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New Mexico State Police Investigate Road Rage Shooting

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NMSP News:

Isleta – The New Mexico State Police (NMSP) Investigations Bureau was requested to investigate a shooting Aug. 31, 2023, on Interstate 25 northbound south of Isleta.

Investigations Bureau agents learned that at around 2 p.m., a NMSP officer conducted a welfare check on a vehicle on the shoulder of Interstate 25 around the 209-mile marker. The officer quickly learned that a road rage incident had just occurred, and someone had been struck by gunfire.

Agents learned that two vehicles were involved in some kind of altercation while driving north on Interstate 25. The two vehicles Read More

New Mexico Sets 2022 Visitation Record: 40.8 Million Trips

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New Mexico Tourism Department News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico set a visitation record in 2022 with an estimated total of 40.8 million trips, surpassing the previous record of 39 million trips set in 2021.

Of the estimated 40.8 million trips to New Mexico in 2022, 16.7 million were overnight trips, representing a 5.8 percent increase from 2021. 

One of the biggest shifts in type of travel for 2022 was the increased share of business travel. Roughly 9 percent of all overnight trips to New Mexico in 2022 were for the purpose of business travel. In 2021, 5 percent of all overnight trips were for the purpose of Read More

New Mexico State Police Conduct Traffic Operation On Interstate 40 Alongside Arizona DPS

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NMSP worked alongside Arizona DPS between Gallup and Holbrook, Ariz., Aug. 25 to keep that stretch of Interstate 40 safe from dangerous driving and to prevent traffic crashes. Courtesy/NMSP

NMSP News:

GALLUP — The New Mexico State Police (NMSP) worked alongside Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) between Gallup and Holbrook, Ariz., Aug. 25, 2023, to keep that stretch of Interstate 40 safe from dangerous driving and to prevent traffic crashes.

During this 10-hour operation, NMSP officers issued 59 traffic citations. No vehicle crashes occurred during this operation. This partnership Read More

State Police To Hold Checkpoints And Saturation Patrols In Counties Across New Mexico In September 2023

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NMSP News:

State Police will be conducting sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols, and registration, insurance, and driver’s license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during the month of September 2023.

We are 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 to  make the right Read More

Posts From The Road: Grand Canyon Drive Through

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Grand View: Our first view of the Grand Canyon during our visit Aug. 19 was from Yavapai Point. Any view of the Grand Canyon is magnificent when one first walks up to the rim and gazes across this amazing canyon. A Geology Museum is also located at Yavapai Point, which offers spectacular panoramic views of the canyon and the geological features within the Grand  Canyon. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Grand Canyon Village: A view from the rim trail near Grand Canyon Village reveals the incoming change in weather caused by the hurricane making landfall at San Diego the day we visited the canyon. Read More

Cone Zone: Week Of Aug. 28, 2023

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COUNTY News:

Public Works Projects

Los Alamos County Public Works staff manages the projects listed in this section through contractors. For more information, email lacpw@lacnm.us, call 505.662.8150, or visit the “Projects/Public Works” link at https://lacnm.com/pw-projects. Please slow down and use caution within the construction work zones. Please note the below information is based on a schedule provided by the contractors and may change due to weather or other delays. 

Loma Linda Road Improvements Project

Albuquerque Asphalt Inc. will be working on La Tierra Road. Prior to construction/demolition Read More

North Community Water Repair Scheduled For Monday

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Map depicting the site of a water main leaking at the corner of North Road and Urban Street. DPU workers will begin repairing the leak at 8 a.m. and expect to be finished by 4 p.m. Monday. Courtesy/DPU

COUNTY News:

Repairs are scheduled for Monday where a water main is leaking at the corner of North Road and Urban Street. Gas, Water & Sewer workers from the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU) will begin work at 8 a.m. and expect to be finished by 4 p.m. Monday.

Anyone traveling in the vicinity of Urban Park will see traffic controls and flagging in the work zone. The eastbound lane of Urban Read More

Travel: If There’s A Heaven On Earth, It’s Vermejo

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One of the many lakes at Vermejo. Photo by Debbie Stone 

Catskill Kilns. Photo by Debbie Stone 

By DEBBIE STONE
Santa Fe

I finally hooked a big one! A six-foot, five-inch, 220 pounder! No, it wasn’t a fish, unfortunately, but rather my fly fishing guide, Aiden. Embarrassing to say the least, as my fly landed right in his chin. Thankfully, after some very dexterous “surgery” he was able to remove it. And he graciously told me it wasn’t the first time.

I had never tried fly fishing prior to this attempt but had always admired those I had seen participating in the sport. It looked like a beautifully choreographed Read More

Section Of North Road Closed To Repair Water Line Break

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Courtesy/DPU

COUNTY News:

A section of North Road is closed to through traffic for an emergency repair to a main line water break.

Motorists should avoid North Road along Urban Park between the spot where the tennis courts sit and the road’s intersection with Sycamore Street and 42nd Street.

Anyone going to Quemazon will need to approach it from the direction of Diamond Drive.

Department of Public Utilities water crews don’t yet know the extent of the leak or how long the repair might take. Read More

Atomic City Transit Regular Service Closed On Labor Day

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COUNTY News:

Atomic City Transit regular scheduled bus service will not operate on Monday, Sept. 4, in observance of the Labor Day holiday.

Bandelier shuttle service will continue to run 30-minute service during the holiday.

Regular fixed-route service will resume Tuesday, Sept. 5.

For additional information, call 505-661-RIDE (7433) or use the ACTracker to locate bus routes in real-time.

For the specific route service schedules, click here. Read More