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Las Cruces police seek volunteers for Victims Advocate Team
The Las Cruces Police Department has put out a call for volunteers for the Victims Advocate Team, part of the LCPD’s Victims Assistance Unit. The Victims Advocate Team works with professional advocates, police officers and detectives to assist victims of crime, the department explained in a news release. Those interested in a law enforcement career, victims’ advocacy or experience related to criminal justice or social work were encouraged to apply.
On The Job In Los Alamos: Local Sustainability Alliance
On the Job in Los Alamos from left, Los Alamos County Sustainability Manager Angelica Gurule, Los Alamos Sustainability Alliance member KokHeong McNaughton, Environmental Services Office Specialist Joshua Levings and Los Alamos Sustainability Alliance member Sue Barnes at last Thursday’s Farmers Market at Ashley Pond Park. They spread the word about the draft climate action plan, which is now available for comment. Click here to review the plan and leave a comment. Feedback will be collected through Aug. 9. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com.
UFC champ, Upstate NY native Jon Jones fights charges stemming from alleged hostility during drug test
Albuquerque, N.M. — UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a pair of misdemeanor charges stemming from a drug test at his New Mexico home in which he was accused of being hostile. Jones appeared seated next to his attorney as the pleas were entered on...
More work needed to clean up illegal encampments near the Bosque in Valencia County
VALENCIA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Crews are hard at work cleaning up illegal campsites and dumping along the Rio Grande but officials with the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District said more work needs to be done. “The deeper we go into the Bosque, the more stuff we find,” said Eric Zamora, chief operating officer for MRGCD. The […]
NMSU’s Titus Dumitru drafted by Atlanta Braves
ARLINGTON, Texas - The Atlanta Braves drafted Titus Dumitru in Round 16 with the 491st pick on July 16 of the MLB Draft. He is the second member of the 2024 baseball team to be drafted in the 2024 MLB Draft. Dumitru is the fourth Aggie to be drafted by...
Border Patrol beefing up operations to target fentanyl crisis along El Paso sector
SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (KRQE) — Fentanyl is killing 150 Americans a day. Now, Border Patrol is beefing up their strategy to stop it coming into New Mexico. “If you are making or moving fentanyl across our borders, if you are responsible for smuggling and exploiting people, and if you are profiting from the suffering of others, we […]
Vocal Powerhouses Converge for Can't Miss Santa Fe Performance on July 28thPresented by Performance Santa Fe
Performance Santa Fe ignites the summer with the Festival of Song! The 2024–205 season starts on Sunday, July 28, with the first Festival of Song concert at the historic Scottish Rite Temple featuring two operatic luminaries: mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano and GRAMMY-winning countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo. Joining them is esteemed pianist Robert Tweten.
The Week Ahead in Beer: So many anniversary parties, so little time
After last week’s onslaught of new beers (most of which had to be added over and over to this after the original posting), we had hoped that this would be a nice, relaxing week. Who were we kidding? No, it’s a big weekend for anniversaries. We already shared some details on Flock of Moons’ first anniversary party that’s going down this Saturday. Boxing Bear will be also be celebrating Saturday with the first of 10 days of their 10th Anniversary CeleBEARtion at the Firestone taproom. For Sunday, Marble will be honoring their Westside taproom’s in-house eatery, Ohana Hut, for their eighth anniversary. Toss in the jumbo-sized Desert Party at Santa Fe Brewing’s headquarters on Saturday, and no one is allowed to say there is nothing to do this weekend. Just pace yourselves, please.
'Rust' Scandal: Never-Before-Seen Footage of Cops Shows Them JOKING During ‘Rust’ Warehouse Search – ‘I Need a Spa Day!’
Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter case was stunningly dismissed because a New Mexico judge ruled the state mishandled evidence connected to the infamous accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust.RadarOnline.com exclusively obtained body camera video showing officials with the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office joking around with the movie's prop firearm supplier while collecting evidence from a warehouse that stored ammunition and guns for the ill-fated Western. Cracks in the prosecution's case began to surface during Baldwin's trial as the actor's lead defense attorney, Alex Spiro, grilled SFSO crime scene technician Marissa Poppell on the stand...
Stormier & cooler weather this weekend
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Gusty thunderstorms yesterday have mostly dissipated across the viewing area with a pocket of showers weakening as it moves southward to Las Cruces and a band of stronger southward-moving storms just to the east of Tucumcari in The Panhandle of Texas. The Monsoon high pressure to the west will trap tropical moisture […]
Another Mexican gray wolf is captured, released after she strays north of I-40 in Arizona
Another Mexican gray wolf has strayed from the designated recovery area for the endangered species, according to wildlife agencies. A female wolf, known as Mexican wolf F2979, was captured by USDA-APHIS Wildlife Services last week northwest of Flagstaff. After performing a health check and giving the wolf a radio collar to track her movements, wolf managers released the animal back into the wild.
Who’s on New Mexico’s MMIP Advisory Council? It’s unclear.
It is unclear who is on a state advisory council on missing and murdered Indigenous people announced nearly eight months ago by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham amid upset over her decision to disband a task force focused on the crisis. A story New Mexico In Depth published Friday about the...
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...
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