Public Safety

Supreme Court Justice And District Court Chief Judge Receive Judicial Education Award

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Rozier E. Sanchez CEI Faculty Award recipient Justice David K. Thomson (center); and (left to right) his wife, Patty, and daughter, Ava; Court Education Institute Director Paula Couselo-Findikoğlu; and CEI Attorney Supervisor Sonya Duke-Noel. Courtesy of the Administrative Office of the Courts

Shown left to right: Rozier E. Sanchez CEI Faculty Award recipient Chief Judge Donna Mowrer of the Ninth Judicial District Court; Court Education Institute Director Paula Couselo-Findikoğlu; and CEI Attorney Supervisor Sonya Duke-Noel. Courtesy of the Administrative Office of the Courts  Read More

State Police Make Arrest After Fatal Motorcycle Crash On I-25

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NMSP News:

ALBUQUERQUE — On June 6, 2026, at approximately 11:54 p.m., the New Mexico State Police was requested by the Albuquerque Police Department to assume a fatal crash involving a motorcycle and one other vehicle on Interstate 25 northbound near Comanche Road in Albuquerque.

Upon arrival, officers observed several civilians rendering aid to the motorcyclist identified as Keegan Thomas (24). Emergency medical personnel responded to the scene and transported Thomas to an area hospital.

During the investigation, officers contacted witnesses who had stopped at the scene and located Read More

Traffic Alert: Roadwork To Begin On US 60 In Quemado

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NMDOT News:

QUEMADO — A 2-inch pavement overlay project on US 60 is scheduled to begin on Monday, June 8.

Albuquerque Asphalt Inc., the contractor for the District Six project, will work from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The work zone will extend from mile marker 32 to mile marker 44 through Quemado.

The project is expected to continue through the end of June, weather permitting. A pilot car operation will be in place during working hours. Motorists should expect lane closures and delays and plan additional travel time.

Drivers are reminded to use caution in the work zone, obey all posted Read More

FBI Southwest Field Offices In Albuquerque & El Paso To Host Special Agent Recruitment Event June 26

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The FBI-Albuquerque and FBI-El Paso Field Offices will co-host an in-person recruiting event from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday, June 26 in El Paso.

This event is intended for individuals who are at least 21 years old interested in learning more about a career as an FBI Special Agent. Those who attend the recruiting event will have an opportunity to meet one-on-one with FBI executives, special agents, intelligence analysts, and other FBI personnel.

In addition, many of the FBI’s Critical Incident Response components such as SWAT, Evidence Recovery Teams, Crisis Negotiations, Read More

Scenes From ChamberFest 2026

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Kids busy at play on the popular sand pile on Central Avenue, the center piece of ChamberFest sponsored annually by Enterprise Bank & Trust in downtown Los Alamos, and this year also in White Rock. The Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce event features local businesses, service organizations and other groups for ChamberFest, this year sponsored by UNIFI, Wingate by Wyndham, North Central Regional Transit District (Blue Bus), N3B and Exit Realty Advantage NM. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos Transit Mix and Los Alamos County Public Works coordinated bringing in the sand Read More

New Mexico Supreme Court Rules On Defendant’s Right To Be Present When A Trial Court Responds To Jury Questions

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COURT News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Supreme Court has upheld a Farmington man’s sex crime conviction, ruling there was no effect on the jury’s verdict by improper communications between the trial court and the jury outside of the defendant’s presence.

The Court concluded that Joshua Freeman had a constitutional right to be present when the trial court addressed two questions from the jury after it had started to deliberate in his case but the error created by his absence did not impact the outcome of the trial.

The jury sent a note to the trial court asking it to distinguish between Freeman’s charged Read More

North Road/Urban Street Intersection Is Now Four-Way Stop

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County News:
The intersection of North Road and Urban Street is now a four-way stop.
New pavement markings and temporary signs are in place until permanent traffic signs are installed early next week.
The change was made after an engineering analysis that reviewed one month of traffic data, eight years of police reports, site conditions, and traffic patterns.
Although the intersection averages about one crash per year, several factors supported the decision. In addition to engineering considerations, the area serves as a safe route to school for nearby Mountain Elementary and sees pedestrian
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Op-Ed: ‘County Shows It Doesn’t Give A Flock About Surveilling Citizens’

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By JAMES RICKMAN
Los Alamos

Perhaps I should feel grateful that County leaders dispatched their official Spin Doctor to reply to my letter about the emergence of a network of Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs) in our community (link). But outside of Mr. Krueger’s “Trust Us, We’re the Government” response, the County continues to sidestep the issue of why the cameras were installed in the first place.

Is Los Alamos facing some kind of underlying existential threat that necessitates its citizens giving up some of their liberties to gain a little more security?

The way the County tells it, Read More

McQuiston: The Contractor On Your Roof Falls And Why ‘They’re Insured’ Might Not Be Enough

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By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Insurance Agency
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963  

A guy is up on your roof on a bright June morning replacing the flashing around your chimney. You hired him because a neighbor used him and he came in a few hundred dollars under the other bid. He’s good, he’s fast, and he’s been at it an hour when you hear the scrape, the shout, and the sound nobody wants to hear. He’s on the ground beside the ladder, his leg is clearly broken, and he can’t get up.

You call 911. You do everything right in the moment. But once the ambulance pulls away, a quieter and much larger question Read More