State

District Court: Beware Fraudulent Text Message Regarding Traffic Violation

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COURT News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The United States District Court for the District of New Mexico has recently been notified of individuals being targeted in a court-related scam since Monday, June 1, 2026. The targets are receiving a text message from a number that begins with 212. The message provides notice of an alleged traffic citation with the “New Mexico District Court.” The notification provides the name of an issuing officer, assigned judge, clerk of court, and alleged case number. The recipient is advised that they must appear in court on a specific date (typically the day following the date Read More

New Mexico Graduation Rate For Juvenile Justice Students Is 4x The National Average

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CYFD News:

SANTA FE — Fifty-eight young people in New Mexico’s Children, Youth and Families Department’s juvenile justice facilities will earn high school diplomas or GEDs this year—achieving an 86% graduation rate—four times above the national average for comparable programs.

The graduates come from CYFD’s two New Mexico Public Education Department–accredited high schools: Foothill High School in Albuquerque and Aztec Youth Academy in Las Cruces. One student achieved an associate degree—an exceptional milestone by any measure.

“Congratulations, graduates!” said Valerie Sandoval, Read More

Heinrich And Stansbury Announce House Passage & Senate Committee Advancement Of Legislation To Transfer Federal Land To Pueblos For Indian Pueblo Cultural Center

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) speaks in support of the Albuquerque Indian School Act at a Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing to consider pending legislation, June 3, 2026. Courtesy photo

NM Delegation News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) announced that their Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2025, which is cosponsored by U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), passed the U.S. House of Representatives and Read More

Op-Ed: Protecting Our Right To Read

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By Rep. KATHLEEN CATES
District 44
Bernalillo & Sandoval Counties

Imagine walking into a library filled with thousands of books and never finding one with a character who looks like you. Out of all the books in a public library, not one featured a character who shared your lived experience.

Banning books is harmful because everyone should be able to easily find books with characters that represent them.

In the last year, 4,235 unique titles were challenged, making this the second highest number in the history of the American Library Association. The same report stated, ”39% of these challenged Read More

FBI: Gallup Man Faces Federal Charges For Assault

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — A Gallup man is facing federal charges for an assault that allegedly occurred in 2024.

According to court documents, on Nov. 9, 2024, Russell Lee Saunders, Sr., 45, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, assaulted and seriously injured John Doe.

Saunders is charged with assault resulting in serious bodily injury and will remain in third party custody pending trial which has not yet been scheduled. If convicted, Saunders faces up to 10 years in prison.

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Justin A. Garris, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Read More

New Mexico Forestry Division Seedling Program To Focus On Fire-Damaged Areas

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Ponderosa pine seedlings grow at the John T. Harrington Forestry Research Center. Photo by George Ducker

NMFD News:

SANTA FE – To better meet New Mexico’s urgent reforestation needs, the New Mexico Forestry Division (NMFD) is re-energizing its popular Conservation Seedling Program to steer key species to targeted areas and provide technical support to improve tree survival rates, ultimately protecting our forests and reducing long-term damage from high-severity wildfires.

Beginning this fall, the new Seedlings for Reforestation program will guide high-demand seedling varieties Read More

Unofficial Local & State Results For 2026 Primary Election

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State results for Governor in 2026 Primary Election. Screenshot/Los Alamos Daily Post

 

How Los Alamos voted for Governor in 2026 Primary Election. Screenshot/Los Alamos Daily Post

 

State results for Lt. Governor in 2026 Primary Election. Screenshot/Los Alamos Daily Post

 

How Los Alamos voted for Lt. Governor in 2026 Primary Election. Screenshot/Los Alamos Daily Post

 

State results for Secretary of State in 2026 Primary Election. Screenshot/Los Alamos Daily Post

 

How Los Alamos voted for Secretary of State in 2026 Primary Election. Screenshot/Los Alamos Read More

State Announces $76.2M Investment In Rural Healthcare

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NMHCA News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Health Care Authority today announced a new $76.2 million federal funding opportunity through Healthy Horizons, part of the state’s Rural Health Transformation Program, to expand access to specialty, maternal, behavioral health and chronic disease care in rural, frontier and Tribal communities across the state.

“Rural health needs are different across New Mexico, so the solutions need to be different too,” said Elisa Wrede, acting rural health director. “Through Healthy Horizons, we are investing in regional partners who can bring providers, Tribal Read More

State Announces $4.5 Million For Outdoor Youth Programs

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Cochiti Pueblo youth explore and connect with ancestral landscapes at Bandelier National Monument through the Keres Children’s Learning Center’s Outdoor Equity Fund-supported program. Courtesy/EDNM

EDNM News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico is investing $4.5 million in youth outdoor programs after demand for the State’s Outdoor Equity Fund exceeded available funding by more than 90% last year, $3.7 million above the available amount.

The FY27 investment marks one of the largest annual allocations to date in the highly competitive program, which helps connect youth across New Mexico to outdoor Read More