Mountaineer Ranger District shared the following link to the news conference about Token Adams’ Search/Recovery: https:////www.krqe.com/news/local/search-for-firefighter-enters-into-day-8 Read More
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Search and Rescue Find Body of Token Adams
U.S. FOREST SERVICE News:
Search and Rescue personnel this morning found the body of the firefighter who went missing Aug. 30 while scouting reports of smoke in the Jemez.
Officials said today that Token Adams, 41, apparently crashed his ATV atop a mesa in a remote area.
Adams leaves behind a pregnant wife and young son. Read More
Letter to the Editor: Keep New Mexico’s Special Places Free From Fracking
By SANDERS MOOREEnvironment New Mexico
In a speech marking the 50th anniversary of the historic march on Washington, President Obama said “Change does not come from Washington, but to Washington.”
We agree. Last week Americans submitted more than one million comments urging President Obama to protect our national forests, parks, and the drinking water they provide from dirty gas drilling.
Fracking – a dirty and dangerous method of drilling for oil and gas – has wrought widespread environmental damage across the country, including in New Mexico, turning treasured landscapes into industrial Read More
Udall Votes Against Proposal to Use Force in Syria
U.S. SENATE News:WASHINGTON, D.C. – Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., voted in the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations to oppose a resolution authorizing military action in Syria in response to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s use of chemical weapons.
The resolution passed the committee by a vote of 10-7. The full Senate will consider the resolution by next week.
Udall said that while he believed Assad must be deterred from attacking his own citizens, Udall opposed the Authorization for Use of Military Force
Read More Judge Upholds Ruling for Los Alamos County Clerk to Issue Marriage Licenses to Gay Couples
Los Alamos County Clerk Sharon Stover, left, issues a marriage license today to Maria Thibodeau, center, and her partner Janet Newton after being ordered to do so by District Court Judge Sheri Raphaelson during a court hearing this morning. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Cameras roll as the judge enters the courtroom this morning to hear the case involving the issuance of same-sex marriage licenses. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos County Attorney Rebecca Ehler, Junior Attorney Katie Thwaites and Assistant County Attorney Dan Gonzales look on at right
U.S. 84/285 Roadwork Continues North of Pojoaque
NMDOT News:
The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) continues work on U.S. 84/285 just north of Pojoaque between mile markers 182.4 and 183.2.
The scope of the project includes new bridge construction with new on and off ramps, new roadway lighting, and pavement reconstruction for 0.72 miles within Santa Fe County.
On September 3, the northbound traffic on U.S. 84/285 will be detoured onto the newly constructed northbound off ramp and northbound on ramp. The traffic switch will detour travelers off of the main line of U.S. 84/285 during construction of the new bridge deck and placement Read More
Attorney for Same Sex Couple Responds to Los Alamos County Clerk’s Statement
Attorney John Day
Staff Report
Attorney John Day of Egolf + Ferlic + Day law firm in Santa Fe issued the following response moments ago on behalf of his clients Janet Newton and Maria Thibodeau to the statement issued today by Los Alamos County Clerk Sharon Stover regarding her position on the issuance of same sex marriage licenses.
Stover denied Newton and Thibodeau a marriage license late last month and the couple hired Day to represent them in court action against her.
“We filed a petition for a writ of mandamus in District Court requesting that Judge Sheri Raphaelson order the Los Alamos
Breaking News: Los Alamos County Clerk Opts to Face Judge Regarding Same Sex Marriage Issue
Los Alamos County Attorney Rebecca Ehler, center, Assistant County Attorney Dan Gonzales and Junior County Attorney Katie Thwaits in their conference room this morning have worked on the legal question surrounding the issuance of same sex marriage licenses during the last four days. At the heart of the matter is the fact that the marriage license in State statute has not been updated since 1961. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Clerk Sharon Stover has issued the following statement regarding the issuance of same sex marriage licenses:
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Bandelier Superintendent to Give Updates on Monument’s Transportation and Fire Management Plans at Sierra Club Sept. 4
SIERRA CLUB News:
The Sierra Club will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4 on the University of New Mexico-Los Alamos campus in building 2, room: 220 with guest speaker Superintendent Jason Lott from Bandelier National Monument.
Lott will give an update on the Monument’s transportation and fire management plans as well as the most recent flash flood.
Experienced Volunteer Ground Personnel Invited to Join Search for Firefighter in Jemez
NMSP News:
New Mexico State Police is heading up a Search and Rescue (SAR) effort in the Santa Fe Nat’l Forest near Jemez Springs to locate a firefighter, Token Adams, who went missing Friday while conducting size up for a new start in the forest.
Volunteer SAR is proceeding, and experienced volunteer ground personnel are invited to join in this effort.
Directions to the ICP are:
- Head west on Rt. 4
- Turn right onto 126
- Turn left onto NF-376
- Turn left onto NF-604
- Turn right onto School House Mesa/604
- Turn left onto Cebollita Springs NF-606 Look for a big clearing with emergency vehicles