ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: * * * Tina Nenoff and Babu Chalamala recognized for contributions to engineering * * * Two Sandia National Laboratories researchers, Tina Nenoff and Babu Chalamala, have been elected as members of the prestigious National Academy of Engineering. They are among the 114 new members and 21 international members to be inducted as the class of 2024.  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, April 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico issued the following news release: Three of the eight defendants indicted following a joint enforcement operation last year in Carlsbad, pleaded guilty in federal court to federal drug offenses. Carlos Venegas, Jr., 24, of Carlsbad, pleaded guilty on March 4, 2024, to one count each of conspiracy to distribute 50 grams and more of methamphetamine, 400 grams and more of fentanyl, and 500 grams and  more