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By Arnie Leshin  Wonder if Gregg Popovich is rooting for the Milwaukee Bucks to wrap up the National Basketball Association championship tonight. If so, the main reason is that the head coach currently has a short-handed United States National Men’s Basketball Team roster. And with the Bucks up 3-2 in …

By NM Game and Fish Catches of the week Alto Lake: Larke Sanchez of La Luz caught a 20.5-inch 4.26-pound golden rainbow trout using yellow PowerBait July 16. Canjilon Lakes: Manuel Jaramillo of Santa Fe caught and released a 21-inch rainbow trout using a 3-inch PowerBait Power Worm July 13. …

By Arnie Leshin  Not to pass it on to somewhere else, it’s sad to say that the weight of these upcoming 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games falls on Japan, a skilled, educated nation that envisioned piecing together a state-of-the-art two-week event. The host city, especially, was eager to show the …

By NM Wildlife  The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish has scheduled a public meeting for Citizen Advisory Committee to discuss Habitat Stamp Program maintenance activities. Members of the public are invited to attend this virtual meeting to provide feedback and ask questions. The virtual meeting will be held …

By Arnie Leshin A replacement? Well, on Sunday night, Keldon Johnson looked like one of the boys in the lineup for the United States National Basketball Team that flew today to Japan for the Tokyo Summer Olympics. A member of a select few that trained with the Gregg Popovich-coached team, …

By Santa Fe County The Santa Fe County Fire Department and City of Santa Fe Fire Department marked a momentous occasion with a first ever joint wildland deployment to assist with lightning caused fires seven miles north of Hope, Idaho in the Idaho Panhandle National Forests. The two fire departments, …

By Arnie Leshin  The only holiday at the Phoenix Arena Saturday was wearing a Milwaukee Bucks uniform and turning in the latest big play made by his team. Not only did Jrue Holiday toss in 27 points and hand out 13 assists, but his important defensive play as the clock …

By Arnie Leshin  Fortunately, the United States men’s national basketball team has found two replacements for the 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics that finds the USA opening on July 25th against France. One day after Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal had withdrawn because he was in health and safety protocol, …

By SFNF The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) has been receiving moderate to heavy rainfall across the forest with more predicted in the forecast. Along with this welcome precipitation, New Mexico’s monsoon season also brings weather concerns for flash flooding and lightning. We can’t control the weather, but we can …

By Arnie Leshin  Everybody is entitled to their own opinions, but sometimes I wonder what some one is trying to say. Take, for instance, the finals of the National Basketball Association. After winning games 1 and 2 at home, the Phoenix Suns, the team without any NBA championships, versus the …