LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY IS TURNING 75. IT ALL BEGAN IN 1943 AS PART OF THE TOP SECRET MANHATTAN PROJECT TO DEVELOP THE FIRST ATOMIC BOMB DURING WORLD WAR TWO. HEATHER MCCLENAHAN, DIRECTOR OF THE LOS ALAMOS HISTORICAL SOCIETY, SAYS THE LAB HAS BEEN MORE THAN AN ECONOMIC ENGINE FOR NEW MEXICO. IT’S…… MORE
Gentry and Maestas-Barnes Won’t Run Again
REPUBLICAN HOUSE MINORITY LEADER NATE GENTRY SAYS HE WANTS TO DEVOTE MORE TIME TO HIS FAMILY AND HIS PARENTS’ SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUE. GENTRY SAYS HE WON’T RUN FOR RE-ELECTION IN NOVEMBER. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN SAYS THIS NEWS COMES AS EIGHT HOUSE SEATS ARE NOW WIDE OPEN AND DEMOCRATS WANT TO HOLD ONTO…… MORE
NM Democratic Chair Steps Down
RICHARD ELLENBERG IS OUT AS CHAIRMAN OF THE NEW MEXICO DEMOCRATIC PARTY. HE ANNOUNCED HIS RESIGNATION ON TUESDAY. ELLENBERG HAD BEEN CRITICIZED FOR QUESTIONING THE CREDIBILITY OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS AGAINST A UNION LEADER…AND FOR HIS RESPONSE IN ANOTHER CASE IN WHICH A PARTY OFFICIAL WAS ACCUSED OF MAKING UNWANTED SEXUAL ADVANCES. …… MORE
Suspect Sought and Found
CARLOS ALONSO-VILLA IS NOW IN CUSTODY. THE SANTA FE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR HIM SINCE FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY FLED FROM A TRAFFIC STOP AND RAMMED HIS TRUCK INTO A DEPUTY’S VEHICLE. JUAN RIOS WITH THE SHERIFFS OFFICE SAYS ALONSO-VILLA WAS ARRESTED WITHOUT INCIDENT MONDAY NIGHT. CHARGES…… MORE
Parking Tickets Tossed in Santa Fe
SO CALLED “BATTERY FLAWS” MEAN A LOT OF SANTA FE DRIVERS WON’T HAVE TO PAY PARKING TICKETS. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THE BATTERY FLAWS CAUSED ABOUT 280 METERS TO MALFUNCTION AND THAT TICKETS ISSUED TO PEOPLE IN THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS ARE BEING THROWN OUT. CITY SPOKESMAN MATT ROSS…… MORE
City Council Takes on Balloon Landings
THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL IS BEING ASKED TO CREATE A TASK FORCE TO LOOK INTO THE ISSUE OF LANDING AREAS FOR HOT AIR BALLOONS. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS CITY COUNCILOR DON HARRIS INTRODUCED THE LEGISLATION. THE TASK FORCE WOULD MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON WAYS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THE JOURNAL REPORTS THE…… MORE
Road Work for the East Mountains
IF YOU’RE A REGULAR COMMUTER ON NM-14 IN THE EAST MOUNTAINS, THEN TAKE NOTE. THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BEGINS A PROJECT ON THE HIGHWAY BETWEEN I-40 AND MILE MARKER 2, TOWARDS CEDAR CREST. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT LANE CLOSURES AND DELAYS ONCE THE WORK BEGINS IN APRIL. THERE IS A…… MORE
NM Revenue Expected to Rise
IT IS EXPECTED THAT NEW MEXICO’S REVENUE PICTURE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AS OIL PRODUCTION REACHES RECORD LEVELS. ROBERT MCENTYRE WITH THE NEW MEXICO OIL AND GAS ASSOCIATION SAYS 172 MILLION BARRELS OF OIL WERE EXTRACTED IN THE STATE IN 2017, WITH THE PERMIAN BASIN IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS GETTING…… MORE
No Decision on Griego Yet
WE STILL DON’T HAVE A DECISION FROM THE COURTS ON WHETHER 20 YEAR OLD NEHEMIAH GRIEGO WILL STAY IN JAIL BEYOND HIS 21ST BIRTHDAY LATER THIS MONTH. GRIEGO TURNS 21 ON MARCH 20TH, THE DAY HE’S TO BE RELEASED. HE’S BEEN IN CUSTODY SINCE HE KILLED HIS PARENTS AND THREE SIBLINGS…… MORE
Fort Sumner Suspect Killed
AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY AFTER STATE POLICE SHOT AND KILLED A SUSPECT ON SUNDAY WEST OF FORT SUMNER. OFFICER RAY WILSON TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THE SUSPECT, 48 YEAR OLD ANDY LUCERO, WAS TRACKED DOWN IN A FIELD WEST OF FORT SUMNER. AND, ALTHOUGH DETAILS AREN’T BEING RELEASED, OFFICERS ENDED UP SHOOTING AND KILLING…… MORE
