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Tom Springs Wildfire In Pecos Canyon Burns 3.82 Acres

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A helicopter is dipping water out of Monastery Lake west of N.M. 63. Courtesy/SFNF

 

Santa Fe National Forest News:

SANTA FE — Firefighters on the Santa Fe National Forest continue to actively suppress the Tom Springs Wildfire, located approximately 10 miles northwest of the Village of Pecos in the Pecos Canyon area. No significant spread occurred overnight.

The lightning-caused wildfire, first reported on May 29, is now at 3.82 acres following updated infrared and on-the-ground size assessments gathered yesterday afternoon.

Fire crews made strong progress on Saturday, completing Read More

State To Hold First Listening Session On Black Student Success In New Mexico June 11

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NMPED News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico will hold its first statewide community listening session June 11 to hear directly from students, families and community centers about how schools can better support Black education across the state.

Co-hosted by the New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) and the New Mexico Office of African American Affairs, the event will be held from 6-8 p.m. at the African American Performing Arts Center (AAPAC) in Albuquerque. All community members are invited. A virtual participation option will also be available.

The listening session is designed to identify Read More

New Mexico Supreme Court Reverses First-Degree Murder Conviction Of Roman Cerna For 2020 Fatal Shooting

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State Supreme Court News:

The New Mexico Supreme Court has reversed the first-degree murder conviction of Roman Cerna for a fatal shooting in 2020 outside of an Albuquerque smoke shop, and ordered the Second Judicial District Court to enter a judgment for second-degree murder.

Click here to read the decision in State v. Cerna, S-1-SC-40598.  Read More

USDA Forest Service And NMRECA Collaborate On Statewide Powerline Permit Guidance Across New Mexico National Forests

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USDA News:

SANTA FE — The USDA Forest Service and the New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative Association, in coordination with New Mexico’s rural electric cooperatives, have developed a new statewide framework designed to improve consistency, coordination, and efficiency for powerline utility special use permits across National Forest System lands in New Mexico.

The initiative comes at a critical time as rural communities, electric cooperatives, and federal land managers face increasing wildfire risks, aging infrastructure challenges, and growing demands for reliable electric Read More

FBI: Three Inmates Charged In Brutal Assault On Correction Officer At Doña Ana County Detention Center Face 20 Years

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Three inmates accused of violently attacking a correction officer assisting the U.S. Marshals Service at the Doña Ana County Detention Center have been charged federally after the officer was beaten unconscious and tased during a 22-second assault.

According to court documents, May 11, 2026, John Doe was assisting the U.S. Marshal Service as a correction officer at the Doña Ana County Detention Center when he walked up the stairs to the top level to monitor six inmates who were supposed to be locked in their cells, including a federal inmate whom John Doe was required Read More

Op-Ed: The Facts About Project Jupiter’s Water Usage

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By JULIA ROBIN
Head of Infrastructure Planning and Sourcing
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

In southern New Mexico, water is a precious resource that touches everything. It touches families and businesses. It touches agriculture and the food we eat. It touches public health and safety.

And ultimately, it touches the region’s long-term future. We take our responsibility to preserve water very seriously, so we want to help clarify and correct the record about the Project Jupiter’s water use. We updated the project’s power design last month and want to give residents of Doña Ana County the most Read More

Determan Endorses Katharine Clark For Secretary Of State

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By ANDREA DETERMAN
Former Chair
Los Alamos Democratic Party

The choice in New Mexico’s Secretary of State race is clear—competence or chaos.

Secretary of State is an operations job. It requires judgment, transparency, preparation, and leadership when pressure is highest.

On Monday, a State Auditor-directed special audit documented governance and transparency failures in Doña Ana County government, including findings involving the Clerk’s Office. Auditors identified incomplete official records, missing supporting documents, and transparency failures that reduced the public’s Read More

Heinrich Presses Army Corps & Reclamation On Water Allocation For Rio Grande, El Vado Dam Restoration, Projects In New Mexico

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, presses Trump administration officials at a subcommittee hearing to discuss President Trump’s FY27 budget request for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation, May 20, 2026. Courtesy photo

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — At a U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing to discuss President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) budget request for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) pressed Chief of Engineers and Read More

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

Teatro Paraguas Presents: Dichos En Nichos — A New Play From The Heart Of Northern New Mexico

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Teatro Paraguas News:

SANTA FE — Teatro Paraguas will present the premiere production of Dichos en Nichos, a new play written by author Sage Vogel, adapted from his award-winning book of the same name, opening  Aug. 7.

Dichos en Nichos blends regional storytelling traditions, contemporary themes, and the cultural and linguistic richness of Northern New Mexico.

In this full-length, ensemble-driven production, the audience is taken into the heart of a “proverbial” 1950s Northern New Mexico village, where the orchards, arroyo-roads, adobe homes, and even pigsties hold tales of Read More