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Los Alamos Public Schools’ Liz Janusz Of Aspen Elementary Named 2026 National Distinguished Principal Of New Mexico

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Aspen Elementary School Principal Liz Janusz
2026 National Distinguished Principal for New Mexico

NAESP News:

Aspen Elementary School Principal Liz Janusz has been named the 2026 National Distinguished Principal for New Mexico by the New Mexico Association of Elementary School Principals.

Sponsored by the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP), the prestigious National Distinguished Principal program honors exemplary elementary and middle-level administrators who set high standards for instruction, student achievement, character, and climate for the Read More

LAMS Washington, D.C. 2027 Spring Break Trip Sign Up

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EDUCATION News:

Attention current 7th grade students: Sign up is underway for next year’s annual 8th grade Washington, D.C. trip for Los Alamos Middle School and home school students.

Click on the QR code to sign up today to reserve your spot and lock in your price for this wonderful, educational once in a lifetime trip with your friends and classmates to our nation’s capital and Baltimore.

Call Roberta Cocking at 505.670.0679 with questions. Read More

Heinrich, Luján Secure Senate Passage Of Legislation To Keep Rural Community Hospitals Open, Improve New Mexicans’ Access To Healthcare

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) secured Senate passage of the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Reauthorization Act, legislation they cosponsored to improve New Mexicans’ access to healthcare and keep rural hospitals open by extending the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration (RCHD) program for another five years.

Many small rural community hospitals are too large to qualify for Critical Access Hospital status, but still struggle to stay open under Medicare’s current payment system. The Rural Community Hospital Read More

Forest Service, Boone And Crockett Club Sign Memorandum Advancing Wildlife-Based Access

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USDA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Forest Service and the Boone and Crockett Club signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) underscoring the importance of sustaining outdoor recreation opportunities with a particular emphasis on public access for hunting, angling, wildlife conservation, habitat stewardship, and conservation education.

Fourteen other organizations participated in the signing and are recognized as collaborating partners to support the implementation of the MOU. Under the framework the Boone and Crockett Club will convene with these partners Read More

Five LAHS DECA Students Earn Marketing Certification

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Los Alamos High School DECA students from left, Jasmine Heft, Lance Metcalf, Presley Haight, Rocco Del Mauro, and Sawyer Brunette earned the American Marketing Association (AMA) ‘Associate in Marketing’ Certification. This is the first year that National DECA has partnered with the AMA to award the credential, said LAHS DECA Advisor Dr. Sharon Hurley. Courtesy/LAPS 

LAPS News:

Five Los Alamos High School DECA students earned the American Marketing Association (AMA) “Associate in Marketing” Certification.

Seniors Rocco Del Mauro, Jasmine Heft, and Lance Metcalf, junior Presley Haight, Read More

USMS Task Force investigation Leads To Recovery Of Two Abducted Children From Missouri In New Mexico 

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U.S. Marshals Service News:

LAS CRUCES – On May 25, 2026, two children were abducted by a non-parental man in Missouri. An Endangered Person Advisory was broadcast to law enforcement and media in Missouri for the children.

On May 26, 2026, a lead was sent by the United States Marshals Service (USMS) Western District of Missouri to the District of New Mexico to help locate the two abducted children, and to apprehend the alleged abductor, Ralph Jones Jr., who is wanted by the Nodaway County Sheriff’s Office in Missouri for kidnapping.

Jones was believed to be traveling through New Mexico with Read More

Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Four New Mexico Incumbents For Reelection To Congress

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The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsements of Sen. Ben Ray Luján and Representatives Melanie Stansbury, Gabe Vasquez, and Teresa Leger Fernández. Courtesy/AFGE

AFGE News:

KILLEEN, Texas –– The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) today announced its endorsements of Sen. Ben Ray Luján and Representatives Melanie Stansbury, Gabe Vasquez, and Teresa Leger Fernández for reelection to Congress representing New Mexico in the 2026 elections.

The statewide primary is June 2, and the general election is Nov. 3.

Luján was elected to the U.S. Read More

Sen. Leo Jaramillo Represents New Mexico And NHCSL During Historic Recognition In Madrid, Spain

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Sen. Leo Jaramillo, 4th from left, with leaders from the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL) in Madrid, Spain, as the organization received the Placa de Honor de la Orden de Isabel la Católica, one of Spain’s highest civil honors recognizing leadership, diplomacy, and international partnership. Courtesy photo

On receiving the Placa de Honor de la Orden de Isabel la Católica, Sen. Leo Jaramillo said, ‘Standing in Madrid representing New Mexico and Latino communities across our nation was deeply personal. I carried the spirit of Northern New Mexico with me into that room Read More

Sen. Leo Jaramillo Represents New Mexico And National Hispanic Caucus Of State Legislators At International Leadership And Diplomacy Exchange In Spain

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Representing New Mexico and the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators, Sen. Leo Jaramillo addresses international leaders and senior Spanish government officials during an international leadership and diplomacy exchange hosted by Fundación Consejo España–EE.UU in Madrid and Cádiz, Spain. Courtesy photo

Sen. Leo Jaramillo, Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval & Santa Fe counties, 4th from right, gathers for a photo with international leaders and senior Spanish government officials during an international leadership and diplomacy exchange in Spain. Courtesy photo

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Igniting The Future: Technology On Prescribed Fire

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Fire managers filling the plastic sphere dispenser in the Alta X on Blackberry Prescribed fire on the Helena Ranger District, Montana. Forest Service photo by Mariah Leuschen-Lonergan

USFS News:

Along the foothills of the Big Belt Mountains near York, Montana, it’s unusual to see bare ground above 5,000 feet in February. But this winter’s low snowpack in the Northern Rockies created a rare chance to conduct prescribed burns.

Prescribed burning is a planned fire used to make forests and grasslands healthier. Fire managers wait for the right conditions like weather and fuel conditions before Read More