Carol A. Clark

Fort Union To Host Dineh Tah’ Navajo Cultural Program

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The Dineh Tah’ Navajo Cultural Program and Fort Union National Monument special event day is Saturday, June 6 in Watrous. Courtesy/National Park Service

NPS News:

WATROUS: The Dineh Tah’ Navajo Cultural Program and Fort Union National Monument announce a special event day of presentations and performances on Saturday, June 6.

This event is part of the continued reconciliation process between the two nations, and visitors are asked to please respect that photography and videography may be limited during portions of these special programs.

Each presentation is 45-minutes long with shaded Read More

Bridge Rehabilitation Project On NM 118 Underway

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NMDOT News:

GALLUP — Work on $4.5 million in a bridge rehabilitation project is taking place west of Gallup on NM 118 starting at mile post 9.2.

This project includes bridge and drainage improvements, guardrail replacement, fencing and striping of three bridges on NM 118 between mile marker 5.5 to 11.5. 

NM 118 will be closed in both directions at mile marker 9.2. Drivers are asked to use I-40 as a detour.

Hasse Contracting Inc. is the contractor for the project. Crews will work from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, weather permitting. The project is expected to be completed in late September. Read More

Community Day And Water Safety Fair Launches At Storrie Lake State Park

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Storrie Lake State Park, north of Las Vegas, NM, photographed facing northwest in 2023. Courtesy photo

NMSP News:

LAS VEGAS — Families are invited to Storrie Lake State Park May 17 for the first-ever Community Day and Water Safety Fair featuring hands-on safety activities, demonstrations and outdoor fun for all ages.  

The event helps promote National Safe Boating Week, May 16-22, the official launch of the 2026 Safe Boating Campaign. This yearlong campaign promotes the value of voluntary, consistent life jacket wear by recreational boaters.  

Highlights include fire and police truck Read More

Luján, Britt Unveil Bipartisan Advancing Water Reuse Act

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U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) introduced the Advancing Water Reuse Act, bipartisan legislation that would provide a federal tax incentive for manufacturers and other industrial entities to invest in water reuse systems and infrastructure. As the nation’s aging water infrastructure struggles to meet growing public and private demands for freshwater, the Advancing Water Reuse Act will expand investments in water reuse to protect water, reduce demand on freshwater supplies, and spur business development Read More

OSI Underscores Importance Of Home Hardening, IBHS Standards During Wildfire Awareness Month

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NMOSI News:

SANTA FE — As part of its Wildfire Awareness Month news release series throughout the month of May, the Office of the Superintendent of Insurance (OSI) is reminding New Mexico residents that the Wildfire Prepared Home program is an important resource to not only protect homes and businesses against wildfire, but also provides an avenue to lower insurance rates.

The program, developed by the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS), gives residents the opportunity to receive a certificate for taking steps to mitigate their home and property against wildfire. Read More

Piñon Park Pool Set To Open Memorial Day Weekend

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Courtesy photo

COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County staff have been hard at work at Piñon Park Pool, in White Rock, and are happy to announce its opening date of Saturday, May 23, 2026!

Piñon Park Pool is open to the public, and Los Alamos County Aquatic Center pass holders can also utilize the facility.

The Piñon Pool Association previously ran Piñon Pool; however, they closed the facility in 2025 due to a lack of memberships. Los Alamos County reached out to the owner of the property, Attack Research, and secured a lease in February 2026 to operate the pool from May 2026 to October 2026.

Piñon Park Pool will Read More

Catch Of The Week: That Party Invite Might Be A Trap

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

Wedding season is here. Graduation parties, summer barbecues, birthday dinners. Your inbox is about to fill up with invitations—and scammers have noticed.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday is warning consumers about a phishing scam that is genuinely clever in the worst possible way. Attackers are sending fake digital invitations that look like they came from someone you actually know. A friend. A coworker. Your cousin. Great Aunt Mildred (how did she even get on the computer??).

The email looks like a real Evite or event Read More

Topper Baseball Closes Out Season With Losses To Academy Chargers

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The Topper baseball team traveled to Albuquerque to play postseason games against the Academy Chargers. The Chargers won both games 9-1 and 13-6 which closed out the Toppers season. The Toppers had a good season winning the district title with a record of 10-2 and 13-14 overall. Pictured: Hayden Watkins jumps back to first ahead of the ball to first baseman Ryan Williams and was safe in the first inning. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Left fielder Bo Martinez scoops up a hot grounder in the second inning. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Terran Robertson makes the big stretch to beat Read More

FBI: Shiprock Man Sentenced For Unprovoked Assault

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — A Shiprock man who stabbed an individual three times in the back without provocation was sentenced to two and a half years in prison.

There is no parole in the federal system.

According to court documents, April 19, 2025, Matthew David Charley, 30, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, approached John Doe and his friends near a roadside area in Shiprock and introduced himself. After John Doe’s friends briefly left the area, Charley remained with John Doe, who had no prior interaction with him and did not provoke him.

As John Doe began walking away to meet his returning friends, Read More