Public Safety

FBI: Husband And Wife Charged With Assaulting Metropolitan Police Officers During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

Mark Middleton, 52, of Forestburg, Texas, and Jalise Middleton, 51, also of Forestburg, Texas were arrested Wednesday and charged with assaulting two police officers and other crimes. Courtesy/FBI

FBI News:

  • ‘Couple Repeatedly Struck Officers in Attempt to Breach Capitol Barricades’

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Wednesday, April 21, a Texas couple was arrested for assaulting two Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers, as well as other crimes, during the Jan. 6 breach on the U.S. Capitol that disrupted a Joint Session of the U.S. Congress in the process of affirming Presidential election Read More

Grant: Embrace Your Suffering With Friendliness

By ELIZABETH GRANT, LPCC
Los Alamos

Depression is wretched, even traumatic for some. However, with practice, we can accelerate our rate of healing from a depressive episode and even transform its darkness into meaningful change if we cultivate a self-compassionate approach to our suffering.  

The recent Megan Markel interview illuminates one strong point regarding depression. Whether you live in a castle or a condo, no one is immune from depression. It’s a universal condition. When people in influential positions share their suffering, it helps to deflate the shame and stigma that exists Read More

New Mexico State Land Office Files Lawsuit To Clean Up Massive Abandoned Oil And Gas Site In McKinley County

This map shows the location of expired leases and inactive wells. Courtesy/State Land Office 

State Land Office News:

SANTA FE — In honor of Earth Day Thursday, April 22, the New Mexico State Land Office filed its 16th lawsuit in its ongoing Accountability and Enforcement Program.

The Accountability and Enforcement Program, launched in November 2020, is a historic, agency-wide programmatic approach being undertaken to ensure oil and gas companies, and other lease holders, honor their contractual promise to operate and close out responsibly.

“At the core of our Accountability and Enforcement Read More

Scenes From Los Alamos Mass Vaccination Clinic Today

Scene of Nambe Drugs and Los Alamos County personnel assisting community members as they arrive today at the Los Alamos Mass Vaccination Clinic in Griffith Gymnasium at Los Alamos High School. Approximately 1,200 Pfizer vaccines were secured for this event. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Scene of Nambe Drugs and Los Alamos County personnel assisting community members check in today at the Los Alamos Mass Vaccination Clinic in Griffith Gym. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Nambe Co-owner Thomas Lovett RPh prepares to vaccinate the next person in line today at the at the Los Alamos Read More

Heinrich, Luján Vote To Pass COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As hate crimes and violence targeted against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) in the U.S. rise, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján voted to pass the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act.

The Senate passed the bill today by a vote of 94-1.

Wednesday, April 21, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) announced a bipartisan agreement on language amending the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act. The substitute bill language is available here.

“It is all too clear that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are facing Read More

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