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State Police To Conduct Checkpoints And Saturation Patrols In Counties Across New Mexico In February 2025

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NMSP News:

Statewide – New Mexico State Police (NMSP) will be conducting sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols; and registration, insurance, and driver’s license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during February 2025.

NMSP is bringing awareness to these events to reduce impaired driving-related fatalities through continued media attention and intensive advertising.

These checkpoints are helping to change society’s attitude about driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs.

Hundreds of lives could be saved each year if every driver had the courage Read More

Two Vehicles Crash Today Near Los Alamos High School

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Scene of a two-vehicle crash with what appear to be minor injuries to one juvenile this afternoon in front of Los Alamos High School at 1300 Diamond Drive. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Another scene of a two-vehicle crash with what appear to be minor injuries to one juvenile this afternoon in front of Los Alamos High School at 1300 Diamond Drive. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Staff Report

A two-vehicle crash involving juveniles occurred at about 12:30 p.m. today in front of Los Alamos High School at 1300 Diamond Drive.

Police said that one juvenile was transported to Los Alamos Read More

Los Alamos Police Department Closes Westbound Lane On Omega Bridge Due To Two-Vehicle Crash

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LAPD News:

At about 11:50 a.m. today, Jan. 29, 2025, Los Alamos police responded to a crash on Omega Bridge. 

Omega Bridge’s southbound lane will be closed for an undetermined amount of time due to this  two-vehicle non-injury traffic crash.

Investigation and fluid clean-up are in progress. All southbound traffic is being diverted onto West Road. 

Updates will be provided when available.

 

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Posts From The Road: Skyscapes

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Sunset: Sunsets often fit into my definition of ‘skycapes’. We had stopped for the night near Douglas, Wyo. when the skies lit up at sunset and gave us a beautiful and colorful show. The sun’s colors reflecting from the clouds even reflected the golden hues onto the open field next to our campsite. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Cumulus: Cumulus clouds are the beautiful white puffy clouds that silently float through the sky above. These clouds give depth and interest to an otherwise clear blank sky. This photo shows several cumulus clouds as they fill the sky above the  Navajo Nation in northern Read More

MADD Sounds Alarm: New Mexico Faces Deadly Super Bowl Sunday Feb. 9, 2025

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MADD News:

          • An estimated 325+ million gallons of beer is consumed on Super Bowl Sunday

Super Bowl Sunday (this year Feb. 9) is one of the most dangerous days on New Mexico’s roads, with New Mexico ranked seventh in the United States for the worst impaired driving. According to the latest data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), alcohol was involved in 45% of all fatal crashes nationally on Super Bowl Sunday in 2022.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving® (MADD) is tackling this head-on in New Mexico, driving game-changing efforts to keep roads safe and prevent Super Bowl celebrations Read More

Heinrich’s Congressional Briefing Highlights Advancements, Job Creation In Electric Vehicle Supply Chain

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich hosting a congressional briefing on developments in manufacturing electric vehicles and their supply chains in the United States, from batteries to electric school buses. Courtesy photo

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, hosted a congressional briefing on developments in manufacturing electric vehicles and their supply chains in the United States, from batteries to electric school buses.

Panelists from the Zero Emission Transportation Association Read More

Los Alamos Firefighters Join Palisades Fire Effort

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By LAFD Wildland Fire Chief Kelly Sterna:

Good afternoon. Although NMDHSEM (New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management) is providing all official updates on the New Mexico Strike Team, I thought I’d provide a more LAFD-centric update.

We arrived at the Palisades fire last Friday [Jan. 10], and I can speak for the crew to say that television does not fully capture the level of devastation that we have seen firsthand. Our first duty day was an eventful one as we provided structure protection for a subdivision of homes just west of Mandeville Canyon. We watched too many Read More

Posts From The Road: Arizona Coastline

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La Paz County Park: The Colorado River seen from La Paz County Park located north of Parker, Ariz. offers many recreational opportunities and a campground for RVers. Boating and almost all water sports are available on the Colorado River on the western border of Arizona. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Lake Havasu: The setting sun lighting the sky and reflecting the waters of Lake Havasu. This is a view of boaters and a paddle boarder on the canal which was dredged out to create a setting for the London Bridge in the 1970s. The waters open up at the end of the inlet to the open lake waters. Photo Read More

Sky Railway & Meow Wolf Collaborate On Ticket Bundle

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View of the Sky Railway. Courtesy photo

Sky Rail News:

Sky Railway and Meow Wolf have collaborated on a ticket bundle, click here for the details.

Brief History Of Sky Railway:

As Santa Fe became a curious and unique destination, the railroad carried into Santa Fe artists, tourists, wealthy eastern eccentrics, archaeologists, dreamers, and others seeking its unique mixture of cultures, mountains, fresh air, and exquisite light. Many scientists who joined the Manhattan Project traveled incognito on the train, before being whisked up by car to the secret city of Los Alamos. Presidents rode Read More