Roadrunner Food Bank & Walmart To Tackle Food Insecurity
Walmart volunteers gather at Roadrunner Food Bank for an orientation prior to packing food. Courtesy/RRFB
Roadrunner Food Bank News:
ALBUQUERQUE — According to Feeding America, one in seven people in New Mexico face food insecurity. Even more shockingly, one in five children in our state are food insecure. Thankfully, there are still a few days left for shoppers to participate in the Fight Hunger. Spark Change. campaign to support Roadrunner Food Bank.
Roadrunner Food Bank is a leading nonprofit in the fight against hunger in New Mexico. The organization distributes food across the state Read More
Chavez Returns To Museum Of International Folk Art
Nicolasa Chávez
MOIFA News:
SANTA FE — The Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) is thrilled to announce the return of Nicolasa Chávez as the new Curator of Latin American & Nuevomexicano Collections. Nicolasa, a respected historian, curator, and performance artist, brings a wealth of experience and passion to this pivotal role.
She previously served as MOIFA’s Curator of Nuevomexicano Collections for fourteen years before stepping into the role of Deputy State Historian of New Mexico, a position she held for nearly four years.
Throughout her career, Nicolasa has made invaluable Read More
NMSA Opens Visual Art Senior Class ‘Sonder’ April 11
Courtesy/New Mexico School for the Arts
NMSA News:
New Mexico School for the Arts’ Visual Art senior class opens Sonder.
It presents a diverse range of responses to the multitudes of meaning each person can express and interpret through art. As these 19 young artists complete four years of art study, this exhibition looks to the future with passion, introspection, and determination. Sonder explores the realization and understanding that everyone around you leads just as complex a life as you do. Each artist’s work examines their individual life experience while simultaneously considering Read More
Safe Surrender Event In Española April 5
NMSC News:
ESPAÑOLA — People with outstanding bench warrants from any magistrate court in New Mexico can safely surrender at the Rio Arriba Magistrate Court, 1127 Santa Clara Peak Rd. in Española from 1-7 p.m. Friday, April 4 and 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Saturday, April 5.
The safe surrender event provides anyone with outstanding warrants an opportunity to avoid jail and other consequences by appearing before a judge. At the time of surrender, anyone who appears voluntarily will receive favorable consideration when requesting a new court date, payment plan, or any other option required to comply with Read More
Supreme Court Affirms Albuquerque Man’s Convictions For Murdering His Elderly Aunt
NMSC News:
SANTA FE — The state Supreme Court Thursday upheld the convictions of an Albuquerque man for killing his 86-year-old aunt and stealing $98,000 from her.
The Court unanimously rejected arguments by Craig Talbert Smith that a trial court judge improperly denied motions for a mistrial after a juror became ill during deliberations and that he received ineffective legal assistance. A majority of the Court also concluded there was sufficient evidence for a conspiracy conviction, but Justice C. Shannon Bacon dissented from that holding.
Smith was sentenced to life in prison and an additional Read More
Northern New Mexico College Welcomes New Regents Ron Lovato And Dolores Gurule
Northern New Mexico College Board of Regents (from left): NNMC President Hector Balderas, Vice-Chair Erica Rita Velarde, Secretary/Treasurer Ruben Archuleta, outgoing Regent Porter Swentzell, outgoing Regent Casandra Batista Dauz, Regent Ron Lovato, Regent Dolores Gurule and Chair Michael Martin. Courtesy photo
NNMC News:
ESPAÑOLA — Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) is pleased to announce the appointment of two new Board of Regents members, Ron Lovato and Dolores Gurule, and the reappointment of Vice-Chair Erica Rita Velarde. All three were confirmed by the New Mexico State Senate Read More
FBI: Illicit Massage Parlor Operators Sentenced
FBI News:
Shaoping Wen and her son, Xu Wang, were sentenced March 18, 2025, for their roles in operating massage parlors that operated as fronts for commercial sex operations, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.
In September 2024, Wen, 65, and Wang, 42, were indicted by a federal grand jury in Lubbock, Texas, for conspiracy to commit interstate travel and use of interstate facilities in aid of racketeering enterprises and other offenses related to the operation of illicit massage parlors in Texas and New Mexico and money laundering. According Read More
ENMU Department Of Music Presents Opera L’Elisir d’Amore (The Elixir of Love) March 28-29
ENMU News:
PORTALES — The ENMU Department of Music presents the opera “L’Elisir d’Amore (The Elixir of Love) at 7 p.m., Friday, March 28, and Saturday, March 29, in Buchanan Hall of the Music Building on the Eastern New Mexico University campus.
“The Elixir of Love is one of the most famous and oft-performed operas in the world and for a good reason; the music is catchy and virtuosic, and the story is funny, relatable, and heartwarming,” said Dr. Stephanie Beinlich, assistant professor of voice and stage director. “A cast of outlandish and endearing friends balances the romantic and earnest leads Read More
State Police Checkpoints And Saturation Patrols In Counties Across New Mexico In April 2025
NMSP News:
State Police will be conducting sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols; and registration, insurance, and driver’s license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during April 2025.
We are bringing awareness to these events to reduce impaired driving-related fatalities through continued media attention and intensive advertising.
These checkpoints are helping to change society’s attitude about driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs.
Hundreds of lives could be saved each year if every driver had the courage to make the right decision Read More
Travel: Captivating Cape Town
African penguins at Boulder Beach. Photo by Debbie Stone
Kristen Bosch Botanical Garden. Courtesy photo
By DEBBIE STONE
Santa Fe
For the Los Alamos Daily Post
There’s nowhere quite like Cape Town, the jewel of South Africa. This fascinating city is a meld of cultures, history and landscape, crowned by the magnificent Table Mountain. Often regarded as synonymous with the “Mother City,” (Cape Town’s affectionate moniker), this landmark is the single most welcoming icon to its people, as well as to travelers from around the globe.
Named a New Seven Wonders of Nature, Table Mountain is one of the Read More
