Top Los Alamos Locations For Viewing ‘Great Conjunction’
Local astronomer Rick Wallace shared what are likely the best locations in town for viewing Jupiter and Saturn’s great conjunction this evening within an hour after sunset. Wallace suggests viewing the event in Los Alamos from the parking lot at the Canyon Rim Trail across from the Co-op Market. If viewing from White Rock, Wallace suggests observing the great conjunction from the Overlook Park area. Here’s a projected view of how Jupiter and Saturn will look this evening through a telescope. Source:earthsky.org. Image/Rice University Read More
FBI: Las Cruces Man Charged For Making Online Threats
FBI: News:
ALBUQUERQUE – Dustin John Charles, 37, of Las Cruces was charged Thursday in federal court after an arrest for cyberstalking.
According to a criminal complaint, April 29, Charles allegedly posted a photo of a Las Cruces police officer on Facebook and stated that he was having dreams of killing the officer.
Charles allegedly sent a Facebook friend request to the officer. The officer noticed a Facebook post by Charles claiming to have captured a burglary suspect on camera. The post included a link to the photo of the officer that Charles allegedly had posted.
On Sept. 5, Charles allegedly Read More
Sen. Martin Heinrich Delivers Major Wins For New Mexico Military Bases, Laboratories And Defense Technologies
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Ranking Member of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, and co-founder of the Senate Artificial Intelligence Caucus, has secured major wins for New Mexico in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021.
The wins support New Mexico’s men and women in uniform, military installations, national laboratories, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), Artificial Intelligence and job-creating initiatives throughout Read More
Jimenez: Report Presented To New Mexico Legislative Committee Speaks To Need To Diversify Tax System
By JAMES JIMENEZ
Executive Director
New Mexico Voices for Children
We can build the kind of New Mexico we all want – one where children receive a world-class education and jobs pay a family-sustaining wage – but it means everyone must do their part.
That means having a stable and equitable tax system – one that asks the most from those who have the most and raises the money we need to educate our children and make the other investments that help drive our economy.
Tuesday’s meeting of the Revenue Stabilization & Tax Policy Committee included a sobering reminder of the urgent need to find more Read More
Conservation, Outdoor Groups Call On New Mexico Legislature To Grant Outdoor Recreation Division Budget
NMW News:
ALBUQUERQUE — New Mexico Wild and dozens of other conservation and outdoor recreation nonprofit organizations have submitted a letter urging the Senate Finance and House Appropriations and Finance Committees to support the New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Division’s (ORD) special appropriations request of $1.025 million for the Outdoor Equity Fund and $3.22 million for the Great New Mexico Trails Package.
ORD has made the appropriations requests as emergency responses to the current public health and economic crises.
“The funds requested by the Outdoor Recreation Division Read More
‘Great Conjunction’: NASA Tips To View ‘Christmas Star’
Jupiter and Saturn will appear just one-tenth of a degree apart this evening, in an event known as a ‘great conjunction’. The planets will be visible to the naked eye when looking toward the southwest about an hour after sunset. Courtesy/NASA/JPL-Caltech
By Samantha Mathewson
www.space.com
Jupiter and Saturn will align in the night sky this evening in an event astronomers call the “great conjunction” — also referred to as the “Christmas Star” — marking the planets’ closest encounter in nearly 400 years.
When Saturn and Jupiter converge tonight, the two planets may appear as a bright point of Read More
Alzheimer’s Association: New Class For Caregivers In 2021
Alzheimer’s News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The Alzheimer’s Association, New Mexico Chapter has announced a series of free online educational webinars for the first quarter of the New Year (in both Spanish and English) entitled ‘Living with Alzheimer’s for Caregivers for Caregivers.’
Presented virtually, Living With Alzheimer’s for Caregivers addresses questions that arise in the early, middle and late stages of the disease, each of which present unique challenges. Participants will hear from other caregivers and learn tips and strategies that can help at every stage. Learn what you need to know, Read More
New Mexico Tourism Department Hires Lancing Adams
Lancing Adams
NMTD News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Tourism Department (NMTD) has hired Lancing Adams to serve as Tourism Development Director, bringing years of experience from the public and private sectors to the NMTD leadership team.
Adams will rejoin NMTD as Tourism Development Director after having served as Finance Director for the department from 2012 – 2015. While in this position, Adams managed the department’s budget and helped secure funding for tourism infrastructure projects throughout the state.
“Lancing brings leadership experience and a wealth of tourism industry knowledge Read More
Chart 281: COVID-19 In New Mexico Dec. 20, 2020
The bars in this chart display the number of COVID-19 related deaths versus date, and the line shows the seven-day average. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-NaimNew Mexico Economic Development Department Releases Latest Economic Data For All 33 Counties
EDD NEWS :
SANTA FE — The Economic Development Department has published the most recent series of county economic reports with detailed economic and employment data for all of the 33 counties as well as a statewide snapshot, Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes said Friday.
The reports with a December 2020 publication date cover the first quarter of the 2021 fiscal year – July, August, and September 2020 – during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
“This community-level data, delivered in a timely and readable format, is proving valuable to small business owners, lawmakers, and local Read More
New Mexico [External Sources]
- Mitch's Kentucky outshines New Mexico for once | Local News | santafenewmexican.com - Santa Fe New Mexican
- New Mexico United to host MLS team in US Open Cup - KRQE News 13
- Montana State women further bolster backcourt with New Mexico transfer Hannah Robbins - Montana Sports
- Hannah Robbins transfers from New Mexico to Montana State - The Montana Standard
- Warm for western New Mexico, cloudy and cool east - KOAT New Mexico
- The United Family donates more than 50,000 pounds of apples across Texas and New Mexico as part of the Take a Bite Out of Hunger program - KCBD
