No Kings 3.0: Standing Up For America And Being Counted
A drone photo (#153) taken near the peak attendance during the field phase of NK3. The original photo has a resolution of 12,288 x 8192 pixels! This yielded highly detailed images that covered nearly the whole crowd. Photo by Jeremy Ebler
Segment of image #153 showing counting markers. Photo by Jeremy Ebler, William Mead
By WILLIAM MEAD
Indivisible Los Alamos
We thank all those who organized, helped execute, and attended the peaceful, highly successful Los Alamos “No Kings 3.0” Rally. It’s difficult to influence the Trump regime, but if we stand up to be counted, we can together exert significant Read More
Forest Service: Perch Fire In Guadalupe County Final Update
NMFD News:
Final Update: Air support tankers completed retardant drops, allowing ground resources to stop forward progress on the Perch Fire and raising containment to 60%. Response crews are also engaged in securing spot fires that crossed over State Road 91, and continuing suppression activities around the main fire. Acreage estimates have been lowered to 57.5 acres. This will be the final notification on this incident unless there are significant changes.
Evacuations / Closures: Evacuations were lifted at 7 p.m., per Guadalupe County.
Shelters: Santa Rosa Blue Hole Convention Read More
RPNM Statement On Rise In Political Threats Of Violence
RPNM Chairwoman Amy Barela
RPNM News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Republican Party of New Mexico (RPNM) Chairwoman Amy Barela released an official statement on the recent threats of violence on display at the No Kings protests over the weekend, which included a death threat to ICE officers at a protest in Los Angeles:
“By choosing not to condemn these inexcusable actions, Democrats are playing right into the hands of those who wish to commit political violence,” Chairwoman Barela said. “Whether it’s spray-painting ‘kill your local ICE agent’ at a No Kings protest or staying silent when American citizens Read More
Community Invited To View New Lowrider Stamps Cruising Into Los Alamos Post Office & View 6 Cool Vehicles Saturday
U.S. Postal Service News:
The Los Alamos Post Office invites the community to celebrate its newly issued Lowrider stamps and view six cool lowrider vehicles and listen to music from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday in front of the downtown Post Office.
The U.S. Postal Service held a first-day-of-issue ceremony for its new Lowriders stamps on March 13 in San Diego. With that issuance, USPS celebrated lowrider car culture, rooted in working-class Mexican American/Chicano communities throughout the American Southwest.
“A lowrider is a masterpiece of engineering and artistry, a rolling canvas of art. Read More
New Mexico Forestry Division Wildfire Notification: Perch Fire Burning In Guadalupe County
Fire and Smoke Map in New Mexico. Courtesy/AirNow
New Mexico Forestry Division News:
The New Mexico Forestry Division would like to inform readers about a wildfire that is requiring the attention of suppression resources in New Mexico. Resources are on scene at the Perch Fire southeast of Santa Rosa near Perch Lake.
The fire was discovered at 12:50 p.m. today, March 30, and is active and making runs in grass and brush fuels. Spot fires crossed over N.M. 91 and the fire is making an eastern push. Structures are threatened, including the Santa Rosa Airport. “GO” status evacuations are in place for Read More
Community Invited To Celebrate Manhattan Project National Historical Park 10th Anniversary April 8 At Fuller Lodge
COUNTY News:
Manhattan Project National Historical Park will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a community event, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 8, in the Pajarito Room at Fuller Lodge.
The event starts with a program that reflects on the park’s first decade of preserving and sharing the complex history of the Manhattan Project in Los Alamos and its lasting impact on the world.
Following the program conclusion at 6:15 p.m., the event will offer visitors and locals an opportunity to connect with park staff and partners, learn more about the park’s mission, and commemorate a decade of preservation, Read More
Robinson: Lawmaker Wants His Secession Threat To Open Dialogue
By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2026 New Mexico News Services
Texas has always wanted more of New Mexico.
Before New Mexico could join the United States as a territory, Congress had to settle a boundary dispute. Texas claimed all of New Mexico east of the Rio Grande, even though it had never fought for or held any of it. In the historic Compromise of 1850, Congress placed the New Mexico-Texas boundary along the 103rd meridian and agreed to pay Texas $10 million for its “loss.”
Then in 1859 a surveying mistake gave Texas a 310-mile strip, 601,152 acres, that belonged to New Mexico. When the mistake Read More
National Voice For Voting Rights Stacey Abrams Endorses Deb Haaland For New Mexico Governor
Stacey Abrams, left, has announced her support of Deb Haaland for governor. Courtesy photo
From the Deb Haaland for Governor Campaign:
ALBUQUERQUE — Today, national leader and change-maker Stacey Abrams, announced her support of Deb Haaland for governor. Abrams is the first Black woman to win a major party’s nomination for governor in the country, and she has devoted her career to protecting voting rights and protecting our nation’s families.
“We have to elect people who believe in people, not power and who believe in the future and not the past. We also need leaders who are not afraid to stand Read More
FBI: Zuni Man Sentenced To 12 Years In Federal Prison For Firing Shotgun At Occupied Vehicle
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — A Zuni man was sentenced to 12 years in prison for federal firearms offenses after he fired a shotgun at an occupied vehicle parked outside of a home on the Zuni Pueblo.
There is no parole in the federal system.
According to court documents, on the evening of Feb. 2, 2025, Cody Laweka, 35, an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Zuni, drove with another person to a home on the Pueblo of Zuni. The person with whom Laweka drove had a shotgun in his truck bed. On the way to this residence, Laweka asked to use that shotgun. When Laweka arrived at the residence, he exited the truck with the shotgun Read More
New Mexico Historic Sites: Have A Wooly Good Time This Spring At Two Sheep Shearing And Fiber Festivals
Courtesy/New Mexico Historic Sites
New Mexico Historic Sites News:
Alcalde and Fort Sumner – Two sheep shearing and fiber community events bring family-friendly fun this spring to New Mexico Historic Sites. On Sunday, April 12, Los Luceros Historic Site in Alcalde is hosting its annual Sheep Shearing Day, and on Saturday, May 2, Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner Historic Site is hosting its annual Fiber Fair.
These two events are a great opportunity to see both sites’ flock of Navajo-Churro sheep up close and learn how their wool is removed, processed, and turned into fiber art. Events Read More
