EEOC Sues St. Vincent Hospital For Disability Discrimination
EEOC News:
SANTA FE — St. Vincent Hospital, a medical facility operating Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center (CSV) in Santa Fe, violated federal law by failing to accommodate an employee with a disability and firing her because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, in or around 2021, a long-term employee of CSV fractured her foot and tore tendons in her ankle. After returning from medical leave and working light duty in a patient care position for months, the employee requested Read More
Animal Wellness Action Applauds Chaves County Authorities For Breaking Up Large-Scale Cockfighting Operation
AWA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action (AWA) today commended the swift and decisive actions of the Chaves County Sheriff’s Office in dismantling an illegal cockfighting operation in southeastern New Mexico that drew more than 100 participants. New Mexico was the 49th state to ban cockfighting, only outlawing staged knife fights between birds in 2007, with the late Gov. Bill Richardson strongly advocating for the prohibition.
According to local reporting, deputies acted on a tip and discovered a large gathering tied to an active cockfighting ring, detaining multiple individuals Read More
Lauritzen: Local Rabbi Jack Shlachter Attends Antisemitism Conference, Invites Community To Learn More
Rabbi Jack Shlachter
By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Los Alamos
Earlier this month, local Rabbi Jack Shlachter attended the 2026 StandWithUs (SWU) conference in Las Vegas, Nev. I discovered this when I reached out to Rabbi Schlachter after the March 12 attack at Temple Israel, a Reform synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan.
Rabbi Shlachter told me that he was already scheduled to attend an antisemitism conference within the next few days. The last two years have found a group called Rabbis United holding its annual meeting in conjunction with the SWU event. While Rabbis United was a gathering Read More
Forest Service: Perch Fire In Guadalupe County Final Update
NMFD News:
Final Update: Air support tankers completed retardant drops, allowing ground resources to stop forward progress on the Perch Fire and raising containment to 60%. Response crews are also engaged in securing spot fires that crossed over State Road 91, and continuing suppression activities around the main fire. Acreage estimates have been lowered to 57.5 acres. This will be the final notification on this incident unless there are significant changes.
Evacuations / Closures: Evacuations were lifted at 7 p.m., per Guadalupe County.
Shelters: Santa Rosa Blue Hole Convention Read More
RPNM Statement On Rise In Political Threats Of Violence
RPNM Chairwoman Amy Barela
RPNM News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Republican Party of New Mexico (RPNM) Chairwoman Amy Barela released an official statement on the recent threats of violence on display at the No Kings protests over the weekend, which included a death threat to ICE officers at a protest in Los Angeles:
“By choosing not to condemn these inexcusable actions, Democrats are playing right into the hands of those who wish to commit political violence,” Chairwoman Barela said. “Whether it’s spray-painting ‘kill your local ICE agent’ at a No Kings protest or staying silent when American citizens Read More
