ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: Sandia National Laboratories electrical engineer Michael Ropp has been named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, one of the world's largest technical professional organizations. Ropp's research focuses on developing algorithms to improve the resiliency of the electrical grid, particularly with the addition of many   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release: A Mexican national was sentenced in a federal court in San Antonio to 240 months in prison for one count of illegal re-entry into the United States. The man was previously sentenced by a New Mexico state court for murder. According to court documents, Luis Antonio Talamantes-Romero, 36, of Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, was arrested by an Immigration and Customs Enfo  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: * * * Albuquerque Urban Area significantly contributes PFAS to Rio Grande * * * PFAS chemicals have been detected in groundwater and surface water resources across the state of New Mexico, with urban areas being the most significant contributor, according to two recent studies by the U.S. Geological Survey done in cooperation with New Mexico Environment De  more