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New Mexico state IDs can now be added to digital wallets

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December 5, 2024

New Mexico state IDs can now be added to digital wallets

New Mexico is joining states like and in supporting in Apple Wallet and Google Wallet. New Mexico residents are still required by law to carry their physical IDs for law enforcement and age-verification use, but at businesses and TSA checkpoints that have adopted New Mexico’s , you’ll be able to tap your smartphone rather than pull out a card.

Digital licenses can be added to Apple and Google’s apps now by scanning the front and back of your physical ID, capturing a scan of your face and submitting your digital application to be verified. Once added, digital IDs can be pulled up and used in the same way you’d pay with a digital payment card. Google has published a video on how to add your card to Google Wallet and Apple has a on how to add IDs to Apple Wallet, if you’re looking for tips.

The New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division first to “offer electronic credentials to customers at no additional cost” in January 2024. The rollout of digital IDs continues to be a complex process, with the 12 states currently offering some form of digital identification, but only Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Maryland, and New Mexico currently offering IDs for both Google and Apple’s apps. To make things more confusing, some states like Ohio, Hawaii, and Iowa offer IDs for Apple Wallet but not Google’s app.

The shift to an exclusively digital wallet isn’t without potential risks, as well. The American Civil Liberties Union ’ quick adoption of digital driver’s licenses without putting in place additional protections for cardholders. Those include things like preventing ID issuers and verifiers from tracking the usage of digital cards and preserving the right to not use a digital card for anyone who doesn’t own or can’t afford a smartphone. Apple and Google’s solutions offer privacy protections in terms of encrypting information and keeping your device locked even after you’ve presented your ID, but they don’t totally account for how state or federal governments could access these new digital systems.

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Los Alamos Public Schools Students Compete At 2026 New Mexico State Science & Engineering Fair

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April 20, 2026

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Los Alamos Public Schools Students Compete At 2026 New Mexico State Science & Engineering Fair

Students from Barranca Mesa Elementary, Mountain Elementary, Los Alamos Middle School, and Los Alamos High School at the 2026 New Mexico State Science & Engineering Fair at New Mexico Tech. Photo CourtesyLAPS

LAHS junior Tate Plohr and freshman Linus Plohr qualified to attend the 2026 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair in May in Phoenix, Ariz. Photo Courtesy LAPS

Los Alamos Middle School student Branden Keller was awarded the CO2 & Greenhouse Gas Scholarship in the amount of $2,000 at the 2026 New Mexico State Science & Engineering Fair. Photo Courtesy/LAPS

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Twenty students from Barranca Mesa Elementary, Mountain Elementary, Los Alamos Middle School (LAMS) and Los Alamos High School (LAHS) competed, with several garnering awards at the 2026 New Mexico State Science and Engineering Fair held at New Mexico Tech in Socorro.

LAHS junior Tate Plohr qualified to attend the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) next month in Phoenix, Ariz. He was awarded the 3rd-place Grand Award. Freshman Linus Plohr qualified as an alternate and will also be attending the Regeneron ISEF.

Students who participated in the state competition include, from Barranca Mesa Elementary, Sydney Chen, Mary Beth Kelsey, Lily Neale, Aurora Roberts Voss and Henry Rodarte; and Glyn Lo and Ernest Maupin, Mountain Elementary.

Students from LAMS who competed include Evelyn Fobes, Mason Garcia, Andrew Gilbertson, James Junghans, Sequoya Ke, Brandon Keller, Nejan Liyanage and Daniel Yampolsky.

LAHS students Julia Neale, Linus Plohr, Tate Plohr, Lilia Veteva, Helena Welch and Kalliope Welch competed at the senior level.

2026 Award winners:

Category Awards – Junior Division

Animal Science, Cellular & Molecular
Biomedical & Health Science
- Honorable Mention: Sequoya Ke
Embedded Systems, Math, Robotics, Software & Technology
- 2nd place: Nejan Liyanage
Physics & Astronomy
- 1st place: Sydney Chen
- 2nd place: Mason Garcia
- Honorable Mention: Marybeth Kelsey
Plant Science

Category Awards – Senior Division

Behavioral & Social Science:
- Honorable Mention: Linus Plohr
Earth & Environmental
- Honorable Mention: Lilia Viteva
Embedded Systems, Math, Robotics, & System Software
- 3rd Place: Helena Welch and Kalliope Welch
Physics & Astronomy

Grand Awards

ISEF finalist 3rd place: Tate Plohr
Brandon Keller received the CO2 & Greenhouse Gas Scholarship in the amount of $2,000. James Jungans and Marybeth Kelsey garnered Thermo Fisher Awards.

Other special award winners include:

CO2 & Greenhouse Reduction Awards (Junior Division)
- Daniel Yampolsky, 2nd place, Earth & Environmental Sciences
- Sequoya Ke, 1st place, Biomedical & Health Science
- Brandon Keller, 1st place, Energy & Materials Science
- Andrew Gilbertson, 1st place, Physics & Astronomy
CO2 & Greenhouse Gas Reduction Award (Senior Division)
- Lilia Viteva, 1st place, Earth & Environmental Sciences
Office of Naval Research Award
David Shortess Award
New Mexico AVS Award
Citadel Award
Naval Research Award
NM Network for Women in Science & Engineering Award
Yale Science & Engineering Award
Rose Baca Rivet Award

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ASU baseball to host New Mexico State, Baylor

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April 19, 2026

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ASU baseball to host New Mexico State, Baylor

Arizona State baseball will host a four-game homestand, beginning with New Mexico State on Wednesday, April 22.

The Sun Devils and Aggies faced each other in late March, with ASU winning 10-4. The two teams will meet for the final time at 6:35 p.m. at Phoenix Municipal Stadium.

ASU will then welcome Baylor on Friday, April 24, for a three-game series. The Sun Devils have yet to face the Bears this season, but ASU has been doing well so far and has been in the top 25 for four weeks.

Sophomore center fielder Landon Hairston earned Big 12 player of the week honors on April 13, after delivering five home runs in five games. His 10 runs in that stretch were tied for the second-most nationally and his 14 runs batted in were tied for third-most nationally. All nine of his hits went for extra bases, three more than any other player.

ASU’s series against Baylor will start at 6:35 p.m. for the first two games, followed by a 1:05 p.m. start on Sunday, April 26.

April 19

Softball at Houston, Cougar Softball Stadium, noon.

April 22

Baseball vs New Mexico State, Phoenix Municipal Stadium, 6:35 p.m.

April 23

Women’s golf at Big 12 Championship, Dallas Athletic Club, TBA.

Track and field at Penn Relays, Franklin Field, 1:22 p.m.

Beach volleyball at Big 12 Championship, Bear Down Beach, all day.

April 24

Baseball vs Baylor, Phoenix Municipal Stadium, 6:35 p.m.

Softball vs Texas Tech, Farrington Stadium, 7 p.m.

April 25

Lacrosse at Colorado, Prentup Field, 11 a.m.

Softball vs Texas Tech, Farrington Stadium, 3 p.m.

Baseball vs Baylor, Phoenix Municipal Stadium, 6:35 p.m.

Reach the reporter or send tips for stories at jenna.ortiz@arizonarepublic.com, as well as @jennarortiz on X.

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Calm and warmer conditions move into New Mexico

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April 19, 2026

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Calm and warmer conditions move into New Mexico

Josh’s Saturday Night Forecast

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Calmer weather has moved back into the state this afternoon. Temperatures are slightly warmer across northwestern New Mexico, while southeastern areas are cooler thanks to the backdoor cold fronts that moved in on Friday. Breezier winds will return Sunday and will help kick off a warming trend across the state, along with an elevated fire threat in eastern New Mexico.

Warmer weather will continue building in across the state throughout the upcoming week. A few isolated rain chances will return Monday in parts of New Mexico, but some of that rain may evaporate before reaching the ground.

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