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Three Los Alamos Companies Among Eleven In New Mexico Awarded State Job Training Funds In July
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) approved its monthly allocations of job training funds at the July 2024 Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP) board meeting. EDD Acting Secretary Mark Roper announced that 11 companies applied for nearly $1.2 million this month, in preparation for hiring...
BernCo DA, state public defender’s office talk about juvenile justice system
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The numbers are shocking. Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman said in his 18 months of office, he’s indicted 19 children for first-degree murder. He had bold words for a legislative committee Wednesday morning. “The juvenile criminal justice system in New Mexico is broken. I do not say that lightly, nor do […]
Tri-Cities Events Calendar: Things to do in northwestern New Mexico
FAST, fall youth eight-week program registration, Deadline is July 28 at 11:59 p.m. Online Registration at www.fast-nm.org. $100 per participant. Weekly classes range from striders/pushers cyclists, beginning cyclists and intermediate cyclists. Details: Chris (505) 793-5233 or email, fastnmusa@gmail.com. Friday, July 19. Street Slayerz Car Club benefit raffle, 6 p.m. Farmington...
State agency seeking employees focused on MMIP, creating guidebook for affected families
The Indian Affairs Department plans to hire two employees to focus on missing and murdered Indigenous people (MMIP), Secretary Josett Monette said at a public meeting the agency hosted Monday. She added the department is developing a guidebook that’s meant to direct affected families to resources. Agency officials sought...
Endangered Boreal Toad Tadpoles Released Into Wild
Once common in montane habitats between 7,000-12,000 feet in the Southern Rocky Mountains, the boreal toad has experienced dramatic population declines over the past two decades. In 2021, Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance (DZCA) and Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) launched a new initiative aimed at boosting the state’s population of...
Gov, Legislature feud over crime as special session approaches
Closed-door disagreements about the special legislative session on crime spilled into public view Monday, with the governor and top legislative leaders hosting dueling press conferences blaming each other for an impasse just days before lawmakers are set to convene. At a Roundhouse conference room, lawmakers accused the governor of presenting...
New Mexico-breds take spotlight on Zia Festival Weekend at Ruidoso Downs
RUIDOSO – One of the most highly anticipated weekends of the Ruidoso Downs Racetrack and Casino season is scheduled to go off without a hitch when the track hosts its annual Zia Festival on Saturday and Sunday. In addition to the rich Rainbow Derby and Rainbow Oaks for some...
Seizing the Day Care Demand
About a month after Carla Ferrer gave birth to her second child last year, she began looking for a day care, applying to a variety of child care programs offered by Presbyterian Medical Services, the Santa Fe Community College’s Kids Campus and Desert Montessori School. That was her first mistake, she tells SFR.
Oil and gas in Permian Basin driving Ozone pollution in New Mexico, study finds
CARLSBAD, N.M. — Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico is facing increasing levels of summertime ozone pollution. A recent study, published in the Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, points to the Permian Basin's oil and natural gas activities as a significant contributor. The study revealed that eight-hour ozone...
Senate Appropriations Committee passes bill for Cannon Air Force Base construction projects, veteran service programs expansion
US Senator Martin Heinrich of New Mexico announced the unanimous Senate Appropriations Committee passage of the Fiscal Year 2025 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, which includes VA services expansion and $11.2 million for Cannon Air Force Base.
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