LANL Public Trails Meeting March 25 At Fuller Lodge
LANL News:
Want to learn more about our trails and how you can help care for them? The National Nuclear Security Administration, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos County, and the U.S. Forest Service will hold a public information meeting on the area’s trails, 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, at Fuller Lodge, 2132 Central Ave.
Doors open at 5 p.m. with an opportunity to interact with trails, resources management, and safety personnel. The meeting will provide the latest information about our trails and feature discussions on trail management and safe trail use.
Presentations Read More
New Mexico State Police Crime Reduction Operation Leads To Multiple Felony Arrests In San Juan County
NMSP News:
SAN JUAN COUNTY — Wednesday, March 11, the New Mexico State Police (NMSP) Uniform Bureau partnered with the New Mexico Corrections Department’s Probation and Parole Division’s Security Threat Intelligence Unit (STIU) to conduct a coordinated crime reduction operation in San Juan County focused on locating and apprehending individuals who had absconded from probation and had active arrest warrants.
During the targeted enforcement effort, officers and agents worked together to locate individuals who had failed to comply with the terms of their probation and were actively Read More
Los Alamos Aquatomics Demonstrate Strong Performances, Dedication, Teamwork At NM Swimming State Championship
Back row from left, Head Coach Maribeth Englert, Peter Maginot, Ashley McLaughlin, Madalyn Baily, Grace Nowell. Front: Greyson Killgore, and Daniela Milazzo-Ramirez. Courtesy/Los Alamos Aquatomics
Daniela Milazzo-Ramirez receives feedback after her race. Courtesy/Los Alamos Aquatomics
SPORTS News:
Six swimmers from the Los Alamos Aquatomics represented the team at the New Mexico Swimming State Championship held March 5-8, demonstrating strong performances, dedication, and teamwork throughout the competition.
Senior swimmer Madalyn Baily competed in the 500-, 1000-, and Read More
Leger Fernández’s Small Cemetery Conveyance Act Passes In The House Of Representatives
CONGRESSIONAL News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House unanimously passed Congresswoman Leger Fernández’s (NM-03) bill, H.R. 4284, the Small Cemetery Conveyance Act. The bill would remove long-standing federal obstacles for rural, Tribal, and land-grant communities to care for ancestral cemeteries located on National Forest lands.
For generations, families laid their loved ones to rest on lands consecrated long before those lands were claimed by the federal government. Too many communities must navigate costly, time-consuming bureaucratic processes simply to maintain the cemeteries Read More
Democracy On The Move: Wonders On Wheels Celebrates America’s 250th In New Mexico
Wonders on Wheels Mobile Museum. Courtesy/NMDCA
NMDCA News:
SANTA FE — In honor of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Wonders on Wheels Mobile Museum, a division of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, is traveling a new exhibit, “The Arts of Democracy in New Mexico” beginning this spring.
The all-ages exhibit on the Wonders on Wheels (WoW) RV, highlights ideals of freedom and self-government embedded in the Declaration and traces the development of those same ideals in New Mexico, showing how they have been expressed in art forms such Read More
Luján, Budzinski Introduce Legislation To Strengthen Resilience Of U.S. Food Supply Chains
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, and U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski (D-Ill.), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, introduced the Grocery, Farm, and Food Worker Stabilization Grant Program Act, legislation that would create a new, permanent grant program to provide stabilization payments to farm, grocery, and meatpacking workers in the case a major disaster.
In 2021, the United States Department of Agriculture created the Farm and Food Workers Relief Read More
Keith Tschohl Presentation ‘MOSAIC: New Rules For Pilots, Aircraft, And Maintenance’ March 21
Keith Tschohl. Courtesy photo
EAA News:
Los Alamos Chapter 691 of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) will meet Saturday, March 21 at the Los Alamos Airport Terminal, and will feature an educational presentation by Keith Tschohl entitled “MOSAIC: New Rules for Pilots, Aircraft, and Maintenance”. The meeting, open to the public, will begin at 9:30 a.m. with coffee, pastries and informal discussion, followed by a short business meeting at 10 a.m. and the presentation beginning at 10:30 a.m.
The MOSAIC (“Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification”) Final Rule, published Read More
FBI: Mescalero Man Pleads Guilty To Sexual Abuse
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE – A Mescalero man pleaded guilty to engaging in sexual acts with a minor.
According to court documents, between December 2019, and February 2021, Deverne Torres, Jr., 45, an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, performed multiple sex acts with Jane Doe, a minor who had not attained the age of 16.
Torres pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a minor. At sentencing he faces up to 15 years in prison.
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Justin A. Garris, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Albuquerque Field Office, made the announcement today.
The Las Cruces Resident Read More
Environmental Sustainability Board To Meet March 19
North Central Regional Transit District Celebrates National Transit Employee Appreciation Day
NCRTD News:
ESPAÑOLA — The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) Blue Bus will recognize the dedicated transit professionals who keep the Blue Bus system running by celebrating National Transit Employee Appreciation Day Wednesday, March 18, 2026, across North Central New Mexico.
The day honors the operators, dispatchers, mechanics, and staff who provide safe, reliable, and accessible public transportation services to communities throughout the region. Blue Bus customers and the community are invited to send greetings and thank you notes to Blue Bus employees by visiting Read More
Coyote Creek State Park Opens New Campground & Cabins
New cabin at Coyote Creek State Park (exterior). Courtesy/NMSP
NMSP News:
MORA — The New Mexico State Parks Division will open a newly constructed campground at Coyote Creek State Park on Saturday, March 28, adding the first cabin accommodations in the Division’s 93-year history and introducing modern camping amenities designed to improve access for a wider range of visitors.
The new campground includes five recreational vehicle (RV) sites with modern shelters, electricity and water hookups, including one accessible site. The new Aserradero (Spanish for sawmill) Loop also includes Read More
Robinson: Chronicling Tariffs’ Path Of Economic Destruction
By Sherry Robinson
All She Wrote
© 2026 New Mexico News Services
Jerry Pacheco probably doesn’t own a crystal ball, but at the end of the year he wrote: “Countries that strongly trade with each other do not go to war with each other. The animus and uncertainty caused by starting a tariff war put the U.S. on the road to fractured relationships and isolationism.”
Pacheco is executive director of the nonprofit International Business Accelerator in Santa Teresa. He’s spent his career advising on international trade and recruiting companies to the border region. In the last year Pacheco has opined Read More
Registration Open For High Flyers Summer Gymnastics Camps Running June – August
High Flyers News:
Your kids will jump for joy at High Flyers summer gymnastics camps. Ten weekly summer camps are offered starting June 1 and continuing through Aug. 7. The camps cater to potty-trained boys and girls ages 4 through 11.
No former gymnastics experience is necessary.
Camps are available on a weekly or daily basis and run from 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Each week offers a different theme that incorporates gymnastics instruction and active play, a theme activity, and outdoor games.
Weekly themes include:
- June 1 – 5: Fitness
County Lodgers’ Tax Advisory Board Meets Today
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LADP News:
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Update: MOWW March 17 Meeting Location Has Changed!
MOWW News:
Due to a power outage in Los Alamos Research Park building, the location for today’s (March 17) meeting of the Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW) has been moved to the second-floor meeting room in the American Legion Post 90 building. The address is 1325 Trinity Drive. Please enter the building through the west side door to the restaurant and take the stairway on the left just inside the outer door.
Direct questions to Commander Gregg Giesler at 505.603.8239 or g.giesler@computer.org. The meeting will be available on Zoom. The meeting will begin with a social period at 6 p.m., followed Read More
Daily Postcard: Pika Nibbles On Leaf At Bandelier
Daily Postcard: A pika nibbles on a leaf at Bandelier National Monument. Pikas eat a variety of green plants. They also collect plant materials and store them in ‘haystacks’ under rocks to eat during the winter. Pikas are closely related to rabbits and hares. In comparison to their relatives, pikas have shorter, rounder ears, and their hind legs are only slightly longer than their front legs. Unlike rabbits, pikas run and don’t hop. In and around Bandelier, pikas are active mostly during the morning and evening hours. They often venture off their rockpile homes to eat or collect plants for later Read More
Limited Spots Remaining For PEEC 2026 Summer Camps
PEEC News:
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) is excited to share a full slate of outdoor, science, and arts‐focused day camps for children entering grades 1–8, with programs based at the Los Alamos Nature Center and two additional camps offered in the Española Valley.
PEEC’s summer camps provide hands‐on learning, outdoor exploration, and opportunities for children to build confidence, make friends, and connect with the natural and cultural landscapes of Northern New Mexico.
Families can find complete details and registration links at peecnature.org/summer-camps Read More
Tradition Meets Artistry With Pueblo Seed Pottery Demonstration March 28
NMHS News:
Join us at Jemez Historic Site for a special pottery demonstration with Victoria Martinez Naranjo (Santa Clara Pueblo) 10 a.m., Saturday, March 28 at Jemez Historic Site.
Step into a world where tradition meets artistry as you watch Victoria’s skilled hands sculpt clay using methods perfected over centuries. She’ll share stories behind these small vessels that carry the promise of next season’s harvest. Jemez Ranger Casey will also be cooking food in earthenware pottery to offer tastings at the event.
This demonstration honors culture, creativity, and the enduring Read More
Low-Level Airplane And Helicopter Flights To Scan Geology Over Southern, Central New Mexico
The Cessna 208 Grand Caravan aircraft, Eurocopter AStar-350 B3e helicopter, and Cessna Turbo 206 aircraft used by NV5, Precision GeoSurveys, and Edcon-PRJ, respectively, for surveying. Courtesy/photo
USGS News:
RESTON — The U.S. Geological Survey plans low-level flights by airplane and helicopter over southern and central New Mexico to image geology using airborne geophysical technology. The survey will begin this month and will continue through the fall, weather and wildfire restrictions permitting.
The flights are a collaborative effort between the USGS Earth Mapping Resources Read More
