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DOJ: New Forensics Technology Group Members

DOJ News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. The Office of Justice Programs’ National Institute of Justice Wednesday announced important advances to improve federal coordination with state and local forensic science laboratories.
 
As part of this effort, the department is announcing the newly selected members of the recently created Forensic Laboratory Needs Technology Working Group (FLN-TWG). The effort underscores the department’s commitment to creating an effective network of crime labs across the country. The working group will provide objective and independent knowledge and
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Zinke Kicks Off National Parks Infrastructure Talks

Courtesy photo
 
DOI News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. Highlighting the need to repair and rebuild our parks, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke spoke Tuesday at a bi-partisan event at the Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument.
 
The focus of the event was on fixing and preserving national park infrastructure and the $11.6 billion maintenance backlog currently facing our nation’s 417 national parks. The Secretary was joined by Senators Rob Portman, Mark Warner, Lamar Alexander, Angus King, and Steve Daines, as well as representatives from the National Park Foundation,
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Nuke Protesters Gather In Los Alamos To Commemorate 73rd Anniversary Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki

Peace activist John Dear protests nuclear weapons during a rally today that started at Ashley Pond Park and included the traditional sackcloth and ashes march and sit-in along Trinity Drive. Dear spoke to the Los Alamos Daily Post about the protest saying, ‘We gather to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by calling for the closing of the Lab and the abolition of nuclear weapons … so we invite everyone to quit their jobs and become people of peace.’ Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Yosuyo Nugent from Hiroshina and now living in Santa Fe participates in today’s Read More

SFCC Announces Fall Semester Registration

SFCC News:
 
SANTA FE Santa Fe Community College registration is ongoing for the Fall semester, which begins Aug. 20. The college offers hundreds of credit classes from accounting to welding.
 
Interim president Cecilia Cervantes, Ph.D., said, “We want to make the community aware that the college realizes that many working adults are looking at ways to earn a certificate or degree. There are a variety of options such as evening, weekend and online programs that offer flexible scheduling.”
 
Students can complete many certificate programs in a year or less. A recent study by
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Thank You For Supporting National Parks

 
By KATHERINE CHESSON
Vice President, Grants and Programs
 
Thanks to all of our wonderful friends who donated, we reached our goal of $100,000. And Union Pacific Railroad matched each and every one of those dollars, bringing the total to $200,000!
 
Union Pacific Railroad’s relationship with the national parks is as old as the National Park System itself, starting with iconic western parks like Yellowstone, Zion, Grand Canyon and Death Valley, when the railroad provided access to these special places that were otherwise nearly impossible to visit. Today, as Union
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FBI: $1,000 Reward In 2017 Homicide On Navajo Nation

Donnie Wade Barney
 
FBI News:
 
The FBI is offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for a 2017 homicide on the Navajo Nation.
 
Aug. 19, 2017, Donnie Wade Barney’s body was discovered inside a hogan—a traditional Navajo hut of logs and earth—on Shadow Farm Road in Rehoboth.
 
An autopsy indicated Barney died from stab wounds to his torso.
 
Anyone with information concerning this case should contact the FBI’s Albuquerque Field Office at 505.889.1300.
 
The FBI and Navajo Nation Division
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FBI Offers $1,000 In Case Of Albuquerque Man Charged With Kidnapping Placitas Man

Jose Ramirez is wanted by the FBI and considered armed and dangerous. Courtesy/FBI

FBI News:

A federal arrest warrant has been issued for an Albuquerque man charged with a July 26, 2018 kidnapping.

Jose Ramirez, 39, was allegedly involved in the kidnapping of a Placitas man who was later freed. July 27, a federal arrest warrant was issued by the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico, after Ramirez was charged with kidnapping, carjacking, interference with commerce by threats or violence (Hobbs Act), conspiracy, and aiding and abetting.

The FBI conducted a court-authorized

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NM State Police Officer Resigns In Lieu Of Termination

Daniel Capehart. Courtesy/San Juan County ADC

NMSP News:

New Mexico State Police Ofc. Daniel Capehart, 33, of Bloomfield, was arrested by the FBI, New Mexico State Police, San Juan County Sheriff’s Office (SJCSO), and HIDTA Region II Narcotics Task Force and was charged with violating federal drug laws.

Immediately after Capehart’s arrest, NMSP Chief Kassetas launched an internal affairs investigation, after which Capehart was served with a formal notice of contemplated action to terminate Capehart’s employment with the State Police. Capehart elected to exercise his right for a hearing Read More

Luján, Kennedy Introduce Bill To Strengthen Kids’ Access To Health Care

U.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. Representatives Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Joe Kennedy III (D-MA), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) and David McKinley (R-WV) introduced bipartisan legislation July 26 to streamline the reimbursement process for care provided to children outside the state where they are enrolled in a Medicaid program.
 
The “Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act” would create an enhanced screening and enrollment process for Medicaid’s pediatric providers and suppliers when there is a low risk for fraud, waste, and abuse.
 
“Medicaid coverage is integral
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