Carol A. Clark

New Mexico Secretary Of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award

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New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver

SOS News:

SANTA FE – The Center for Election Innovation & Research (CEIR) recognized New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver for her lifetime service in support of democracy and elections at its “A Decade of Defending Democracy” event on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.

“Thank you so much to the Center for Election Innovation and Research for this special recognition and for always promoting trust in our election system,” said Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver. “Each moment in my experience as an election Read More

Back By Popular Demand: Teatro Paraguas Teen Ensemble Presents ‘Cuentos’

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Scene from Cuentos performed by Teatro Paraguas Teen Ensemble. Courtesy photo

THEATER News:

Teatro Paraguas is pleased to announce the three more performances of the Teatro Paraguas Teen Ensemble, production of Cuentos, a comedy with music by Carlos Morton and Angel Vigil.

Cuentos is a fast-moving comedy with music about a sister named Sheri (Mesa Harman) and a brother fondly known as Snake Eyes (Kingston Leyba) who hail from Denver. Their abuelita (Rosario Saucedo), whom they are visiting, implores them to go to Chimayo to find Tia Juanita, who is a curandera with healing herbs and a magic Read More

Los Alamos National Laboratory Scientists Uncover New Insights Into Gamma Ray Bursts

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In this AI-generated image, a collapsar produces a gamma-ray burst. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Long-duration gamma-ray bursts are some of the most energetic events in the universe, releasing more energy in just a few seconds than the sun emits in 10 billion years. Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists, having discovered gamma-ray bursts more than 50 years ago, continue to add to the understanding of these mysterious events.

Writing in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, a research team interpreted two recent long-duration gamma-ray bursts, thought to be from the merger of two neutron Read More

Weekly Fishing Report: June 29, 2026 

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By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post 

The State Game and Fish Department stocked a total of 21,082 rainbow trout weighing 9,756 pounds. Most of the stocking will now be in Northern New Mexico. 

There was another stocking of Gila trout at Lake Roberts near Silver City. This time the fish came from the Department’s Glenwood Fish Hatchery. A total of 1,758 Gila trout have been stocked at Lake Roberts in June. 

The Fourth of July holiday is coming up this week; popular fishing destinations will be crowded. 

Normally, the Rio Grande would be swollen with spring runoff from Read More

Santa Fe County Elections Earns Multiple National Achievement Awards

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Winners of the ‘I Voted’ sticker contest. From left to right: Roadrunner & Yucca by Jayden Moya, Adobe Skyline by McKenzie Gallegos, Bold Roadrunner by Io Amswych. Courtesy images

SFCCO News:

SANTA FE — The Santa Fe County Clerk’s Office has received six 2026 Achievement Awards from the National Association of Counties (NACo), recognizing innovative and effective county programs that strengthen services for residents.

Among the honored initiatives is the “I Voted” Sticker Design Program, which engages youth and the broader community by incorporating local art into Read More

State Police Investigate OIS Involving Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Office

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NMSP News:

CHIMAYO — On June 25,2026, the New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau was requested to investigate an officer-involved shooting involving the Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Office.

Agents learned on June 25, 2026, at approximately 7:01 p.m., Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Office (RASO) deputies responded to 748 State Road 76 in Chimayó in reference to a domestic disturbance.

The reporting party advised deputies that a male, identified as 60-year-old Derek Torres, was threatening to kill her and himself. The female reported that Torres was highly intoxicated and had physically Read More

New Mexico Environment Department Employees Report Sustained High Levels Of Job Satisfaction In 2026 Survey

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Environment Secretary James Kenney

NMED News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) employees continue to report high levels of engagement, job satisfaction and commitment to public service, according to results from the agency’s 2026 Employee Engagement Survey.

Launched in 2020, the survey measures NMED staff opinions on the department’s workplace culture and helps identify opportunities to strengthen employee engagement and organizational effectiveness. This year’s report, along with the prior six annual reports, is available here. 

“For the past seven years, our Read More