Carol A. Clark

DEA, UAF Announce National Partnership For Walk For Lives 2026 To Advance Fentanyl Free America

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DEA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — June 8, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and United Against Fentanyl (UAF) announced a national partnership in support of DEA’s Fentanyl Free America initiative. Walk for Lives 2026 is a coordinated series of more than 100 family-led community events across the United States on July 11, 2026. These events aim to bring increased attention to one of the country’s greatest public safety and health threats by uniting the federal government’s lead drug enforcement agency with the nation’s largest non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to ending Read More

NMRA CEO Carol Wight Announces Retirement After More Than 20 Years Of Hospitality Industry Leadership

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NMRA News:

ALBUQUERQUE — June 10, 2026 After 25 years championing New Mexico’s restaurant community, New Mexico Restaurant Association CEO Carol Wight will retire at the end of the year, bringing to a close a career defined by advocacy, resilience, and heart.

Wight, a former restaurateur who stepped into the CEO role in 2002, has been one of New Mexico’s most influential voices for restaurants. Her tenure spanned economic swings, regulatory battles, workforce challenges, and the unprecedented disruption of the COVID‐19 pandemic. Through it all, she became known for her clarity, tenacity, Read More

Most Dangerous Places For People Walking Are Still Getting More Deadly

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SGA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new study by Smart Growth America and the National Complete Streets Coalition identifies the deadliest metro areas for people walking in the United States. Dangerous by Design 2026 ranks all 50 states and the 101 largest metro areas for pedestrian deaths and finds the vast majority—more than 80%—have gotten more deadly over time.

In 2024, the year with the most recent complete federal data, 7,080 people were struck and killed while walking in the U.S. Despite modest improvements from historic highs in 2022, that number represents 72% more pedestrian fatalities Read More

‘Ode To The Mother Road’ Opens June 19 In Step Up Gallery

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ART News:

Route 66, also known as the Mother Road, is 100 years old this year! Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library invited regional artists to create art to celebrate the centennial.

Artists responded to the call with over 60 art pieces. The art on display will include plein air paintings of scenes along what is now known as Historic Route 66, studio paintings imagining the past, and fabric quilts designed to honor the Mother Road.

The public is invited to attend the opening reception from 2–3:30 p.m., Saturday, June 20. This celebratory exhibit will run through July 23.

The following artists Read More

Catch Of The Week: Your Friend Didn’t Send You That Steam Gift Card

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

Ding! You get a Discord message from someone you know. Maybe it’s a gaming buddy, maybe it’s someone from a community server you both hang out in. The message is friendly, casual, and comes with a link or QR code promising a free $50 Steam gift card. Sounds like a nice surprise, and in this economy we can all use an extra $50, right? That’s a big ol’ nope from me.

This scam has been circulating on Discord for a while now, but security researchers are flagging it with new urgency in 2025 because the tactics have grown more sophisticated and the Read More

SFCC Celebrates Launch Of Campus Microgrid After More Than A Decade Of Planning And Partnership

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SFCC President Becky Rowley, Ph.D., spoke about the significance of the microgrid at the microgrid launch celebration. Courtesy photo

SFCC officials, industry partners, state and community leaders celebrated the microgrid launch on June 2, 2026. Courtesy photo

SFCC News:

SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College celebrated the completion and launch of its campus microgrid June 2, marking the culmination of more than a decade of planning, partnership and investment in resilience, sustainability and community preparedness.

College leaders, elected officials, state representatives and Read More

FBI: New Mexico Man Gets Life In Federal Prison For 2023 Carjacking Murder

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FBI News:

EL PASO — A New Mexico man was sentenced in a federal court in El Paso to life in prison for the carjacking, kidnapping and murder of a Las Cruces man, announced U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas, Justin R. Simmons.

According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, in December 2023, Brayden Matthew Alvarado, 23, of Vado, New Mexico, carjacked a man before driving him onto Fort Bliss desert property and fatally shooting him in the head with a 12-gauge shotgun. 

On Dec. 13, 2023, the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division conducted a crime scene investigation Read More

Santa Fe Opera Welcomes 84 Technical Apprentices

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Courtesy/SFO

OPERA News:

SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Opera is delighted to announce the 84 members of its 2026 Apprentice Program for Theater Technicians. Selected from a pool of more than 700 national and international applicants, the class of 2026 includes nine apprentices from New Mexico and two international apprentices, contributing fresh creativity and technical expertise to the Santa Fe Opera and the broader performing arts industry. Each season, the technical apprentices perform essential backstage functions within one of eight distinct crews: Audio/Visual, Costumes, Electrics, Read More

New Documents Added To LANL Electronic Reading Room

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LANL News:

The following documents have been added to the Los Alamos National Laboratory Electronic Reading Room. The document(s) have been submitted to fulfill one or more requirements of the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

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