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Forward New Mexico Confirmed As A Political Party

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NMFWD News:

SANTA FE — Late afternoon on May 15, New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver’s office confirmed that Forward New Mexico has met the requirements for Minor Party Status and will be listed on the ballot in the November elections.

Forward candidates Michael Vigil for State Auditor, Bob Perls for U.S. Senate, Dennis Dinge for Public Education Commission District 3, Curtis Clough for Public Education Commission District 6 and Karin Hendrickson for State House District 43 have already declared their intention to run. The party is continuing to recruit candidates through Read More

New Mexico Opens Applications For Trade Port Designations

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NMEDD News:

SANTA FE — Economic Development New Mexico (NMEDD) is accepting proposals for Trade Port District designations under the Trade Ports Development Act (HB 19), a new state initiative to build large-scale logistics and industrial hubs that move goods faster and create high-quality jobs across New Mexico.

Trade Port Districts are hubs that enable goods to move efficiently by truck, rail and air, supporting industries like manufacturing, distribution and advanced logistics.

Local governments, tribal nations, economic development organizations and private partners are encouraged Read More

Heinrich, Luján Raise Concerns Of How USDA Restructuring Will Affect Farmers, Ranchers, & Rural Communities

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden raising concerns and demanding answers on how the restructuring of USDA’s Research, Education, and Economics (REE) mission area will affect scientific innovation and data that supports New Mexico farmers, ranchers, and rural communities.

“The REE reorganization and restructuring announced this April…could result Read More

FBI Albuquerque Announces Successful Results Of Undercover Investigation Targeting Child Predators

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FBI News:

FBI Albuquerque is announcing the successful results of an undercover online chat investigation targeting child predators. The operation led to the arrest of fifteen individuals; all charged with crimes including child solicitation via electronic devices. Each defendant had sought to engage in sexual activity with a minor. 

FBI Albuquerque Child Exploitation & Human Traffick Task Force led this Operation with assistance from: NM Department of Justice, Albuquerque Police Department, Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office, Santa Fe Police Department, 2nd Judicial District Read More

New Mexico Supreme Court Affirms Murder Conviction Of Man For Death Of His Wife In Roswell

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COURT News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Supreme Court has upheld the convictions of a Chaves County man for the murder of his wife in 2017.

In a unanimous opinion written by Justice Michael E. Vigil, the Court rejected Castulo Aragon Jr.’s arguments that he should receive a new trial. The justices vacated one of Aragon’s three convictions for evidence tampering as a violation of constitutional protections against double jeopardy for multiple punishments for the same crime.

Aragons case returns to the trial court for resentencing after the dismissal of the one evidence tampering conviction.

Aragon Read More

Update On Line & Mimms Fires In Quay County

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NMFD News:

The New Mexico Forestry Division (NMFD) has issued the following update on wildfire activity on the Line Fire and the Mimms Fire in Quay County that is requiring the attention of suppression resources in New Mexico. 

Fire activity continued on the Mimms Fire Saturday, but good work from ground resources and air support helped to fortify line and increase containment around the southern edge.

Today, the fire’s containment percentage has grown to 40 percent, and its estimated acres have also increased to 7,093.

Firefighters will continue to improve line on the east edge of the fire Read More

Weekly Fishing Report: May 17, 2026 

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By GEORGE MORSE 
Sports and Outdoors 
Los Alamos Daily Post 

The Department stocked a total of 44,581 rainbow trout weighing 16,359 pounds. Most of the stocking will now be in Northern New Mexico.

It has been one of the weakest spring runoffs in memory this year. The snowpack is gone and the weather has been unseasonably warm and dry. This is reflected in streamflow measurements. Normally, the Rio Grande would be swollen with spring runoff from the melting snow. Streamflows above 1,000 cubic-feet-per-second would be common.

Streamflow in the Rio Grande decreased slightly and is extremely below Read More

Las Vegas Water Treatment Plant Project Design Unveiled

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Rendering of new City of Las Vegas Water Treatment Plant. Courtesy/Burns & McDonnell Engineering

Rendering of new City of Las Vegas Water Treatment Plant. Courtesy/Burns & McDonnell Engineering

NMED News:

LAS VEGAS — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) and the City of Las Vegas this week unveiled design renderings for the community’s new Water Treatment Plant, marking a significant step toward a summer groundbreaking and the long-term restoration of reliable drinking water for a community still recovering from the 2022 Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire.

The renderings, Read More

Scientists Map Shape Of RNA That Can Shut Down Genes

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A Los Alamos research team is unraveling the structure and function of RNA. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

            • Understanding the ‘dark matter of the genome’ could help develop therapeutic medical advances

In the field of human biology, there are many still-unanswered questions about the role of RNA, the less well-understood companion to DNA also found in all living cells, as scientists begin to unravel the complicated and important responsibilities of nucleic acid. In research described in Communications Biology, a Nature publication, an international research team applied innovative techniques Read More

Rio Grande Gorge Rest Area To Close For Improvements

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NMDOT News:

TAOS — The Rio Grande Gorge Rest Area will be closed on May 19 and May 20 to begin parking lot preservation work.

The scope of work includes crack sealing, fog sealing, and restriping of parking spaces and shoulders. During this project, there will be multiple days over the course of several weeks when the rest area will need to be closed for parking lot maintenance activities.

The initial closure is scheduled for May 19 and May 20 to allow for crack sealing preparation and crack sealing operations. Following the curing period, the contractor, American Road Maintenance Inc., will proceed Read More