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FBI: Justice Department Announces Results Of Operation Spring Cleaning

Scene of vehicles lined up on a road, with mountain silhouette and city lights in the background. Courtesy/FBI

FBI agents gather at a SWAT operation. Courtesy/FBI

Two FBI agents in tactical gear stand near the back of an armored vehicle and a Ford pickup truck during a SWAT operation. Courtesy/FBI

FBI News:

  • In Three Months, Operation Results in 1100 Arrests, Nearly 1,000 Illegal Firearms Seized, and Seizure of Over 2700 Pounds of Various Drugs

ALBUQUERQUE — The Department of Justice announced the results of Operation Spring Cleaning, a nationwide initiative spearheaded by the FBI to combat Read More

Visit Living History & Celebrate New Mexico Culture And Tradition At Fort Stanton Saturday July 11

NMDCA News:

Visit living history as Fort Stanton Historic Site and Fort Stanton, Inc. host the annual Fort Stanton Live celebration, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday, July 11.

Visitors will see infantry and artillery demonstrations, presentations from writers and historians, quilters, weavers, potters, site tours, food vendors, and live performances from period-appropriate bands.

Dancers from the Mescalero Apache Tribe will perform on the parade grounds, and other members from Mescalero will serve Indian tacos and display arts and crafts.

The community is invited to enjoy a look into the Read More

Daily Postcard: Hummingbird Perches On Twig At Bandelier

Daily Postcard: A handsome Rufous Hummingbird is spotted perched on a thin twig at Bandelier National Monument. The Rufous Hummingbird is a fairly small hummingbird with a slender, nearly straight bill, a tail that tapers to a point when folded, and fairly short wings that don’t reach the end of the tail when the bird is perched. Photo by Sally King/NPS Read More

‘Friday Night Dining’ Seeks Volunteers

COMMUNITY News:

Friday Night Dining, which offers fine dining for low-income senior citizens and the homeless in Española Valley and Santa Fe County, is looking for volunteers.

The organization serves 50 diners. It has two volunteer chefs that prepare the meals, but 19 volunteers are needed to work as waiters, bussers, kitchens helpers and dishwashers at each dinner.

The next dinners are June 26, July 31, Aug. 21 and Oct. 23. Meals are held at Valley View United Methodist Church on Spruce Street in Española. The food that is left is served to the homeless the next day.

Volunteer hours:

  • Waiters
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Rehabilitation Project On US 64 In Taos To Begin June 23

NMDOT News:

TAOS — Travelers in the Taos/El Prado area may experience traffic delays as a roadway rehabilitation project on US 64 is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, June 23.

The project will span from milepost 253.1 (Hail Creek Rd.) to milepost 253.7 (Camino de la Placitas) and is expected to take seven working days to complete, weather permitting. This structural pavement treatment involves removing the current asphalt layer and replacing it with new pavement to improve road conditions and extend roadway life.

Construction will take place Monday through Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. During Read More

LALT To Present ‘The Proposal’ & ‘Overtones’

LALT News:

Los Alamos Little Theatre (LALT) announces a play reading and auditions for a twin bill of one-act plays that will open LALT’s season: “The Proposal” by Anton Chekhov and “Overtones” by Alice Gerstenberg. Ken Milder will direct “The Proposal” and Emily Stark will direct “Overtones”.

The play reading, open to anyone interested in reading or listening, will be 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, at the Performing Arts Center, 1670 Nectar St.

Auditions will be held at the PAC at 6 p.m. Friday, June 26, and 2 p.m. Saturday, June 27. Persons interested in auditioning will be asked to fill out an audition

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Obituary: Mary Keefer Bard Nov. 11, 1924 – June 13, 2026

MARY KEEFER BARD Nov. 11, 1924 – June 13, 2026

Mary Keefer Bard, born on November 11, 1924, in New York City and a proud Registered Nurse, lived a life of extraordinary depth, love, and purpose. She raised her three children in Los Alamos, New Mexico alongside her beloved husband Richard, building a home filled with warmth, strength, and tradition. In her later years, she made Albuquerque her home at Montebello Senior Living, where she embraced a vibrant new chapter – finding joy, friendship, and community even after the profound loss of Richard, her husband of 69 years.

To some she was Mary, Read More

Engaged: Zealand Walterscheid & Jordan Rodenkirk

Zealand Walterscheid and Jordan Rodenkirk announce engagement. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

Jeff and Karen Walterscheid of White Rock, New Mexico are happy to announce the engagement of their son Zealand Kohl Walterscheid to Jordan Larae Rodenkirk, daughter of Vincent and Angela Rodenkirk of Strawberry, Arizona.

The bride to be is a graduate of Grand Canyon University and is employed as a Registered Nurse in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Her fiancé is also a graduate of Grand Canyon University and is employed with Abbott Labs.

The couple were engaged in the Gardens at the Palace of Versailles in Versailles, Read More

UPDATE: NM 4 Closed Truck Route Has Reopened

Traffic Alert:

UPDATE: LOS ALAMOS COUNTY NM 4 Road closure has ended. Please drive safely.

Due to a motor vehicle accident on N.M. 4, the Los Alamos Police Department has closed the road between East Jemez Road (Truck Route) and Rover Boulevard.

Motorists are advised to seek an alternate route.

The closure is anticipated to last two hours. A follow-up message will be published when the road has been re-opened.

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