exhibition With Event June 11
Scene of a 2025 Santa Fe Community College opening reception for the unhoused community. Courtesy/SFCC
Scene of a 2025 Santa Fe Community College opening reception for the unhoused community. Courtesy/SFCC
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College’s (SFCC) Art on Campus will open UNHOUSED, an exhibition of artwork made by members of Santa Fe’s unhoused community, with a festive opening reception 4-6 p.m. Thursday, June 11, in the Dean’s Gallery, in the lobby of the Fine Arts Center on campus at 6401 Richards Ave.
The opening is free to the public. All artwork in the exhibition is available Read More
Sam Houston State University College Of Osteopathic Medicine Receives Award To Bring Artificial Intelligence Into Residency Training
SHSU News:
HUNTSVILLE — Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (SHSU-COM) has been awarded $25,000 through the Innovations in Graduate Medical Education (GME) Development Grant from the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM).
The three-year award will support a new initiative, AI Across Residency, focused on bringing artificial intelligence training into residency programs.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already showing up in healthcare, helping with diagnosis, patient communication and everyday clinical work. But while many Read More
Scenes Of Quemazón Jazz Combo At Co-op Showcase
The Quemazón Jazz Combo entertaining the crowd Friday at the third show of the Co-op Summer Showcase Series at Co-op Park at 1010 Central Ave. The Quemazón Jazz Combo is the flagship ensemble of The Santa Fe Symphony’s Jazz Project. It is one of The Symphony’s 27 after-school programs – including orchestras, choirs, mariachi ensembles, chamber groups, and early childhood programming – that serve students in Los Alamos and Santa Fe. The Quemazón Jazz Combo includes guitarist Ethan Fox, bassist León Garcia Rivera, saxophonist Elliot Gaunt, bass clarinetist Sara Khan, saxophonist Antonio Read More
USDA Forest Service And NMRECA Collaborate On Statewide Powerline Permit Guidance Across New Mexico National Forests
USDA News:
SANTA FE — The USDA Forest Service and the New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative Association, in coordination with New Mexico’s rural electric cooperatives, have developed a new statewide framework designed to improve consistency, coordination, and efficiency for powerline utility special use permits across National Forest System lands in New Mexico.
The initiative comes at a critical time as rural communities, electric cooperatives, and federal land managers face increasing wildfire risks, aging infrastructure challenges, and growing demands for reliable electric Read More
SFCC Art On Campus To Host Free Lecture ‘The Bed As A Universe: Frida Kahlo’s Intimate Spaces’ Friday June 26
Art historian and professor Carlos Rovelo will present a lecture as part of Frida Fest and will talk about the commemorative bed art installation created at SFCC, noon to 1 p.m. Friday, June 26. Courtesy/SFCC
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College’s (SFCC) Art on Campus will host a free lecture, “The Bed as Universe: Frida Kahlo’s Intimate Spaces” presented by art historian and professor Carlos Rovelo from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, June 26, in the Jemez Rooms on campus at 6401 Richards Ave. The lecture is part of the Second Annual Frida Fest, June 26-28.
Rovelo’s lecture will explore Frida Read More
FBI: Three Inmates Charged In Brutal Assault On Correction Officer At Doña Ana County Detention Center Face 20 Years
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Three inmates accused of violently attacking a correction officer assisting the U.S. Marshals Service at the Doña Ana County Detention Center have been charged federally after the officer was beaten unconscious and tased during a 22-second assault.
According to court documents, May 11, 2026, John Doe was assisting the U.S. Marshal Service as a correction officer at the Doña Ana County Detention Center when he walked up the stairs to the top level to monitor six inmates who were supposed to be locked in their cells, including a federal inmate whom John Doe was required Read More
Local Author Octavio Ramos To Hold Book Signing Today
Local author Octavio Ramos, center, appears on the radio with Mike Trujillo and radio personality TJ Trout to discuss his new graphic comic book ‘Cuentos Infernales’. From 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. today, May 30, Ramos will hold a book signing at Don’s Paperback Book Exchange in Albuquerque. Illustrator Paul Ziomek will join Ramos from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the signing. Courtesy/Mike Trujillo
Local Author Octavio Ramos at a recent book signing at Scum Pit Comics in Albuquerque. Photo by Gloria Ramos Read More
Op-Ed: The Facts About Project Jupiter’s Water Usage
By JULIA ROBIN
Head of Infrastructure Planning and Sourcing
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
In southern New Mexico, water is a precious resource that touches everything. It touches families and businesses. It touches agriculture and the food we eat. It touches public health and safety.
And ultimately, it touches the region’s long-term future. We take our responsibility to preserve water very seriously, so we want to help clarify and correct the record about the Project Jupiter’s water use. We updated the project’s power design last month and want to give residents of Doña Ana County the most Read More
Still Time To Register For Los Alamos Elks Lodge Annual Charity Golf Tournament
Los Alamos Elks Lodge News:
There’s still time to register for the annual Los Alamos Elks Lodge #2083 Charity Golf Tournament. This year’s tournament will be held on Friday, June 12 at the Los Alamos Golf Course. Golf will start at 9 a.m., followed by a luncheon and other festivities at the Elks Lodge, 1601 Trinity Drive.
Player registration is $130/player or $520/team and includes entry into golf scramble, greens fees, golf cart and lunch.
Go to www.bpoe2083.org to register or click the QR code above.
Proceeds will fund a local child’s wish through the Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Mexico, with Read More
Pinon Park Pool In White Rock Closed Until Further Notice
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Aquatic Division is sad to announce that the Pinon Park Pool will be closed until further notice, due to a lack of hot water for showers, which is a state requirement for the facility.
Staff would like to encourage patrons to visit the Leisure Lagoon from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, Saturday, May 30 at the Aquatic Center.
Los Alamos County is dedicated to getting this situation resolved as quickly as possible. For further updates and information, please visit the Los Alamos County Website or contact the Aquatic Center at 505.662.8170. Read More
County: Construction To Begin June 1 On Phase 3 Of Jemez Mountain Fire Protection Project
An excavator digging a water line trench during Phase 2 of the JMFPP. Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County has announced that construction will begin Monday, June 1, on Phase 3 of the Jemez Mountain Fire Protection Project (JMFPP).
This final phase will involve heavy machinery moving large equipment for the construction of four water booster stations.
The County asks motorists to avoid using Camp May Road from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The County thanks the community for its cooperation as the work continues toward completion of the JMFPP. Read More
Obituary: Jeffrey Dale Parkinson May 22, 1963 – May 16, 2026
JEFFREY DALE PARKINSON May 22, 1963 – May 16, 2026
Jeffrey Dale Parkinson, 62, passed away from heart failure on May 16, 2026, in Neiva, Huila, Colombia. He was born on May 22, 1963, in Los Alamos, New Mexico, to Joseph Lynn and Bonnie Joy Parkinson.
Growing up in Los Alamos, Jeff developed a lifelong passion for the outdoors. He spent countless hours backpacking, hunting, and fishing, creating cherished memories with his father and brothers. A proud Hilltopper, he graduated from Los Alamos High School in 1981.
Jeff went on to pursue higher education, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Information Read More
Daily Postcard: Beautiful Clouds Viewed From White Rock
Daily Postcard: The beauty of the clouds viewed Wednesday from White Rock. Photo by VaLynn Purvis Read More
Determan Endorses Katharine Clark For Secretary Of State
By ANDREA DETERMAN
Former Chair
Los Alamos Democratic Party
The choice in New Mexico’s Secretary of State race is clear—competence or chaos.
Secretary of State is an operations job. It requires judgment, transparency, preparation, and leadership when pressure is highest.
On Monday, a State Auditor-directed special audit documented governance and transparency failures in Doña Ana County government, including findings involving the Clerk’s Office. Auditors identified incomplete official records, missing supporting documents, and transparency failures that reduced the public’s Read More