Public Safety

Catch Of The Week: Substack Data Breach

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

Substack is one of those platforms that feels personal. You subscribe to newsletters you actually want, you hear directly from the writers you like, and most of the time you don’t expect to get hit with the digital equivalent of finding someone rifled through your junk drawer. But that is exactly what happened with a recent data breach.

Security researchers have confirmed that a data breach exposed email addresses and phone numbers for many Substack users. That means if you have ever signed up for Substack, your contact info might be Read More

Last-Ditch Proposal Would Aid New Mexico Communities Set To Lose ICE Revenue

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The Roundhouse in Santa Fe. Post file photo

By CLARA BATES
The Santa Fe New Mexican

Editor’s note: If the House takes action on this bill tonight there may be an updated version.

Local governments in New Mexico affected by the state’s decision to ban contracts with the federal government to hold immigration detainees could receive “bridge funding” under legislation the Senate passed unanimously Wednesday.

The Senate’s vote to pass Senate Bill 273 came with only around 24 hours before the end of this year’s regular legislative session. The bill, which also cleared two Senate committees with Read More

Robinson: One-sided Clear Horizons Act Failed In Senate

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By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2026 New Mexico News Services

The Clear Horizons Act was another of those bills we’ve seen so often in New Mexico that balances the environment against the economy. In a floor vote, the Senate chose the economy.

Senate Bill 18 was one of those marquee bills that got a lot of attention before and during the session. Senate President Mimi Stewart, D-Albuquerque, revamped the bill she carried last year. It would help reduce natural disasters driven by climate change if legislators could cement greenhouse gas reductions in state law, supporters believed.

I’m not Read More

Doctors Thank Rep. Christine Chandler For Leadership In Sponsoring, Championing HB 99 Medical Malpractice Reform

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By Robert McAtee, MD
Española

By Elena McAtee, MD
Los Alamos

We would like to express our gratitude to Representative Christine Chandler for her leadership in sponsoring and championing HB 99, a long-needed step toward meaningful medical malpractice reform in New Mexico.

Throughout this process, Representative Chandler listened carefully to her constituents, thoroughly researched this complex issue, and then worked diligently to advance thoughtful
solutions. Passing this legislation required navigating significant resistance and complex competing interests, making its success Read More

Sponsor: Bill Banning Sale Of ‘Extremely Dangerous’ Guns Is Dead — For Now

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By DANIEL J. CHACÓN AND CLARA BATES
The Santa Fe New Mexican

After being riddled with a slew of proposed amendments in a late-night committee hearing, the most contentious gun control bill of New Mexico’s 30-day session is all but dead.

One of the lead sponsors of Senate Bill 17, Sen. Debbie O’Malley, D-Albuquerque, said Tuesday the measure is unlikely to get another hearing after the House Judiciary Committee delayed a vote early Tuesday morning. 

“There’s not enough time to hear it again,” she said.

“Of course, it’s disappointing that we won’t hear that bill,” O’Malley added. “But we’re going Read More

Los Alamos Police Arrest Two Men And A Woman In Connection With Local Storage Unit Burglaries

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Burglary suspects arrested today from left, Gunner Stacy, Samantha Lopez and Nehemiah Hillhouse. Courtesy/LAPD

LAPD News:

At approximately 3:30 a.m. today, Feb. 17, officers with the Los Alamos Police Department responded to reports of two men returning to the J&L Storage facility in connection with a series of recent storage unit burglaries.

Responding officers observed two men fleeing the area on foot. Officers immediately established a perimeter and requested additional resources, including the department’s K-9 unit, to assist in locating and apprehending the suspects.

During Read More

New Mexico Healthcare Just Got Closer To Your Home: Telehealth Booths Bring The Doctor To A Library Near You

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STATE News:

SANTA FE – It’s no surprise that accessing healthcare in New Mexico’s sparsely populated and geographically isolated communities is difficult. There is a vast health and broadband “desert” in this state and New Mexico State Library, together with The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, is working hard to solve this issue through telehealth booths at public libraries.

Designed to fit within a public library space, these 7 x 7 x 10-foot standalone booths are soundproof, private, ADA compliant, and equipped with a computer connected to high-speed internet. Community Read More

FBI: Albuquerque Woman Pleads Guilty Mid-Trial To Methamphetamine Trafficking

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — After one day of trial testimony, an Albuquerque woman pleaded guilty to methamphetamine trafficking.

According to court records and evidence presented at trial, May 18, 2023, the FBI Violent Gang Task Force executed a search warrant at the northeast Albuquerque residence of Nora Baca, 67. During the search, agents located approximately three pounds of methamphetamine in the bedroom of Baca’s housemate and codefendant.

Sept. 10, 2024, following an investigation into a significant intergang drug trafficking conspiracy involving both incarcerated and non-incarcerated Read More

Bill lifting Statute Of Limitations For Some Child Sex Crimes Passes New Mexico Senate

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Bill Sponsor Sen. Angel Charley, D-Acoma

By NATHAN BROWN
The Santa Fe New Mexican

A bill that would remove the statute of limitations for some of the most serious acts of child sex abuse passed the state Senate overwhelmingly Friday, with some recent events providing fodder for supporters’ arguments.

“The last time we looked at this law, we didn’t know what was happening at Zorro Ranch,” said Sen. Angel Charley, D-Acoma, who sponsored the bill, referring to the southern Santa Fe County property once owned by Jeffrey Epstein. “The last time we looked at this law, we didn’t know what we know now.” Read More