ZYEP Expands In- & After-School Programming This Spring
ZYEP is offering its Rooted in Healthy Traditions curriculum and dance class at Shiwi Ts’ana Elementary School for children in pre-K through sixth grade. Courtesy/ZYEP
ZYEP News:
ZUNI — This spring, the Zuni Youth Enrichment Project is bringing back the in- and after-school programs it offers in partnership with the Zuni Public School District. From March to May, these programs will serve more than 500 elementary students and expand opportunities for middle and high school students.
Across classrooms and after-school sessions, youth will engage in integrated lessons that connect culture, Read More
State Forester Enacts Statewide Fire Restrictions
NMFD News:
SANTA FE — Amid unseasonably hot weather and dry fuel conditions, the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Forestry Division is enacting statewide fire restrictions in New Mexico to reduce the risk of wildfire starts.
“Fire restrictions are about individual actions that protect our communities as a whole,” said EMNRD Acting Secretary Erin Taylor. “Nine out of 10 wildfires in the state are caused by humans, which means 9 out of 10 wildfires can be prevented. We’re asking that every resident and every visitor take extra precautions during a particularly risky wildfire season.” Read More
NM Delegation To Host Virtual Military Service Academy Nominations Event May 1
NM DELEGATION News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — At 6 p.m. MT, Friday, May 1, the offices of U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and U.S. Reps. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) will bring together representatives from the U.S. Military Service Academies for a virtual Q&A session.
The conversation is an opportunity for high school students and recent graduates to ask questions about the nomination process and attending U.S. Military Service Academies. The New Mexico Congressional Delegation will be accepting Read More
FBI: Zuni Man Charged With Abuse
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — A Zuni man was indicted on federal sexual abuse charges related to an alleged assault.
According to court records, on June 11, 2024, Karl Devain Escobar, 33, an enrolled member of the Zuni Pueblo, engaged in a sex act with Jane Doe using force and without her consent.
Escobar is charged with sexual abuse and aggravated sexual abuse. He will remain in third party custody pending trial, which has not been scheduled. If convicted, Escobar faces up to life in prison.
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Justin A. Garris, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau Read More
SBDC To Host 6th Annual World IP Day Celebration April 27
SBDC News:
The New Mexico Small Business Development Center will host the 6th annual World IP Day Celebration WEBINAR from 11 a.m.–2 p.m., Monday, April 27, 2026, hosted via Zoom
Schedule:
- Welcome —11–11:15 a.m. (MDT)
- Trademarks — 11:15 a.m.–12 p.m. (MDT)
- Copyrights — 12–12:45 p.m. (MDT)
- Patents — 12:45–1:30 p.m. (MDT)
- NMSBA Program — 1:30-1:45 p.m. (MDT)
- Survey, Q&A, and Closing — 1:45–2 p.m. (MDT)
Speakers:
Estefanita Rawlings
Estefanita Rawlings serves as the Center Director for the New Mexico Small Business Development Center’s Technology Commercialization Accelerator (TCA) Read More
Op-Ed: We Are Not Fighting A King. We Are Fighting An Empire.
By EMMA ABATA
Los Alamos
Why will you show up by the hundreds to protest one man, but not genocide?
I am not asking to shame you or make you defensive. I am asking because I used to be you. I voted blue no matter who. I loved Obama. I believed that if we could just get the right Democrats into office, we could protect abortion rights, defend trans lives, fight climate change, and stand for justice. I believed the story.
Then I watched a livestreamed genocide unfold on my phone, in real time, funded by my tax dollars, backed by the very Democrats I helped elect. I watched children carry their parents’ remains Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: April 6, 2026
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
The State Game and Fish Department has ended its Winter Trout Stocking Program. Locations in Southern New Mexico, including the Albuquerque area drainage ditches and Tingley Beach will no longer be stocked with rainbow trout.
The Department stocked a total of 34,530 rainbow trout weighing 16,179 pounds. Most of the stocking will now be in Northern New Mexico.
It looks like there will be one of the weakest spring runoffs in memory this year. The snowpack is already disappearing, and the weather has been unseasonably warm and dry. This Read More
Daily Postcard: Orion Watches Sunset Above Valles Caldera
Daily Postcard: Orion watches the sunset on Saturday night above the Valles Caldera National Preserve. Photo by Steve Bublitz Read More
Topper Tennis Team Has Strong Performance At Academy Invite Tournament This Weekend In Albuquerque
The Los Alamos Topper Tennis team with their runner-up trophy won at this weekend’s Academy Invite Tournament, from left, Coach Timur Khazratkulov, Cullen McLean, Zach Gibson, Levi Gibson, Logan Swickley, Mike Witkowski, Luke Gibson and Coach Travis Gibson. Courtesy photo
Freshman Levi Gibson prepares to rip a forehand at this weekend’s Academy Invite Tournament. Courtesy photo
Senior Olivia Hamilton smacks a forehand during this weekend’s Academy Invite Tournament. Courtesy photo
SPORTS News:
The Los Alamos Hilltoppers Tennis team competed at the Academy Invite Tournament this Read More
Posts From The Road: Jackrabbit Trading Post On Route 66
HERE IT IS: The famous bright yellow sign with the black rabbit and the large red letters alerts travelers that they have arrived at the Jackrabbit Trading Post. This sign was used in the Pixar movie ‘CARS’ giving the trading post additional notoriety. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Trading Post: The Jackrabbit Trading Post is housed in an old railroad building. The train tracks are on the other side of the road, running parallel to Route 66. The face of the building is painted with various southwestern figures and designs, making it impossible to miss when driving by. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.co Read More
