FBI: Shiprock Man Pleads Guilty To Leading Massive Illegal Marijuana Operation
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Dineh Benally pleaded guilty in federal court to leading a vast illegal marijuana cultivation and distribution ring that spanned several years, exploited workers, and polluted the San Juan River on tribal lands.
Benally pleaded guilty to 15 counts, including:
- Two drug trafficking conspiracy charges for orchestrating the illegal operations.
- Four charges of manufacturing and possessing with intent to distribute over 1,000 kilograms of marijuana and more than 1,000 marijuana plants.
- Two charges of maintaining a drug-involved premises.
- Two charges of illegally
Posts From The Road: Oklahoma City National Memorial
Gates of Time: The two ‘Gates of Time’ are massive walls that sit on the east and west boundaries of the Oklahoma City National Memorial. The structures each provide an entrance into the memorial and lower the outside daily noise of downtown from the memorial. On the interior side of the gates is the time 9:01 on the east gate and 9:03 on the west gate. These are the minutes before and after the massive explosion. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Reflection Pool: A 319-foot-long reflection pool sits in the center of the memorial grounds. One can see reflections of many features of the memorial Read More
New Mexico Readies Universal Child Care With Focus On Workforce And Quality
STATE News:
SILVER CITY – New Mexico’s Early Childhood Education and Care Advisory Council on Wednesday outlined efforts to expand access, improve program quality and support its early childhood workforce as the state prepares to implement universal child care on Nov. 1.
Council members discussed several initiatives aimed at strengthening New Mexico’s child care system and ensuring universal access, including a newly launched low-interest child care revolving loan. The fund will help providers expand, renovate or build facilities to meet the increasing child care demand.
“Universal Read More
Governor Announces Pacific Fusion Selects New Mexico As Site For $1 Billion Research And Manufacturing Campus
Keith LeChien
Co-founder/CTO
Pacific Fusion
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ALBUQUERQUE — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has announced that Pacific Fusion, a commercial fusion energy company, has selected New Mexico as the site for its first Research and Manufacturing Campus.
The $1 billion facility at Mesa del Sol positions New Mexico at the forefront of the emerging fusion energy industry and cements its role as a national leader in advanced energy innovation.
Fusion, the same process that powers the sun and stars, has long Read More
Op-Ed: From Crisis To Recovery: The New Mexico Higher Education Dept.’s Role In Ensuring Fiscal Responsibility
By GERALD HOEHNE
Chief of Staff
New Mexico Higher Education Department
When an institution is in trouble, the problems can pile up quickly.
From the outside, the damage appears irreversible. It takes a significant, collective effort—sometimes the comprehensive work of an entire government agency—to not only stop the landslide but to begin the painstaking work of rebuilding.
The New Mexico Higher Education Department has been that agency, and I want to share a positive, but often unheard, story about two of our state’s institutions that are now on the path to recovery thanks to our dedicated, Read More
Disaster Unemployment Assistance Deadline Extended For Lincoln And Doña Ana County Residents
NMDWS News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Lincoln and Doña Ana county residents affected by the June 23, 2025, storms, flooding and landslides may now apply for federal disaster unemployment assistance after the application deadline was extended to Oct. 15, 2025.
Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) is available to individuals whose employment or self-employment was lost or interrupted as a direct result of the declared disaster in Lincoln and Doña Ana counties.
Individuals who lost work or employment due to the designated disaster must file DUA applications by established deadlines.
DUA is available Read More
Ranking Member Heinrich Celebrates National Public Lands Day With Advocates & U.S. House Natural Resources Committee
Sen. Martin Heinrich, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, Tracy Stone-Manning, President of The Wilderness Society, Janessa Goldbeck, CEO of Vet Voice Foundation, and Ryan ‘Cal’ Callaghan, Board Chair of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers celebrate National Public Lands Day Sept. 24. Courtesy photo
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:
ALBUQUERQUE — Ahead of National Public Lands Day, Sept. 27, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Read More
State Police Checkpoints And Saturation Patrols In Counties Across New Mexico In October 2025
State Police will conduct sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols, and registration, insurance, and driver’s license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during October 2025. Courtesy/NMSP
NMSP News:
New Mexico State Police (NMSP) will be conducting sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols, and registration, insurance, and driver’s license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during October 2025.
We are bringing awareness to these events to reduce impaired driving-related fatalities through continued media attention and intensive advertising.
These checkpoints Read More
Tales Of Our Times: Macadamias Have Proved To Be Hard Nuts To Crack
Tales Of Our Times
By JOHN BARTLIT
New Mexico Citizens
For Clean Air & Water
Macadamias Have Proved To Be Hard Nuts To Crack
History has reasons of its own, which steered the fortunes of macadamia nuts. Macadamia nut trees evolved in nature far from the world’s crossroads where trade began. Trade took new wings in the “Age of Exploration”, lasting from the 1400s through the 1600s, some say the 1700s. Europe’s seafarers sailed afar and went ashore on many a land, where they came upon new foodstuffs and spices. Ships returned with these prizes to the port cities that were expanding back home. Read More
Durango Named Host City For 2030 Union Cycliste Internationale Mountain Bike World Championships
PURGATORY News:
DURANGO — The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has announced that Durango, Colo., will be the host city of the 2030 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships.
The event marks the 40th anniversary of when the town of Durango and Purgatory Resort hosted the very first UCI mountain bike world championship races in 1990.
Leading into the World Championships in 2030, the “Worlds” Durango will also host a major international mountain bike race in 2028 and a UCI World Cup race in 2029. All events will be held at Purgatory Resort and include Downhill, Cross Country Olympic, Short Track Read More
