SFCC Opens Registration For Fall Continuing Ed. Classes
SFCC Continuing Education catalog cover features Brad Childs of the Wilderness Institute.
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) announces registration for Fall 2025 Continuing Education classes is now open. Registration online is at https://sfcc.augusoft.net/ Classes begin on Monday, August 18. The new catalog features 79 fresh offerings alongside a rich mix of returning favorites across art, history, outdoor adventure, culinary exploration, and professional development. For information or to download a copy of the catalog visit https://www.sfcc.edu/ce.
Continuing Read More
Back-To-School Tax-Free Holiday Weekend, Opportunity To Shop Small July 25–27
BUSINESS News:
SANTA FE — Ahead of the annual New Mexico Gross Receipts Tax Holiday, NFIB New Mexico is encouraging consumers to shop small. Beginning on Friday, July 25, through the weekend, the state suspends the collection of gross receipts tax on sales of certain items so consumers can purchase the items tax-free. This is a great opportunity to support local businesses.
“Main Street businesses are the foundation of our economy, creating good-paying jobs and supporting charitable organizations that keep our communities thriving,” NFIB State Director Jason Espinoza said. “When Read More
FBI: Sanostee Woman Charged For 2022 Assault
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — A Sanostee woman is facing multiple federal charges after allegedly using a rifle to seriously injure one individual and threaten another during an Aug. 2022 incident.
According to court documents, on Aug. 20, 2022, Leticia Washburn, 41, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, assaulted John Doe 1 and John Doe 2 with a rifle, causing serious bodily injury to John Doe 1.
Washburn is charged with two counts each of assault with a dangerous weapon and using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence and one count of assault resulting in serious bodily Read More
Lincoln County Flood Victims Have Until July 28 To Replace Lost SNAP Benefits
NMHCA News:
SANTA FE — Lincoln County residents who lost food due to flooding have 10 days remaining to request emergency replacement of their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
The deadline for reporting food losses is Monday, July 28.
The New Mexico Health Care Authority (HCA) is providing this emergency support to help families recover from fire-related damages. Replacement benefits are available for SNAP households in ZIP codes 88345, 88346, 88355.
“We’re committed to helping the residents of Lincoln County recover from the recent flooding,” Niki Read More
Explore Volcanic Highlands On Guided Geologic Daytrip Tour To St. Peter’s Dome Sept. 6
St. Peter’s Dome in Jemez mountains. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) invites geology enthusiasts and curious explorers to join a full-day Geologic Tour to St. Peter’s Dome from 8 a.m.–5 p.m., Saturday, September 6, 2025. Led by renowned geologists, Fraser and Cathy Goff, this guided excursion into the southeastern Jemez Mountains offers a rare opportunity to discover the stunning volcanic features and geologic history of this rugged and remote region.
Participants will carpool from the Los Alamos Nature Center, departing at 8 a.m., Read More
Duplicate Bridge In Los Alamos: July 16, 2025
Bridge News:
Perhaps you’ve seen the old card game “Bridge” mentioned in a book or seen it being played on the Orient Express in an old Agatha Christie black-and-white movie. Maybe you’ve even tried to play it in the remote past with Mom and Dad (or even more likely Grandma and Grandpa) around the kitchen table. Well, it hasn’t quite gone the way of the typewriter or film cameras, yet – and, in fact, it has a substantial Free-on-the-Internet presence. LEARN TO PLAY BRIDGE!
That being said, it is a game that needs new and younger Face-to-Face players and, here in Los Alamos the local club is ready Read More
Opening Reception For Dick Evans, Tamar Kander, Roger Martin, & Mary Silverwood At Ventana Fine Art In Santa Fe
‘Following Day’ acrylic, 30” by 48” by Dick Evans. Courtesy/Ventana
‘Spirit Lines’ mixed media, 30” x 30” by Tamar Kander. Courtesy/Ventana
ART News:
Ventana Fine Art in Santa Fe invites the public to a four-person show featuring painters Dick Evans, Tamar Kander, and Mary Silverwood, and sculptor Roger Martin. Each of the artists presents works of distinction and unique character.
Evans, Kander, and Martin will be present, and Silverwood, who passed away in 2011, will be represented by her former gallerist and current Estate Manager, Joyce Robins.
Enjoy the excitement of new works and the Read More
Second Judicial District Court Operations In Albuquerque Changing Due To Security Staff Cutbacks
COURT News:
ALBUQUERQUE — In response to reduced security staffing, the Second Judicial District Court will change its operations on Monday to limit the number of people entering the county courthouse in downtown Albuquerque and two other court locations.
The state Supreme Court ordered the operational changes at the district court.
“The safety and well-being of people required to go to court cannot be compromised,” Supreme Court Chief Justice David K. Thomson said.
“We must take these precautionary steps while the district court works with Bernalillo County and its sheriff’s office to Read More
Heinrich Leads Legislation To Protect Dreamers’ Data, Prevent DHS From Referring Dreamers To ICE & CBP
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) led the introduction of the Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act, legislation to provide a statutory guarantee to current and prospective Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program applicants, also known as Dreamers, that the private information they provide in their applications will not be weaponized against them as the Trump Administration increases information sharing to advance their draconian mass deportation agenda.
Last month, the Trump Administration gave Department of Homeland Security Read More
FBI-Homeland Security Create Regional Task Force
FBI News:
HOUSTON — The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Houston Field Office and FBI Houston announced the establishment of a regional Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) on July 17 to combat emerging threats from transnational criminal organizations in Southeast Texas.
The task force was created as a regional component to the national Homeland Security Task Force established by the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice pursuant to an Executive Order issued by President Donald Trump on January 29, 2025, to protect Read More
Daily Postcard: Prickly Pear Cactus Plant On Altura Drive
Daily Postcard: A prickly pear cactus plant spotted Thursday on Altura Drive in White Rock. Photo by Annette Maes-Livermore Read More
Robinson: My 50 Years Of New Mexico Journalism
By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
In July 1975, I was stringing for the Gallup Independent from the Navajo Reservation, when they asked me to work temporarily in Grants. The Independent had acquired a small newspaper there, but their hire for that job didn’t want to live in a uranium boom town and fled. They were desperate. It was a Friday, and deadline was Monday.
“Go to Grants and get anything you can,” the assistant editor said.
I’d never heard of the place but figured the best way to fill space was to take pictures. I wound up at Acoma Pueblo on a feast day. As I stood on the Read More
21st International Folk Art Market Sets Organizational Record
Multicolores at the IFAM Sustainability tent 2025. Photo © Christine Alexander
ART News:
SANTA FE — The International Folk Art Market (IFAM) has announced a record-breaking $3.88 million in sales during its 21st annual market that ran July 10-13, 2025, at the Railyard Park in Santa Fe.
In addition to this year’s record sales, IFAM hosted 20,000 visitors who attended to shop and interact with approximately 150 artists and cooperatives from 57 countries.
This is the first time since the pandemic that IFAM attendance has crossed the 20,000-visitor mark.
“In a world that too often divides us, the Read More
Laguna Wildfire Update July 20: Increased Smoke Expected As Firefighters Work To Contain Blaze, 55% Contained
SFNF News:
The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) has released the July 20 update on the lightning-caused Laguna Wildfire, which sparked on June 25. It has consumed 16,713 acres in the Coyote Ranger District, 8 miles north of N.M. 96 and west of the Chama River Canyon Wilderness.
Increased smoke can be expected in the coming days as firefighters work to contain the blaze, now 55 percent contained.
Gallina Ranch remains in “GO” evacuation status, and the Monastery of Christ in the Desert remains in “SET” status. For complete information on evacuations in New Mexico, visit https://www.emnrd.nm.gov/sfd/fire-prevention-programs/ready-set-go-new-mexico/ Read More
Los Alamos National Laboratory Hosts 30 Years Of Quantum Dots Conference – Uniting Pioneering Scientists, Next Generation Of Researchers From Around The World
Quantum dots have transformed technologies in displays, photonics, bioimaging, and energy harvesting. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is hosting the 30 Years of Quantum Dots at Los Alamos conference starting today through July 24 in Santa Fe.
The meeting will unite pioneering scientists and the next generation of researchers from around the world to examine cutting-edge advancements and chart the future of colloidal quantum dot science — a field the Laboratory helped shape from its inception.
“In the early days, quantum dot research was a niche curiosity Read More
Fr. Glenn: Time For A Fix
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
Busy, busy, busy. It seems that we are so busy in our day-to-day. Jobs, kids … family and friends obligations. Yet frequently our time is filled with events and obligations that we make ourselves and yet are not particularly important in the scope of our lives.
Sometimes it seems almost as if we can scarcely stand NOT to be occupied with something, as if we’ll miss out on something in our lives’ limited—and thus precious—time. We have an endless variety of things to occupy our attention—not only jobs, but optional and entertaining things like concerts, movies, internet, sports, Read More
Posts From The Road: Zion National Park Zion-Mount Carmel Highway In Utah
Slick Rock & Checkerboard: Red and orange streaks across sandstone slick rock fills the foreground on the left, while Checkerboard Mesa rises high in the background on the right in the photo. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
The Great Arch: The Great Arch is a great example of a ‘blind arch’. A blind arch is one where the arch remains attached to another surface so you cannot see through the arch. This arch is huge at about 600 feet across and 400 feet high. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Zion-Mt. Carmel Tunnel: The Zion-Mt. Carmel Tunnel opened in 1930. It also allowed much easier Read More
United Way Of Northern New Mexico’s 211 Program Joins Forces With AARP To Boost Caregiver Support
SELF HELP News:
A new partnership between AARP’s Caregiver Program and United Way of Northern New Mexico’s 211 program means individuals who call into their free local 211 helpline will now be screened and offered additional resources if identified as caregivers.
The 211 helpline of Northern New Mexico is operated by the Los Alamos-based nonprofit, Self Help, Inc., with support from the United Way of Northern New Mexico, and services Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Taos, and Mora counties. Self Help is one of eight 211 operators across New Mexico that collaborate through the statewide New Mexico 211 Read More
Friends Of Senior Centers To Host Bingo Fundraiser July 27
New Mexico Tourism Dept. Awards $3.8 Million To 45 Entities Through Cooperative Marketing Grant Program For FY26
NMTD News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Tourism Department (NMTD) is awarding $3.8 million in grant funding to 45 entities, including $109,000 to Los Alamos County, through the Cooperative Marketing Grant Program for fiscal year 2026.
NMTD will again be instituting a 2-to-1 funding match for FY26, meaning the financial commitment from NMTD is double what grant partners are contributing for the fiscal year. As a result of the department’s 2-to-1 commitment, the total advertising investment for this program in FY26 will be $5.7 million.
“Continuing to administer this program with 2-to-1 matching Read More
