NMDOT Issues Safe Winter Driving Tips
NMDOT News:
Santa Fe – You take a risk every time you get behind the wheel. Every 11 minutes, someone in the U.S. dies in a motor vehicle accident. When driving in wintery weather conditions, your risk is 10 times greater.
Winter weather is right around the corner, and with it comes snow, ice and the hazards they can present to drivers.
The New Mexico Department of Transportation’s main goal is safety and we want to ensure you are as safe as possible while behind the wheel. The department would like to offer you the following recommendations for safe winter driving:
- Make sure your vehicle is in
Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission: Do Not Retain Judge Sheri A. Raphaelson
Severe Erosion Damage Closes Bandelier Trail Section
Trail Lead Coker standing in one of the arroyos, showing the unstable sides and the depth to which it has eroded so far. Courtesy/NPS
Trail crew members showing the size of one of the arroyos that now cut across the trail. Courtesy/NPSState Police Launch Checkpoints And Saturation Patrols In Counties Across State In November
NMSP News:
New Mexico Sate Police will conduct Sobriety Checkpoints, Saturation Patrols and Registration, Insurance and Drivers’ License Checkpoints in all New Mexico counties throughout November.
Our efforts continue to show a significant reduction in alcohol related fatalities. This is attributed to the continued media attention and intensive advertising. These checkpoints are helping to change society’s attitude about drinking and driving. People are choosing to not drink and drive. This is the biggest step in keeping impaired drivers from crashing into our friends and families. Read More
LAHS Junior Kaylie Burk Selected To Attend Congress of Future Medical Leaders
LAHS News:
Kaylie Burk, a junior at Los Alamos High School, has been nominated to attend the Congress of Future Medical Leaders on Nov. 14, 15 and 16 in Washington, D.C.
The Congress is an honors-only program for high school students who want to become physicians or go into medical research fields. The purpose of this event is to honor, inspire, motivate and direct the top students in the country who aspire to be physicians or medical scientists, to stay true to their dream and, after the event, to provide a path, plan and resources to help them reach their goal.
Burk was nominated by Dr. Connie Read More
Udall Addresses Settlement Agreement To Reform Albuquerque Police Department
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
PUBLIC SAFETY News:
ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. Sen. Tom Udall released the following statement Friday on the settlement agreement between the U.S. Department of Justice and the city of Albuquerque to reform the Albuquerque Police Department:
“This is a sobering day for Albuquerque and its police force, as it joins a list that no city wants to be on. I hope this court-enforceable consent decree will mark a critical step forward in reforming the Albuquerque Police Department, where the use of excessive force and the lack of accountability and oversight have eroded the public Read More
Daylight Saving Time Ends: Set Clocks Back One Hour
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Staff Report:
Daylight Saving Time ended at 2 a.m. today. Residents across the United States set their clocks back one hour to return to Standard Time. This does not apply for most of Arizona or Hawaii.
Daylight saving time was instituted Feb. 9, 1942. On this day, Congress pushed ahead standard time for the United States by one hour in each time zone, imposing daylight saving time – then called “war time.”
Daylight saving time, suggested by President Roosevelt, was imposed to conserve fuel, and could be traced back to World War I, when Congress imposed one Read More
Los Alamos Pays Respects To Fallen Santa Fe Deputy
Former Los Alamos Acting Police Chief Randy Foster, center, and Los Alamos County Sheriff Marco Lucero, right, as well as several LAPD officers attended today’s public memorial at Capital High School for Santa Fe Deputy Jeremy Martin who was allegedly gunned down Monday by a fellow deputy. Courtesy photo
A procession of law enforcement vehicles honor fallen Deputy Jeremy Martin during a public memorial service today in Santa Fe. Courtesy photo
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
Former Los Alamos Acting Police Chief Randy Foster, Los Alamos County Sheriff Marco Lucero and Read More
Heinrich Statement On Virgin Galactic’s ‘SpaceShipTwo’ Crash
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
STATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., released the following statement after Virgin Galactic’s ‘SpaceShipTwo’ crashed Friday in the Mojave Desert during a test flight.
The crash resulted in the death of one pilot and injured a second:
“My thoughts and prayers go out to the pilots of SpaceShipTwo and their families during this difficult time. This tragedy is a reminder of the incredible risks pilots make in the effort to expand our discovery of space. Their courage and bravery will serve as an inspiration Read More
CIR: Former US Ambassador To Ukraine Delivers Final Fall Lecture Thursday Nov. 6
John E. Herbst
CIF News:
Former US Ambassador to Ukraine John E. Herbst will deliver our fourth and final Fall lecture on the crisis in that beleaguered country at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6.
The venue is The Santa Fe Women’s Club, 1616 Old Pecos Trail in Santa Fe. A full house is anticipated for this presentation, so interested parties should reserve their tickets as soon as possible. They may do so on line at sfcir.org or by calling 505.982.4931. Tickets are priced at $15 for members and $20 for non-members and guests. Full-time students 25 and under are admitted free with proper ID.
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