Los Alamos High School Named To 2025 AP School Honor Roll … Earning Silver Distinction … Third Year In A Row
Award-winning Los Alamos High School at 1300 Diamond Drive. Courtesy/LAPS
EDUCATION News:
The College Board has announced that Los Alamos High School (LAHS) has been named to the 2025 Advanced Placement® Program (AP®) School Honor Roll, earning Silver distinction.
This is the third consecutive year that the school has earned this achievement.
The AP School Honor Roll recognizes schools whose AP programs are delivering results for students while broadening participation. Schools can earn this recognition annually based on criteria that reflect a commitment to increasing their school’s Read More
NM Oks $24.4M For Behavioral Health Services Statewide
Cabinet Secretary Kari Armijo
STATE News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico has approved $24.4 million in early access funding to expand behavioral health services statewide, allowing communities to address gaps in care while longer-term regional plans are developed.
The funding, to be administered by the New Mexico Health Care Authority, totals $24,473,462 and will support immediate investments to improve access to behavioral health across the regions.
“This funding puts decisions closer to the communities delivering care,” said Kari Armijo, cabinet secretary at New Mexico Health Care Authority. Read More
Toppers Win Tuesday’s District Game Over Pintos 64-49
Lan Frazier goes for a layup in the 2nd quarter over defenders Samuel Pearce and Mateo Griego-Manley. Frazier scored 13 points and 5 rebounds for the night. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Ben Brousseau blocks the shot by Mateo Griego-Manley in the 3rd quarter. Brousseau scored 16 points for the game and was the leading scorer for the Toppers. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
SPORTS News:
The Los Alamos High School Hilltoppers played a district game against the Moriarty Pintos Tuesday night in Griffith Gymnasium.
The teams were evenly matched, and the game was close with the lead Read More
Sen. Townsend Appointed To Senate Judiciary Committee
Sen. Jim Townsend
STATE News:
New Mexico Sen. Jim Townsend announced on Tuesday, Jan. 20, his appointment to the Senate Judiciary Committee, effective immediately.
Sen. Townsend previously served on the House Judiciary Committee and brings a wealth of experience to the panel, which oversees matters ranging from constitutional law and the court system to public safety and civil rights. To accommodate this new assignment, the Senator will be stepping down from his current role on the Conservation Committee.
“I am excited to once again begin serving on the Judiciary Committee effective immediately,” Read More
NMSP Investigates Officer-Involved Shooting In Artesia
NMSP News:
ARTESIA — Jan. 21, 2026, the New Mexico State Police (NMSP) Investigations Bureau was requested by the Chaves County Metro Narcotics Task Force to investigate an officer-involved shooting (OIS) involving one of their detectives.
Investigations Bureau agents learned earlier that day, the United States Marshals Service requested assistance from the Chaves County Metro Narcotics Task Force, in apprehending Aaron Cane Vasquez (27). Vasquez was wanted on a no-bond probation violation warrant with nationwide extradition. Vasquez was also identified as a person of interest in Read More
New Mexico Adopts First Clean Fuel Market In Southwest
Environment Secretary James Kenney
NMED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board has unanimously adopted regulations establishing the Clean Transportation Fuel Program, setting April 1 as the opening date for the Southwest’s first clean fuel market.
Signed into law by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in 2024, the Clean Transportation Fuel Program is a market-based initiative that incentivizes and expands access to lower-carbon transportation fuels, including ethanol, biofuels, renewable diesel, renewable natural gas, electricity, and supporting infrastructure. Read More
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Unveils National Agreement To Conserve Bumble Bees Through Energy & Transportation Partnerships
USFWS News:
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing an enhancement of survival permit under a nationwide conservation benefit agreement to support at-risk bumble bees on energy and transportation lands across the lower 48 states.
The proposal would streamline consultation and permitting for energy and transportation projects and directly supports the Trump administration’s priority to facilitate energy production and delivery while conserving listed and at-risk species.
The agreement also aligns with Executive Order 14154, “Unleashing American Energy”, Read More
Pile Burning Planned In Jemez Ranger District Jan. 26
SFNF News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe National Forest is planning prescribed fire operations as early as Monday Jan. 26 in the Jemez Ranger District, pending all required approvals. The 239-acre Horseshoe Piles Project is located adjacent to the Horseshoe Springs community near La Cueva and north of the village of Jemez Springs, N.M. Ignitions are planned for one to four days.
Pile burning is meant to treat slash, like branches, piled by thinning crews with the aim of reducing flammable fuels. The decision to proceed with each pile burn will depend on multiple factors, including snowpack, air quality, Read More
Boundary-Defying Wolf Taylor Dies On I-40 In New Mexico
WILDEARTH GUARDIANS News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Taylor, the Mexican gray wolf made famous for establishing a home range last year near Mount Taylor, and returning there twice after having been removed despite a federal rule banning wolves north of Interstate 40, was found dead over the weekend on the interstate near Grants, New Mexico.
“This is such an unfortunate outcome for Taylor, who showed us so much about how wolves choose their own habitats, regardless of the lines that humans draw on maps,” said Greta Anderson, deputy director of Western Watersheds Project. “But it’s also a positive development Read More
Legislative Roundup: Jan. 23, 2026
By NATHAN BROWN
The Santa Fe New Mexican
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Funeral for former lieutenant governor: Funeral services will be held in Santa Fe Tuesday for Roberto Mondragón, a former lieutenant governor, accomplished musician and force for preserving New Mexico’s cultural traditions who died earlier this month at age 85.
His funeral will be at Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, 131 Cathedral Place. The reading of the rosary will be at 10:30 a.m. with a funeral Mass at 11 a.m.
Clear Horizons introduced: A bill to codify the emission reduction targets set during Gov. Michelle Read More
