DEA ‘One Pill Can Kill’ Campaign With NFL Alumni Health
DEA News:
NEW ORLEANS — With so much attention ahead of Sunday’s big game, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is once again teaming up with NFL Alumni Health to encourage football fans to join us in the fight to save lives.
The need is critical and the game plan simple: understand the dangers of fentanyl and synthetic drugs and use your voice to help spread life-saving information.
DEA Acting Administrator Derek S. Maltz has thrown down the challenge to influencers, role models, celebrities and professional athletes to Step Up, Speak Out, and Fight Back.
“Our future generation Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: Feb. 4, 2025
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
The snowpack in Northern New Mexico is 42-percent of normal. The weather forecast for this coming week is warm and dry.
The Arctic Blast appears to be over. Temperatures can still plunge well-below zero in some of our high mountain valleys.
The Moreno Valley where Eagle Nest Lake is located is a prime example. Temperatures can still fall below zero even into March. Please dress warmly and in layers.
The record low temperature for New Mexico is -50 degrees in 1951 at Gavilan, a small community near Lindrith in Rio Arriba County.
The colder Read More
ESRA Announces Change Of Venue For 2025 IREC
Courtesy/Spaceport America
SPACEPORT AMERICA News:
LAS CRUCES — In an announcement made late Friday (Jan. 31, 2025) evening, the Experimental Sounding Rocket Association (ESRA) will be holding its annual Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC) at the Midland International Air & Space Port in Midland, Texas, from June 9-14, 2025.
The announcement marks the first venue change for the IREC since the 2017 competition.
For seven years beginning in 2017 and concluding in 2024, ESRA along with the New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) partnered and jointly held IREC at Spaceport Read More
State Supreme Court Issues Show Cause Order To Albuquerque Attorney Thomas Clear III
NMSC News:
The state Supreme Court Monday issued an order for Albuquerque attorney Thomas Clear III to “show cause” why he should not face disciplinary action, including possible suspension from the practice of law in state courts, for his alleged conduct involving DWI cases. Click here to view the order.
Clear’s former investigator pleaded guilty last month to federal charges in what prosecutors have described as a scheme in which law enforcement officers received bribes to help orchestrate the dismissal of DWI charges against motorists.
AG, Legislative Leaders Unveil Higher Education Reform Package In Wake Of WNMU Scandal
Attorney General Raúl Torrez answers questions from journalists following a news conference Monday at the state Capitol regarding proposals designed to enhance oversight and accountability of administrator contracts at public colleges and universities. Photo by Gabriela Campos/The New Mexican
By DANIEL J. CHACÓN
The Santa Fe New Mexican
Attorney General Raúl Torrez and leaders of both chambers of the New Mexico Legislature unveiled proposals Monday designed to enhance oversight and accountability of administrator contracts at public colleges and universities.
The push for more Read More
Judge Strikes Down Education Department’s 180-Day Rule
By MARGARET O’HARA
The Santa Fe New Mexican
A state judge on Monday axed the New Mexico Public Education Department’s controversial “180-day rule.”
Fifth Judicial District Judge Dustin Hunter struck down the agency’s requirement for all public districts and charter schools in the state to include 180 instructional days in their calendar each year, finding the rule “does not align with the Legislature’s clear intention.”
“The PED lacks the authority to implement a rule mandating a minimum number of instructional days for public Read More
FBI: Cybercrime Websites Selling Hacking Tools To Transnational Organized Crime Groups Seized
FBI News:
HOUSTON — A total of 39 domains and their associated servers have been seized in a coordinated effort involving an international disruption of a Pakistan-based network of online marketplaces selling hacking and fraud-enabling tools a group known as Saim Raza (aka HeartSender) operated, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei along with Supervisory Official Antoinette T. Bacon of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Special Agent in Charge Douglas Williams of the FBI.
The seizures occurred Jan. 29 and were conducted in coordination with the Dutch National Police. Read More
On Immigrant Workers Day Of Action, Hundreds Of New Mexico Demonstrators Push For Protections
Gina Auz Granillo marches with an American flag with thousands of other protesters during the Immigrant and Workers Day of Action rally at the state Capitol in Santa Fe Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. Photo by Michael G. Seamans/The New Mexican
By DANIEL J. CHACÓN
The Santa Fe New Mexican
Nearly four decades ago, Octavio Burrola swam across the Rio Grande with nothing more than a dream and a plastic bag with a change of clothes.
Now a legalized citizen and retired, Burrola — who said he served 24 years in the National Guard — joined a throng of some 1,300 demonstrators from across the state Monday at the state Capitol Read More
‘Sacred Tree Of Life’ Couples Date & Workshop Feb. 15
NMHS News:
The Northern Río Grande National Heritage Area (NRGNHA) is offering “Our Sacred Tree of Life” couples date workshop designed for couples to enjoy a day of creativity, connection, and nature at Los Luceros Historic Site.
Couples will learn the symbolism of the Tree of Life then work together to create a Tree of Life artwork that incorporates family names and honors both current and future family members. Participants will also enjoy a picturesque picnic on the grounds, weather permitting, for a romantic afternoon together. Couples date is $75 per couple. Workshop runs 10 a.m. Read More
Candidate Changed Residency Claims Twice In A Year
By MILAN SIMONICH
The Santa Fe New Mexican
Altering voter registration records in hopes of getting appointed to the Legislature must be a way of life for politicians in Cibola County.
A pair of bitter foes, former state Sen. Clemente Sanchez and former state Rep. Harry Garcia, both abruptly changed their residency listings to pursue a vacant seat in the House of Representatives.
Garcia began as the front-runner, but he was disqualified after state investigators exposed him for claiming he lived in a trailer park that was uninhabited.
Sanchez now has a chance to be appointed, but his tactics were Read More
