119 New Mexico Workers Stand To Benefit From State Job Training Funds
Photo of lab. Courtesy/Pajarito Powder LLC
EDD News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) announced that it approved $1.6 million in funds to assist nine companies in training up to 119 employees through the Job Training Incentive Program.
The Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP) board approves funds monthly in support of hiring, training, and upskilling New Mexico workers. Companies that applied in March are located in Albuquerque, Artesia, Moriarty, Roswell, and Santa Teresa. JTIP releases funds to the companies as cost reimbursement to cover a minimum of Read More
AGU: New Carrier Birds Brought Avian Flu To Europe And The Americas
AGU News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bird flu cases are rising rapidly in the United States and around the world. A new study traces how the disease spread over the last two decades from Asia to Europe, Africa and the Americas. New bird species, from pelicans to peregrine falcons, are catching and carrying the disease, the study finds. The pattern may be a clue to why culling domestic birds has not halted the most recent outbreak.
The study shows the important role a wider range of wild birds have as both victims and vectors of disease spread, upending previous assumptions about which birds spread the virus. Read More
U.S. Attorney’s Office Secures Prison Sentence In Fatal Navajo Nation DUI Case
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — A Vanderwagen man was sentenced to 46 months in prison for a fatal drunk driving incident in 2022.
There is no parole in the federal system.
According to court documents, Oct. 2, 2022, near Bread Springs, New Mexico, Sheldon Carlton Daye, 31, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, struck and killed two individuals who were stopped on the shoulder of Highway 602 to repair a flat tire. The victims’ disabled truck was pulled off to the side of the road, beyond the white shoulder line and rumble strips. Witnesses observed Daye’s truck driving erratically before Read More
Paleontologist From NM Museum Of Natural History & Science Part Of Team Naming New Species Of Clawed Dinosaur
Bones and diagram of newly discovered dinosaur Duonychus tsogtbaatari. The dinosaur was identified by a group of researchers that includes New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science Executive Director Dr. Anthony Fiorillo. Courtesy/NMMNHS
A rendering of Duonychus tsogtbaatari, a newly identified dinosaur identified by an international research team. Courtesy/NMMNHS
NMMNHS News:
ALBUQUERQUE – A new species of dinosaur notable for its long, distinctive claws has been discovered in Mongolia by an international research team that included New Mexico Museum of Natural History Read More
Scam Alert: Fraudulent Arrest Warrants For Failure To Appear, Contempt Of Court Circulate In District Of NM
COURT News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The United States District Court for the District of New Mexico has recently been notified of individuals being targeted with a variety of phone, text and email scams.
The targets have been contacted initially by phone or email by an individual claiming to be a member of local law enforcement. Emails often include an attached fraudulent Warrant for Arrest alleging the target failed to appear for either jury duty or as a witness for a grand jury.
Targets may be asked to meet the caller at the “federal bonding building” to pay a fine and post bond, or they may receive a series Read More
‘Los Alamos Indivisible’ Chapter To Join Protest April 5
Los Alamos Indivisible News:
Los Alamos is launching an “Indivisible” chapter, brought together to resist the Trump agenda.
Indivisible is a movement of thousands of group leaders and more than a million members taking regular actions to resist the Trump/Musk regime, elect local champions and fight for progressive policies. The goal is to build real democracy – of, by and for the people.
Los Alamos Indivisible is planning its first events. The local group will be going to the Hands Off! protest at noon Saturday, April 5 at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe. The group will gather to make signs, 6-7:30 Read More
New Mexicans Can Lower Their Risk For Brain Injuries
NMDOH News:
SANTA FE — Every nine seconds someone in the United States sustains a brain injury.
Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) can cause death or lead to long term impacts including impaired thinking or memory, impaired movement, and emotional changes.
According to the New Mexico Department of Health’s (NMDOH) Office of Injury and Violence Prevention, New Mexico has a significantly higher death rate from traumatic brain injuries than the national average. In 2023, there were approximately 584 TBI-related deaths in the state, with a death rate that was nearly 39% higher than the U.S. rate. Read More
Aviation Trailblazers: Tuskegee Airmen To Be Honored At NM Space History Museum March 27
Members Soloman Jackson, Alfred Reeves, Carolyn Peeler and Larry Jackson of Holloman AFB Tuskegee Airmen Chapter attending the 1st Tuskegee Airmen Day at NM Museum of Space History. Courtesy photo
NMMSH News:
New Mexico Museum of Space History is proud to announce a special event honoring the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, March 27, 2025. This celebration, held in collaboration with the Holloman AFB Tuskegee Airmen Chapter, will take place on the museum’s second floor and is free for the public to attend.
The Tuskegee Airmen were trailblazers in military Read More
Regional Qualifiers From The NM Gold State Meet
Regional Qualifiers from NM State Gold Meet: Teagan Brown (left), Eliana Rodriguez (right), and LASG Gold Coach Miles Beaux (center). Not pictured: Gold Coach Kayleen Kline. Courtesy photo
SPORTS News:
Saturday March 22, USAG New Mexico held its 2025 upper level State Championship Meet, at Sandia Prep in Albuquerque.
Los Alamos School of Gymnastics was represented by three competitors in the Gold division. Eliana Rodriguez, Teagan Brown, and Caroline Eriksen. Brown and Rodriguez qualified to represent New Mexico in the Region 3 Championships on May 2-4 in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Rodriguez Read More
State Summer Reading Program Registration Is Now Open
NMPED News:
SANTA FE — Monday, state education agencies announce that registration is open for the 2025 Summer Reading Program, a free initiative designed to serve 15,000 students from incoming kindergarteners to outgoing eighth graders with focused reading instruction in small groups with trained literacy instructors.
The 2025 Summer Reading Program will run in June and July and is a collaboration between the New Mexico Public Education Department, Higher Education Department and Early Childhood Education and Care Department. Families can sign up for the program on the Summer Reading Read More
