Stephanie Garcia Richard Stands Ready If Called Upon To Serve As Lt. Governor Of New Mexico
Stephanie Garcia Richard
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com
On Thursday Maggie Toulouse Oliver announced she was suspending her campaign for lieutenant governor of New Mexico citing health and family concerns.
Fellow Democrat Stephanie Garcia Richard last year suspended her campaign for lieutenant governor for similar reasons, which in her case were related to the health of her husband Eric. He is now on the mend and with Toulouse Oliver’s withdrawal from the race followed by strong encouragement from constituents, Garcia Richard has announced on her Facebook Read More
FBI: Man Charged With Making Online Threats To Blow Up White House And Kill Federal Law Enforcement
FBI News:
HOUSTON – Acting U.S. Attorney John G.E. Marck has announced that a 35-year-old man from a small town in Grimes County, Texas has been charged for allegedly transmitting interstate threats via social media.
Authorities took Peter James Bloomfield into custody June 10 where he remains on related charges. He is expected to make his initial appearance before a U.S. magistrate judge in Houston in the near future.
The criminal complaint alleges authorities discovered a Texas-based X account with multiple threatening messages directed at federal law enforcement and others. The Read More
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
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
FBI: Crownpoint Man Sentenced For Strangling A Woman And Attacking Tribal Police Officer With Taser
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — A Crownpoint man was sentence to 42 months in prison for strangling a woman and attacking a tribal police officer with a taser.
There is no parole in the federal system.
According to court documents, March 18, 2025, Jason K. Thompson, 40, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, attempted to strangle Jane Doe. Law enforcement responded to the domestic violence call and attempted to take Thompson into custody.
During a struggle with a Navajo Nation Police Department officer, Thompson grabbed the officer’s taser and deployed it against him with the intent to injure him. Read More
Luján Issues Statement Commemorating Juneteenth
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement commemorating today’s Juneteenth:
“As our nation commemorates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we must remember that the promise of freedom was not extended to all Americans in 1776.
“More than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, informing more than 250,000 enslaved people that they were free.
“Juneteenth marks Read More
Española City Councilor To Attend NALEO Emergency Management Technology Summit
Sam LeDoux
Española City Councilor
ESPAÑOLA — Española City Councilor Sam LeDoux will attend the NALEO Institute on Technology & AI in Emergency Management from June 23-24 in Bentonville, Arkansas, where Latino elected and appointed officials will examine how technology and artificial intelligence can strengthen emergency preparedness, response and decision-making.
LeDoux said the summit comes at an important time for small and rural communities, where emergency management demands continue to grow while many communities face shortages in emergency personnel.
“Small cities Read More
U.S. Forest Service To Propose First National Policy For Recreational Climbing On Public Lands
USFS News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) will publish a proposed climbing directive in the Federal Register and initiate a 30-day public comment period.
This proposal establishes the agency’s first national direction for managing recreational climbing opportunities on national forests and grasslands that will include guidance for the use and maintenance of fixed anchors and equipment.
The updated proposal replaces a 2023 draft that was overtaken by new requirements in the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act, signed into law Jan. Read More
Hurford: What Other States Can Learn From New Mexico’s Bet On Literacy
By DAVID P. HURFORD Ph.D.
Executive Director
Center for READing, Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, Kansas
For too long, New Mexico’s students – especially Native American, Hispanic and low-income kids – were denied foundational literacy skills that open doors to lifelong opportunity.
A sustained, science-based investment is starting to change that.
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and New Mexico education leaders have made literacy a statewide priority since her term began in 2019. Over the past six years, New Mexico has invested more than $250 million in literacy initiatives, Read More
