NMELC Files Lawsuit Against Doña Ana County Commission
The Doña Ana County Commission held a hearing on funding for Project Jupiter on Sep.19, 2025. Photo by Leah Romero/Source NM
NMELC News:
LAS CRUCES — On Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, New Mexico Environmental Law Center filed a second lawsuit against the Doña Ana County Board of Commissioners in the Third Judicial District Court, for violating the New Mexico Open Meetings Act.
On Sep. 19, 2025, during a regular open meeting and public hearing by the Doña
Ana County Board of Commissioners (Board), the Board moved into closed session without proper notice and reasonable specificity for the closed session, Read More
FBI: Arizona Man Sentenced For Sexual Abuse
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — An Arizona man was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for engaging in sexual acts with a minor victim using threats and intimidation.
There is no parole in the federal system.
In August of 2021, Fernando Yatsatie, Jr., 48, a member of the Zuni Pueblo, unlawfully engaged in a sexual act with a minor victim using threats and intimidation.
Yatsatie pleaded guilty to sexual abuse. Upon his release from prison, Yatsatie will be subject to fifteen years of supervised release and must register as a sex offender.
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Justin A. Garris, Read More
Update On 1,000 Acre Wildfire In Quay County
New Mexico Forestry Division News:
The New Mexico Forestry Division has issued an update on a wildfire that is requiring the attention of suppression resources in New Mexico.
The 352 Fire was discovered at 12:30 p.m. today, Feb. 9, near I-40, mile marker 352, north of San Jon in Quay County.
The fire is wind-driven from the southwest and moving through grass and brush. Structures are threatened, and smoke is visible from Interstate 40 and the surrounding areas.
State Road 469 is closed north of San Jon. Residents should take caution and avoid the area.
The fire is estimated Read More
Denish: Why Local Journalism Is Worth A Tax Credit
By DIANE D. DENISH
Corner To Corner
diane@dianedenish.com
As is usually the case in 30-day legislative sessions, far more bills are introduced than can realistically be read, debated in committee, and passed by two chambers. One estimate puts the combined total at roughly 600 bills between the House and Senate—excluding “dummy bills,” which are empty shells that can become substantive after the introduction deadline.
Relatively few of those bills will reach the governor’s desk, and some won’t even receive a committee hearing. That doesn’t mean they’re bad ideas; it simply means they aren’t Read More
New Mexico County Insurance Authority Board Of Directors Approves Addition Of Two Ex-Officio Positions
Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza
NMCIA News:
SANTA FE — At their first regular Board meeting of the year Jan. 19, 2026, the New Mexico County Insurance Authority (NMCIA) Board of Directors approved the addition of two ex-officio, non-voting Directors on the Board, one to be nominated by the New Mexico Counties’ sheriff affiliate and one to be nominated by the detention administrator’s affiliate.
At their meetings in conjunction with the New Mexico Counties’ Legislative Conference Jan. 21-22, each affiliate nominated a member to serve on the NMCIA Board of Directors.
The NMCIA Board created Read More
