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FBI: Morgan Lake Man Pleads Guilty To Assaulting An Officer

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — A Morgan Lake man pleaded guilty to striking and injuring a Navajo Nation Police officer with his car.

According to court documents, Sept. 28, 2025, officers from the Navajo Nation Police Department responded to a report of a suspected drunk driver. When they arrived in the area, the driver, Kendall Benally, 42, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, refused to obey commands and attempted to flee in his vehicle, striking and injuring an officer and a marked unit in the process. Benally then exited the vehicle and fled on foot and attempted to hide from officers. Benally Read More

New Mexico Public Defenders Join National Day Of Alarm Over Heavy Workloads, Inadequate Funding

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LOPD News:

New Mexico’s public defenders and supporters are joining a nationwide day of solidarity to help raise the alarm about public defense sustainability. Severe and chronic underfunding combined with overwhelming caseloads are pushing public defense to the breaking point and endangering the Sixth Amendment right to counsel.

Participants in the awareness campaign plan to wear black on Thursday and lead conversations online and in their communities. The nationwide effort follows the recent contempt sanction against San Francisco Chief Public Defender Mano Raju. He was fined $26,000 Read More

Rep. Gabe Vasquez Speaks Out Against Cuts To USFS

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Rep. Gabe Vasquez speaks to the House of Representatives, April 21. Courtesy photo

U.S. HOUSE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On April 21, 2026, U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) delivered a speech on the House floor condemning the Administration’s decision to gut the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), citing concerns about increased wildfire risks and threats to public lands just ahead of Earth Day. 

“I’m a hunter, I’m an angler, and someone who spends a lot of time in my national forests. I know my supervisors, my district rangers, and even the volunteer crews. And as the co-founder of the bipartisan Public Read More

Commissioner Garcia Richard 2026 Earth Day Statement

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New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard

NMSLO News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard has issued the following statement in celebration of Earth Day tomorrow, April 22, 2026:

“Earth Day is the perfect time to celebrate all of the natural wonders that surround us in New Mexico,” Commissioner Garcia Richard said. “It has been the honor of my lifetime to serve as the state’s Land Commissioner and to protect our land, water, air, and wildlife every single day. By teaming up with local communities and key stakeholders—the people who have utilized these Read More

Denish: Kids Will Bring Cursive Back

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By DIANE D. DENISH
Corner To Corner

One of my grandsons recently traveled to Washington, D.C.—his first visit to the nation’s capital. For a young man more at home in 4-H activities in rural Colorado, I imagined the sights and sounds would leave an impression.

On the final day of his trip, I called to ask about his favorite moments. To my surprise, he didn’t mention monuments or museums in general. “I got to see the Declaration of Independence!” he said.

The Declaration, housed in the National Archives alongside the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, is written in cursive—elegant, flowing script Read More

Dukes Up Presents: The Debate Games To Feature Gubernatorial Candidates Sam Bregman & Deb Haaland

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NMPBS News:

The charitable organization Dukes Up will present The Debate Games featuring Sam Bregman and Deb Haaland, a gubernatorial Democratic primary debate, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 7, on NMPBS Ch. 5.1, and 9 p.m. on Friday, May 8, on Ch 5.4. The program will also stream free on the PBS app and NMPBS YouTube channel at the time of initial broadcast.

To be filmed 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 2, at CNM’s Smith Brasher Auditorium in Albuquerque, the event will feature New Mexico’s Democratic candidates for governor, former U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Bernalillo County District Attorney Read More

LAPS Transportation Continues Tradition Of Excellence

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Los Alamos Public Schools Transportation Department’s fleet of buses passes recent bus inspection by a State Safety Inspector with flying colors. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

  • ‘All credit for these excellent inspections goes to the team of transportation employees.’ –Transportation Director Keith Rosenbaum

Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) has announced that the tradition of excellence continues as the LAPS Transportation Department had its fleet of buses pass a recent bus inspection by a State Safety Inspector with flying colors.

Twice a year, the State of New Mexico requires all school Read More

New Mexico Supreme Court’s Unanimous Decision Places Republican Rep. Rebecca Dow Back On Ballot

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Rep. Rebecca Dow, R–Doña Ana, Sierra & Socorro

RPNW News:

SANTA FE –  The Republican Party of New Mexico (RPNM) issued the following announcement this morning on the New Mexico Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Republican candidate Rep. Rebecca Dow’s ballot access case:

“The New Mexico Supreme Court’s unanimous decision to place Rebecca Dow back on the ballot is a victory for fairness, election integrity, and the rule of law.” RPNM Chairwoman Amy Barela said. “After the partisan ruling from the Doña Ana County judge, the Supreme Court recognized the truth: the system is flawed, and Read More

FBI: Felon Charged In Alleged Plot To Help Inmate Escape

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Screenshots of Crisantos ‘Ventex’ Garcia taken from a music video titled ‘Streets’. Courtesy/FBI

FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — An Albuquerque man has been charged with federal drug trafficking and firearms offenses following an FBI investigation into an alleged plan to arm an inmate for an escape from custody.

According to court documents, on Feb. 13, 2025, law enforcement agents executed search warrants at three residences in northwest Albuquerque associated with Crisantos “Ventex” Garcia, 34, a suspected West Side Locos gang member and convicted felon. Garcia allegedly attempted to flee Read More

Luján, Warren, Van Hollen, Colleagues Open New Investigation Into Secretary Of Defense’s Role In Dismantling Military’s Civilian Harm Prevention Guard Rails

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U.S. SENATE News:

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and eight colleagues opened a new investigation into Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s role in weakening civilian harm prevention programs and the catastrophic civilian impacts of President Trump’s war in Iran.

“The high human toll of this war reflects the administration’s broader disregard for the strategic, legal, and moral imperative to minimize civilian harm,” wrote the lawmakers. “We call on the administration to immediately end the war in Iran Read More