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Bridge Replacement Project On NM 337 Starts May 15

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NMDOT News:

ESTANCIA — Travelers along the east side of the Manzano mountains may experience traffic delays as two new bridges are built to replace the aging ones on NM 337.

Starting on May 15, bridges 5824 and 5825 north of Torreon are scheduled to be demolished and replaced with new structures in their place. This project will cost $8,029,660 and is expected to wrap up on June 11, 2027, weather permitting.

As part of the project, detour lanes will be constructed at each location to lower the impact on the traveling public while these bridges are being replaced. There may be slight delays during Read More

FBI: Gallup Man Charged In Vehicular Assault

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — A Gallup man was charged in federal court after allegedly striking and running over a victim with a car and causing her serious injuries.

According to court documents, on Monday, April 27, 2026, Darius Kyran Eskeets, 24, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, allegedly struck the victim with a motor vehicle on a dirt road near a residence in Vanderwagen, New Mexico. During the incident, Eskeets allegedly drove toward the victim and others, causing them to move out of the roadway, before making a U-turn and veering off the road and up an embankment to strike the victim and Read More

New Animated Video From League Of Women Voters Explains New Mexico’s Semi-Open Primary

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LWV News:

SANTA FE — The League of Women Voters of Santa Fe County today released a short, animated video to help prepare voters for the state’s first-ever semi-open primary next month.

The professionally produced video, “Your Vote. Your Voice,” is available in both English and Spanish on the state league’s website (lwvnm.org), and is offered to news organizations and voting rights groups to share on their websites and social media as well.

“Primary elections regularly have abysmal turnout. We can change that with our new semi-open primary law, but we have to get the word out,” said Kelly Davis, Read More

Luján Leads Tour Across Northern New Mexico—Visits Local Ranchers And Landowners, Tours Local Wool Business

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Courtesy photo

STATE News:

CANJILON — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) led a community conversation in Canjilon with community members, ranchers, farmers, acequia members, Tribal leaders, and Land Grant Members regarding the proposal of uranium drilling and mineral development in the region by the Canadian-based uranium company, Gamma Resources Ltd. Sen.Luján led the N.M. Delegation in writing to Carson National Forest Supervisor James Duran expressing strong opposition to a proposal to conduct uranium drilling and plans to introduce legislation to withdraw the Chama watershed from Read More

Obituary: Claudia Deering Hilko May 8, 1948 – April 26, 2026

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CLAUDIA DEERING HILKO May 8, 1948 – May 26, 2026

April 26, 2026, Claudia Deering Hilko, mother, dancer, physiotherapist, and beloved wife, passed away at age 77 at Scott’s House, Santa Fe.

Claudia was born May 8, 1948, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, growing up in Wheaton, Illinois and Hopewell, New Jersey. Claudia attended North Carolina University in Chapel Hill, NC. There she met and married Robert A. Hilko (Bob), who became her loving husband in 1976, and they danced together through life. They raised their son, Rob, and daughter, Meg, in Los Alamos, NM where Claudia resided until she passed. Read More

New Mexico Invests $1.6 Million In Local Food Systems

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Reunity Resources in Santa Fe. Courtesy/NMEDD

NMEDD News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico is investing $1.6 million in 25 projects across the state that expand access to fresh food, strengthen local agricultural supply chains and invest in the rural and tribal communities that grow and process much of what New Mexicans eat.

Grants from Economic Development New Mexico’s Healthy Food Financing Fund support organizations and businesses, including climate-smart innovations, rural markets, mobile grocery programs, food hubs and agricultural infrastructure.

Funded projects include expanding cold Read More

Catch Of The Week: Canvas Data Breach

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

If you or anyone in your family uses Canvas – the learning management system that powers online coursework at thousands of schools and universities – you are going to want to read this one carefully. What is Canvas? Canvas is a popular, cloud-based Learning Management System (LMS) by Instructure that allows educators to manage courses, post grades, and share materials, while students use it for assignments, quizzes, and communication.

Instructure, the Salt Lake City company behind Canvas, disclosed a data breach Read More

Boys District Golf Title Returns To Los Alamos After Strong Performance By Hilltopper Boys Golf Team

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Team Picture from left to right: Angus Smith, Javan Rael, Lincoln Hoffer, Noah Romero, Mikey Velasquez-Saiz. Photo by Jason Romero

Javan Rael chips onto hole #16 Monday. Photo by Jason Romero

By JASON ROMERO
Assistant Coach

After a 7 year hiatus, the District Championship title once again returns to Los Alamos. On Monday 5/4 the Hilltopper boys traveled to Arroyo Del Oso Golf Course in Albuquerque for the NMAA District 2 4A Boys Championship Tournament. 

The Hilltoppers played well and recorded a team score of 311 securing the District title ahead of Albuquerque Academy (328) and Hope Christian Read More

DEA El Paso And Partners Remove 4,796 Pounds Of Unused Medications From Communities In West Texas, New Mexico

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DEA News:

EL PASO, TX — DEA and its local law enforcement partners collected 4,796 pounds of unused medications during the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 25, 2026.

“I had the pleasure of visiting multiple locations in El Paso and saw the overwhelming response from our community,” said Omar Arellano, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s El Paso Division. “On behalf of the men and women of the DEA, I thank everyone who came on that Saturday.”

Since 2010, DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day has provided an easy and accessible way to dispose of medications that could Read More