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By Arnie Leshin  Catch them if you can, and the Miami Heat have done it twice to win the first two games over the reeling Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conferences finals of the restarted shortened National Basketball Association season playoffs. Down by 14 in game one, Miami found a …

By Arnie Leshin  The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) announced today that it has joined the American Public Transportation Association’s (APTA) “Health and Safety Commitments Program,” the public transportation industry’s overarching pledge to passengers that public transit systems are taking all the necessary measures to operate safely as the …

By SFNF Interested in a temporary job on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) next summer? The Forest Service is now accepting applications for temporary spring and summer positions on www.usajobs.gov. The application period closes Sept. 28. The SFNF will be hiring seasonal employees to work in: ·       Wildland fire …

By Arnie Leshin  The stars at night are big and bright, deep in the heart of Texas,” an ideal lead-in for the Dallas franchise that iced the top-seeded Las Vegas Golden Knights in five games to represent the Western Conference in the National Hockey League playoff final for the prestigious …

 By The New Mexico National Guard SANTA FE, N.M. — Retired Army Lt. Gen. Edward D. Baca passed away after a long battle with leukemia at the age of 82 in the early morning of Sept. 15, 2020 surrounded by family at his home in Albuquerque, N.M. Baca was appointed …

By SFNF Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are taking a carefully considered look at resuming the limited use of prescribed fire to reduce hazardous fuels, improve wildlife habitat, and create healthier, more resilient forest and watershed ecosystems. A final decision on whether to proceed with a …

Federal grants will fund outreach from Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) to improve learning outcomes for students before, during and after enrollment WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) and Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.) announced that seven New Mexico colleges and universities will receive over $4.1 …

Washington, D.C. – During a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Congressman Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), the U.S. House Assistant Speaker, questioned Federal Communications Commissioners on the urgent need for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to address its flawed broadband maps and implement provisions …

A fair and accurate Census count is critical to accurately reflecting state and federal electoral representation, but Trump administration decisions to cut the Census enumeration timeline a month short endangers a complete count for New Mexico WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined a group of 19 senators to demand …