NMHED: New Mexico College Enrollment Continues To Rise
NMHED News:
SANTA FE — College enrollment in New Mexico has grown for the second consecutive year, with a 4.2% increase this spring compared to the same time in 2024.
More than 5,000 additional students are now pursuing degrees and certificates across the state’s higher education institutions.
This ongoing trend is attributed to New Mexico’s tuition-free college programs, such as the Opportunity and Lottery scholarships, which support recent high school graduates and returning adult learners by covering full tuition and course-specific fees at public colleges and universities throughout Read More
New Mexico EDD Seeks Proposals To Deploy $25 Million In State Funds Investment In Quantum Technologies
EDD News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Economic Development Department’s (EDD) Office of Strategy, Science and Technology is seeking proposals to deploy $25 million in state funds to establish and operate a quantum venture studio and a physical space aimed at accelerating quantum technology innovation and commercialization.
“By leading the way in technology and innovation, New Mexico is charting a course toward a prosperous future,” Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said. “With top-tier resources like our national labs and research institutions, advanced talent, and a growing quantum Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: May 26, 2025
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
The State Game and Fish Department is continuing to stock bigger-than-average trout in locations throughout Northern New Mexico.
Check out the Fishing Report to see where these larger trout have been stocked. If you are catching bigger trout at your favorite fishing hole, these stockings are why.
The Department has begun its Summer Catfish Stocking Program in Southern New Mexico. Lakes and ponds that were part of the Winter Trout Stocking Program are now being stocked with channel catfish, which can survive the higher water temperatures Read More
Miguel Trujillo, New Mexico’s Unknown Civil Rights Hero ONLINE Lecture
Miguel Trujillo, Sr., and his daughter, 1943. Associated Press file photo. Courtesy of the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque
NMDCA News:
Join Gordon Bronitsky, PhD, Founder and President of IndigeNOW! for an ONLINE production, “Miguel Trujillo: New Mexico’s Unknown Civil Rights Hero” as part of the Friends of History monthly lecture series.
This month’s Friends of History First Wednesday Lecture Series, from 12-1 p.m., Wednesday, June 4, features a presentation about the history of Miguel Trujillo. When New Mexico became a state in 1912, its constitution denied Indians the Read More
Historical Society Of New Mexico Announces 2025 Book And Service Award Winners
HSNM News:
SANTA FE — The Historical Society of New Mexico is honored to award the following individuals, publications and societies for their important contributions to the preservation and dissemination of the history and cultural heritage of our state during 2024. Congratulations!
Book Award Winners
Gaspar Pérez de Villagrá Award – for an outstanding publication in New Mexico or Southwest Borderlands history (co-winners)
- Brandon Morgan – Raid and Reconciliation: Pancho Villa, Modernization, and Violence in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands, University of Nebraska Press
- Frances Levine
NMSP Concludes Operation ‘Deep Pockets’ In Las Cruces With Arrests, Seizure Of Narcotics And Community Praise
Courtesy/NMSP
NMSP News:
LAS CRUCES — Operation “Deep Pockets,” a joint effort led by the New Mexico State Police’s Crime Suppression Bureau, with support from the Las Cruces Police Department and U.S. Border Patrol, has officially concluded. This months-long operation focused on combating drug-related crime in Las Cruces and involved multiple NMSP divisions, including Investigations, Special Operations, and NMSP Uniform officers.
Initiated in January 2025 in response to citizen complaints regarding suspected drug activity, the operation focused on identifying and addressing Read More
Direction And Approval Of Extension For Submittal Of Revised Application For LANL Hazardous Waste Facility Permit Added To Public Reading Room
LANL News:
Per regulatory requirements, this is a notification that new documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.
All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.
For legacy cleanup documents that were posted prior to April 30, 2018, please visit the LANL electronic public reading room.
- Direction and Approval of Extension for Submittal of the Revised Los Alamos National Laboratory General Part A and Part B Permit Application for Renewal of the Los Alamos National Laboratory
Dan Cron Honored With NMCDLA Driscoll Award For Outstanding Contributions To Improving Criminal Defense In New Mexico
Dan Cron
NMCDLA News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (NMCDLA) is proud to announce that Dan Cron has been awarded the prestigious Driscoll Award, recognizing a career marked by extraordinary dedication, advocacy, and excellence in the field of criminal defense. The award presentation will be made on June 13 at the State Bar Center in Albuquerque.
The Driscoll Award is NMCDLA’s highest honor, named in memory of the late Charles Driscoll, a revered New Mexico criminal defense attorney known for his unyielding commitment to justice, fairness, and the rights of Read More
Fraudulent Phone Calls Regarding Arrest Warrants Continue To Surface In The District Of New Mexico
USDC News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The United States District Court for the District of New Mexico has recently been notified of individuals being targeted in a court-related scam. The targets have been told they failed to respond to a subpoena issued by a U.S. District Judge and that a warrant for their arrest has been or will be issued. The scammer may ask for personal identifiers or for immediate payment of fines with the assurance this will resolve the warrant. The scammers may use the name of an actual judge and purport to be a member of local law enforcement or staff from the Clerk’s Office.
The U.S. District Read More
FBI: Canoncito Man Sentenced For Role In Fatal Assault
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — A Canoncito man was sentenced to three years’ probation for his role in the violent 2022 assault that led to the death of John Doe.
There is no parole in the federal system.
According to court documents, May 27, 2022, Landen Toledo, 21, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, along with Cole Ray Shorty, confronted John Doe at his residence to retrieve Shorty’s backpack. During the confrontation, John Doe exited his vehicle with a baseball bat. Toledo grabbed John Doe by the wrists, threw him to the ground, and kicked him in the stomach several times, causing him to drop the Read More
