Los Alamos Mountain Club Finishes Strong At 2025 New Mexico Long Course State Championships In Albuquerque
Mountain Club simmers attend the 2025 New Mexico Long Course State Championships. Courtesy photo
By ANNA ZHANG
Mountain Club
The 2025 New Mexico Long Course State Championships were held July 10-13 at the West Mesa Aquatic Center in Albuquerque, hosted by Beast Aquatic Club. Mountain Club qualified 20 swimmers, 17 of whom competed in 98 individual events and 9 relays. They finished 4th overall with 389 team points among 18 teams.
Even though the championship meet was canceled after power and mechanical failures at the pool on Saturday afternoon (after Event 44) and all day Sunday. This timing Read More
Heinrich Announces Committee Passage Of Over $205 Million For State’s Military Installations, Significant Wins For Veterans
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced the bipartisan Senate Appropriations Committee passage of the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. With Committee passage of this bill, Heinrich secured support for over$205 million for New Mexico’s military installations and significant wins for New Mexico’s veterans, including over $32 million in Congressionally Directed Spending for five local projects.
“For our nation’s veterans and military families, this bill keeps our Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: July 21, 2025
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
Southern New Mexico is starting to feel the effects of our below-average snowpack this winter and meager spring runoff.
The Rio Grande recently dried up in Albuquerque.
Elephant Butte Lake near Truth or Consequences is now at just 4-percent of its capacity. Caballo Lake, the reservoir immediately below Elephant Butte, is at just 8-percennt of its capacity. The gates at Caballo have been closed and no more water for irrigation will be released.
Here in Northern New Mexico, beneficial monsoon rains have been helping to keep most Read More
Dannemann: Work Comp Law Changes Increase Attorney Fees
By MERILEE DANNEMANN
www.triplespacedagain.com
It has been quite a while since New Mexico has done anything substantive to make life better for injured workers covered by the workers’ compensation system.
Instead, we’re making it easier for them to hire lawyers.
Three different actions, a law and two court decisions, have made inroads into the only barrier reducing lawyers’ incentive to represent injured workers in court: money.
About 90 percent of workers compensation claims are resolved without litigation. Either the treatment of the worker was reasonable, so litigation was not needed, Read More
Mexican Wolf Located North Of I-40 In Northwest New Mexico
Example of a Mexican wolf. Courtesy/wikipedia
Game and Fish News:
SANTA FE – A male Mexican wolf (M3065) has been documented crossing out of the Mexican Wolf Experimental Population Area (MWEPA) north of Interstate 40 in New Mexico.
The wolf is affixed with a radio collar, which is transmitting its location. He was documented crossing the I-40 boundary west of Albuquerque late last week. His last location was near Mount Taylor.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish are monitoring the wolf’s movements.
Note: Mexican wolves that move outside the MWEPA, Read More
HCA Seeks Vendors For State Employee Dental And Vision Benefits, Proposal Deadline Aug. 18
NMHCA News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Health Care Authority (HCA) today issued requests for proposals (RFPs) to administration of dental and vision insurance benefits for more than 65,000 state employees and local public workers.
“This is a critical opportunity to modernize the dental and vision benefits available to public employees and their families,” Alex Castillo Smith said, Health Care Authority Deputy Cabinet Secretary. “We’re looking for partners committed to affordability, access, and quality care for New Mexicans.”
The HCA administers state health benefits, which provides Read More
State Hosting National Meeting Of Appellate Court Clerks
New Mexico Supreme Court Chief Clerk Elizabeth Garcia. Courtesy photo
COURT News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Court clerks of state and federal appellate courts from across the country will gather in New Mexico next month for a national conference. The 52nd annual meeting of the National Conference of Appellate Court Clerks (NCACC) will occur on Aug. 3-7 in Albuquerque. It features educational sessions on topics ranging from cyber security to access to justice and courthouse security.
“The conference offers a great opportunity to showcase the Land of Enchantment, the city of Albuquerque and our state Read More
Back-To-School Tax-Free Holiday Weekend, Opportunity To Shop Small July 25–27
BUSINESS News:
SANTA FE — Ahead of the annual New Mexico Gross Receipts Tax Holiday, NFIB New Mexico is encouraging consumers to shop small. Beginning on Friday, July 25, through the weekend, the state suspends the collection of gross receipts tax on sales of certain items so consumers can purchase the items tax-free. This is a great opportunity to support local businesses.
“Main Street businesses are the foundation of our economy, creating good-paying jobs and supporting charitable organizations that keep our communities thriving,” NFIB State Director Jason Espinoza said. “When Read More
FBI: Sanostee Woman Charged For 2022 Assault
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — A Sanostee woman is facing multiple federal charges after allegedly using a rifle to seriously injure one individual and threaten another during an Aug. 2022 incident.
According to court documents, on Aug. 20, 2022, Leticia Washburn, 41, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, assaulted John Doe 1 and John Doe 2 with a rifle, causing serious bodily injury to John Doe 1.
Washburn is charged with two counts each of assault with a dangerous weapon and using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence and one count of assault resulting in serious bodily Read More
Lincoln County Flood Victims Have Until July 28 To Replace Lost SNAP Benefits
NMHCA News:
SANTA FE — Lincoln County residents who lost food due to flooding have 10 days remaining to request emergency replacement of their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
The deadline for reporting food losses is Monday, July 28.
The New Mexico Health Care Authority (HCA) is providing this emergency support to help families recover from fire-related damages. Replacement benefits are available for SNAP households in ZIP codes 88345, 88346, 88355.
“We’re committed to helping the residents of Lincoln County recover from the recent flooding,” Niki Read More
