FBI: U.S. Attorney’s Office For District Of New Mexico Announces Intent To Seek Death Penalty For Labar Tsethlikai
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Today, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico filed a Notice of Intent to seek the death penalty against Labar Tsethlikai.
Tsethlikai, 52, an enrolled Member of Zuni Pueblo, is charged in a 17-count Second Superseding Indictment.
Charges are as follows:
- Count 1 (October 22, 2022): Kidnapping Resulting in Death of John Doe 1
- Count 2 (January 18, 2024): First Degree Murder of John Doe 2
- Count 3 (January 18, 2024): First Degree Felony Murder of John Doe 2
- Count 4 (January 18, 2024): Kidnapping Resulting in Death of John Doe 2
- Count 5 (May 19,
Dr. Anna Voltura Appointed Chair Of HER2 Foundation Board
HER2 News:
SANTA FE — The HER2 Foundation, a New Mexico-based nonprofit dedicated to advancing healing through art and supporting those affected by metastatic breast cancer, proudly announces the appointment of Dr. Anna Voltura as Chair of its Board of Directors.
Dr. Voltura is a fellowship-trained breast surgical oncologist, educated at both Johns Hopkins University and the University of New Mexico. She practices in Santa Fe, where she has long combined compassionate care with a commitment to the emotional well-being of her patients.
When Dr. Voltura opened her office, artist and “artivist” Read More
Wonders On Wheels Mobile Museum Tours New Mexico Historic Site Exhibit During July
Wonders on Wheels bus. Courtesy photo
NMDCA News:
The Wonders on Wheels Mobile Museum, a division of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, is touring the exhibit, “Eight Sites, One History: Explore the Past at New Mexico Historic Sites” to various areas of the state including Moriarty, Rio Rancho, Ruidoso, and more.
During the first two weeks of July, visitors can see the exhibit, sponsored by New Mexico Historic Sites, which highlights the distinctive stories revealed at each of the state’s eight sites, from Indigenous lifeways to Spanish settlement to US statehood Read More
Unemployment Insurance Operations Center Closed Friday In Observance Of Independence Day
NMDWS News:
ALBUQUERQUE — All New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions’ offices, including the Unemployment Insurance Operations Center, will be closed on Friday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day.
The Unemployment Insurance Tax & Claims System (www.jobs.state.nm.us) is available online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Customer Service Agents in the Unemployment Insurance Operations Center will be available when business hours resume on Monday, July 7, at 8:00am. The business hours of the Unemployment Insurance Operations Center are 8:00am to 4:30pm, Monday through Read More
PED Partners With LANL Foundation And WestEd On Martinez/Yazzie Action Plan
NMPED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Public Education Department (PED) announced a partnership with the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation and WestEd to facilitate the development and drafting of the Martinez/Yazzie remedial action plan.
The LANL Foundation will focus on organizing and supporting stakeholder engagement to inform the development and completion of the remedial action plan, while WestEd will focus on the development of the plan itself.
The PED released a Request for Interest (RFI) document on June 6, outlining the scope of the action plan project and Read More
Los Alamos Faith And Science Forum 2025 Summer Lecture Series Presents: ‘Is Earth Exceptional? Explorations Into The Origin Of Life’ On Tuesday July 8
Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum News:
Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum 2025 Summer Lecture Series Presents ‘Is Earth Exceptional? Explorations into the Origin of Life’ by Dr. Rebecca Chamberlin, Tuesday July 8 at the Los Alamos Unitarian Church.
A second presentation, inspired by this book on astrobiology, will be presented next week. A light meal will be served at 6 p.m. with the lecture beginning at 6:30 p.m. The presentation will be recorded and streamed to the ZOOM site given at: https://losalamosfaithandscienceforum.org.
How life came from non-life—or abiogenesis—is still largely Read More
Public Review, Comment Period Begins For Wetland Assessment Addendum To LANL Waterline Replacement
DOE/NNSA News:
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a semi-autonomous agency within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is proposing new construction at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). This wetland assessment evaluates potential impacts to wetlands from implementation of the proposed waterline project, identifies alternatives to the proposed project, and allows for meaningful public comment.
The waterline replacement project would install two 12-inch water lines along an alignment from Technical Area (TA) 48 to Pecos Road on the east side of Technical Read More
Republican Senators Call For Improving Reading Instruction Using Science-Based Approach
NMSR News:
ROSWELL — Following a presentation to the NM Legislative Education Study Committee (LESC) on early literacy efforts in New Mexico schools, Sens. Candy Spence Ezzell and Ant Thornton called for New Mexico to provide key interventions to students who are not yet reading at grade level.
One key intervention is the universal adoption of curriculum based in the science of reading, thus ensuring that students receive phonics instruction proven to teach them to read. Once this research-based reading approach is implemented statewide, the Senators then suggested that students still Read More
Supreme Court Affirms Felony Murder Convictions In Kidnapping And Killing Of Two Albuquerque Teenagers
COURTS News:
The state Supreme Court today affirmed the first-degree felony murder convictions of Stephen Jay Goldman, Jr. stemming from the kidnapping and killing of two Albuquerque teenagers in 2018. Click here to read the nonprecedential decision in State v. Goldman, S-1-SC-40100.
Goldman was sentenced in 2023 to two consecutive terms of life imprisonment, which requires him to serve 60 years in prison before the possibility of parole. Read More
FEMA Claims Offices Closed Friday, Saturday For 4th Of July
FEMA News:
SANTA FE — The FEMA Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Offices in Mora, Las Vegas and Santa Fe will be closed Friday and Saturday, July 4 and 5, in observance of Independence Day.
The helpline also will be closed Friday and Saturday. All three offices and the helpline will resume their regular schedules on Monday, July 7. You can leave a voice message on the helpline any time at 505.995.7133 and your call will be returned during business hours. You can also call the Advocate’s Office at 505.995.7129.
The Claims Office is committed to meeting the needs of people impacted by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Read More
