Twenty-nine Mexican Cartel Members Extradited To U.S. Including Rafael Caro Quintero Who Murdered DEA Agent Kiki Camerena In 1985
Cartel boss Rafael Caro Quintero. 2016/FBI mugshot
White House News:
Thursday night, 29 Mexican Cartel members were extradited to the United States. President Trump directed the Department of Justice and the Department of State to make this happen, and Attorney General Bondi and Secretary of State Rubio worked to get it done.
The group of cartel members, who will soon arrive on American soil, includes one of the most evil cartel bosses in the world, Rafael Caro Quintero, who tortured and murdered DEA Agent Kiki Camerena in 1985.
The Trump Administration is declaring these “thugs” as terrorists, Read More
New Mexico Connections Academy Opens Enrollment For 2025-2026 School Year
NMCA News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico Connections Academy, a tuition-free, online public school, is now enrolling students for the 2025-26 school year. With over a decade of experience, the school offers an established online education program to more than 1,500 students in grades 4-12 across New Mexico.
New for the 2025-26 academic year, New Mexico Connections Academy will launch its expanded College and Early Career Readiness program for middle and high school students. The school will integrate traditional academic subjects with industry-leading, career-focused options like IT, business, Read More
‘Promises Made, Promises Kept’: Lujan Grisham Signs Crime, Behavioral Health Bills Into Law
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, left center, sits with Lt. Gov. Howie Morales, left, Benjamin Baker, public safety adviser, right center, and House Speaker Javier Martínez, far right, along with other state lawmakers, Cabinet secretaries, law enforcement officials and community members, to sign public safety and behavioral health bills into law Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. Photo by Michael G. Seamans/The New Mexican
By Margaret O’Hara
The Santa Fe New Mexican
It’s rare for New Mexico Supreme Court Chief Justice David Thomson to make an appearance at the Roundhouse.
“I am Read More
Luján Reintroduces Bill To Strengthen Safeguards That Prevent Public Officials From Using Power For Political Gain
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) reintroduced the Hatch Act Enforcement Transparency and Accountability Act. This legislation strengthens Congressional oversight of the Hatch Act, particularly in instances when the Office of the Special Counsel decides to forgo enforcement. U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is an original cosponsor of the legislation. Congressman Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) leads companion legislation in the House of Representatives.
“The Hatch Act is designed to prevent public officials from using their Read More
Legislative Roundup: 22 Days Remaining In Session
The Santa Fe New Mexican Staff:
Senate demands new leaders for WNMU: Senators on Friday called on Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to hasten her selection of new regents to govern the embattled Western New Mexico University.
During Friday’s floor session, senators criticized Lujan Grisham’s delay in appointing new regents after all but one resigned in recent months. The board stepped down amid significant political pressure — including from the governor — following allegations of improper university spending involving former president Joseph Shepard.
“One single student regent is writing Read More
Lawmakers Consider First Step In Establishing Española Lowrider Museum
State police Officers Matt Broom and Alex Rodriguez take a look Tuesday at Joan Medina’s 1987 Pontiac Grand Prix as part of Lowrider Day at the Capitol last month. Photo by Gabriela Campos/The Santa Fe New Mexican
Arthur “Low Low” Medina, of Chimayó, takes a picture of Steve and Vicki Garcia’s 1963 lowrider Chevy Impala outside of the State Capitol on Lowrider Day Tuesday, Feb. 11. 2025. Photo by Gabriela Campos/The Santa Fe New Mexican
By Margaret O’Hara
The Santa Fe New Mexican
Andres Valdez’s love for lowriders is a lasting one.
It began when Valdez, an Española native, was a child, Read More
Legislative Roundup: 23 Days Remaining In Session
The Santa Fe New Mexican:
New representative takes oath of office: Rep. Martha Garcia, a former Cibola County commissioner who was appointed Wednesday to represent House District 6, took the formal oath of office Thursday.
Garcia, a Democrat from Pine Hill, will serve the remainder of the legislative session, representing parts of Cibola and McKinley counties.
“We’re so glad to have you. We are complete,” said Rep. Jenifer Jones, R-Deming, welcoming her new colleague to the House.
Education oversight overhaul advances: Michael Jordan played his last game. The crew members of the Space Read More
DOE Secretary Chris Wright Describes AI As ‘The Next Manhattan Project’ During Visit To Los Alamos
Energy Secretary Chris Wright speaks to members of the press early Monday evening outside the Oppenheimer House on Bathtub Row in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
- The major race is in AI and it is critical that the U.S. comes out ahead. –DOE Secretary Chris Wright
Standing outside the former residence of J. Robert Oppenheimer early Monday evening, U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright paid homage to Los Alamos’ past while laying out the objective for the present.
Wright, who assumed the Read More
New Zozobra Scratchers At Meow Wolf’s Adulti-Verse: Zozobra Celebration March 6
MEOW WOLF News:
SANTA FE — The Zozobra Team and the New Mexico Lottery are teaming up to unveil the brand-new Zozobra Scratchers at a special edition of Meow Wolf’s monthly 21+ night, Adulti-verse: Zozobra Celebration, presented by New Mexico Lottery.
This 21+ event at Meow Wolf Santa Fe, 1352 Rufina Circle, Santa Fe, takes place Thursday, March 6, 2025, starting at 6 p.m. The three iconic New Mexico organizations will offer an unforgettable night dedicated to Old Man Gloom with giveaways, face painters, plus immersive art and live band karaoke entertainment inside the exhibit.
“New Mexico’s Read More
Women Aviators Of Mercury 13 Featured In Free Launch Pad Lecture March 7
Jerrie Cobb, one of Mercury 13. Courtesy photo
NMMSH News:
ALAMOGORDO — Stars of a Different Kind: The Mercury 13 and Their Quest for Space, is next in our monthly Launch Pad Lecture series at New Mexico Museum of Space History. The Mercury 13 tested the mental and physical rigors of space flight for women. Despite its groundbreaking potential, it fell victim to gender biases, as the 13 women involved were deemed to have the “right stuff” but the “wrong sex” for space missions.
Uncover the full story of the Mercury 13, revealing their remarkable achievements and the Read More
