Breaking News: Former Los Alamos Acting Police Chief Randy Foster To Lead Bloomfield PD
New Bloomfield Police Chief Randy FosterFoster, 38, was recently selected out of a national pool of 48 applicants as one of the top three finalists for Santa Fe police chief. Espanola Public Safety Director Eric Garcia got the job and last Friday, Bloomfield City Manager David Fuqua contacted Foster and offered him the police chief position in Bloomfield.
“He was the
FBI Seeks Public’s Help In Finding Driver Involved In Fatal Accident In Shiprock
FBI News:
The FBI and Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety are asking for the public’s help in finding the driver of a vehicle that struck and killed a man near Shiprock Sunday night.
The man’s body was discovered at approximately 9:26 p.m. on Mesa Farm Road, about six miles west of Shiprock, on the Navajo Indian Reservation. The location is known locally as the “second wash before the old end of the pavement.”
No vehicle was found at the scene.
The man’s name is being withheld until positive identification can be made.
Investigators would like to talk to anyone who may have been in the area around
Tessa Snyder of Los Alamos Receives $25,000 Scholarship
Tessa Snyder. File photo
UNM News:
ALBUQUERQUE – The New Mexico Leadership Institute will present 29 college-bound students with $25,000 scholarships during a banquet June 28 to celebrate the completion of a year-long leadership program.
The banquet will be on the campus of UNM, in the Student Union Building, Ballroom A. Senior members of the faculty and administration will be in attendance for the graduation.
The New Mexico Leadership Institute is an innovative Read More
President Urged to End Bulk Collection of Phone Records
Sen. Martin Heinrich
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., Mark Udall, D-Colo., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., urged President Obama to take immediate steps, while Congress works to pass true surveillance reform, to end the ongoing bulk collection of Americans’ phone records.
The senators, who all serve on the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, said the president should take every step he can under current law to end bulk collection, and rely on individual requests to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to get any records that Read More
Los Alamos Democrats Attend Unity Breakfast in Santa Fe
Five Los Alamos members of the State Central Committee attending a Democratic Unity Breakfast in Santa Fe this morning took the opportunity to pose for a photo with Attorney General Gary King, the Democratic candidate for governor of New Mexico. From left, Mike Wheeler, Michael Redondo, Robyn Schultz, King, Phil Gursky and Cathy Chapman. Courtesy photo
DOE Releases Water-Energy Nexus Report
DOE News:
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a new report that presents an integrated challenge and opportunity around the water-energy nexus for DOE and its partners, and lays the foundation for future efforts.
Present day water and energy systems are closely intertwined. Water is used in all phases of energy production and electricity generation. Energy is required to extract and deliver clean water for a broad spectrum of human uses.
Recent developments have focused national attention on the connection between water and energy production. When severe Read More
Sen. Jacob Candelaria to Join FCC Chairman and Youth at Net Neutrality, Tech Policy Roundtable
Sen. Jacob Candelaria
STATE News:
Sen. Jacob Candelaria of Bernalillo will join Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler and local youth for a roundtable discussion on net neutrality, the recent telecommunications mergers and other related technology issues affecting New Mexicans. The panel is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Monday at the South Broadway Cultural Center, 1025 Broadway Blvd. SE, in Albuquerque.
The event titled, “Nuestras Voces/Our Voices: A Youth Dialogue with FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler,” is hosted by the Media Literacy Project and Digital Justice Read More
IRS Revisions to Offshore Programs Help Taxpayers Come into Compliance
IRS News:
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced major changes in its offshore voluntary compliance programs, providing new options to help taxpayers who reside in the U.S. and abroad.
The changes are expected to provide thousands of people a new avenue to come into compliance with their U.S. tax obligations.
Changes include an expansion of the streamlined filing compliance procedures announced in 2012, and important modifications to the 2012 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP). The streamlined procedures are intended for U.S. taxpayers whose failure to disclose
U.S. 84/284 Bridge Work Continues June 21-27
NMDT News:
The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) will continue bridge rehabilitation work on U.S. 84/285 and North Tesuque Interchange (Exit 172) north of Santa Fe near the Tesuque Village at mile post 171.6.
6 a.m. Saturday, June 21: The North Tesuque Interchange (Exit 172) will be CLOSED, and the U.S. 84/285 northbound and southbound lanes will be reduced to one lane and be detoured through the off ramps and on ramps at this interchange. The cross-road at the North Tesuque Interchange will be closed during this time. There will be an 18’ width restriction. The North Read More
Patent Office Cancels ‘Redskins’ Trademark Registration
U.S. SENATE NEWS:
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., announced the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s decision to cancel the Washington, D.C. football team’s trademark registration.
“The U.S. Patent Office took a positive step today toward the goal of changing the Washington, D.C. football team’s name,” Heinrich said. “Racism and bigotry have no place in professional sports. Our tribal communities have always enhanced New Mexico’s rich culture and traditions. It’s past time for the football team to change its name.”
Last month, Heinrich Read More
