Bear Strolls Around Backyard On Estante Way In White Rock
A plump bear strolls around the backyard of a residence this morning on Estante Way in White Rock. Photo by Jim Gourdoux Read More
Los Alamos JJAB To Meet Wednesday June 17
Los Alamos JJAB News:
The next meeting of Los Alamos JJAB will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17.
The meeting will be held via video conferencing, and the agenda is available at www.losalamosjjab.com.
The public is welcome, please contact JJAB at info@losalamosjjab.com or 505.709.8125 for additional information. Read More
Local Youth Roller Hockey ROLLS In The Summer Fun At Los Alamos County Ice Rink
Coach Joe Artnak provides instruction and demonstration on proper skating techniques Wednesday, June 10, at the Los Alamos County Ice Rink. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Cayden Gong reaches in to try and steal the ball from Samuel Klumpp before he shoots Wednesday at the Los Alamos County Ice Rink. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
SPORTS News:
Los Alamos County Parks and Recreation and the Los Alamos Hockey Association (LAHA) have partnered once again to bring another summer season of youth roller hockey to the Los Alamos community!
The kickoff session for the Summer 2026 season Read More
McQuiston: When The Smoke Shows Up … A Wildfire Guide For Los Alamos Families
By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Insurance Agency
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963
You usually smell it before you see it. A sharp pine smell drifts in through a window. Or a smudge of smoke shows up over the Jemez that wasn’t there the day before. You step outside, look west toward the forest, and reach for your phone to find out where it’s coming from.
If you’ve lived on the hill for long, you don’t need to be told this matters. Los Alamos has watched fire come over the ridge before. The dry weeks of late spring and early summer, before the monsoon rains arrive in July, are when it happens here. Most years it stays in
Red-eared Slider Turtle Sunbathing On Rock In Ashley Pond
A hardy Red-eared slider turtle is spotted sunbathing on a rock recently in Ashley Pond. Photo by Ken Hanson Read More
Documents Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room
LANL News:
New documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.
All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.
For legacy cleanup documents that were posted prior to April 30, 2018, please visit the LANL electronic public reading room.
- Review, Annual Progress Report on Chromium Interim Measure and Characterization, April 2024 Through March 2025, Revision 1
https://ext.em-la.doe.gov/GovFTPFiles/api/GetFiles/GetFile?fileName=EMID-704371_NMED_Review_Cmmt_Resp_2025_Annual_Cr_Pr+Rep_Comm+Resp_R1_061126.pdf
Los Alamos Public Library Announces Special Silent Book Club Event At Ashley Pond Park Wednesday June 17
Scene of the Silent Book Club at Ashley Pond Park. The next gathering is Wednesday, June 17. Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos Public Library invites readers to participate in a special summer session of Silent Book Club, held outdoors on the Central Avenue side of Ashley Pond Park. The free event will take place from 6–7:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 17.
The library has hosted Silent Book Club for two years. The group meets twice a month to read, journal or craft quietly, free from the stress and electronic interruptions of daily life. Participants read for an hour, then informally discuss books Read More
Op-Ed: One Million Metric Tons—What It Took And Why It Matters
By AMANDA HEHR
COO
Kathairos Solutions
On May 30, Kathairos Solutions crossed a milestone we have been working toward since the company was founded: one million metric tons of CO2 equivalent eliminated through our nitrogen venting elimination systems. I wanted to take a moment to explain what that number means, how we got here, and why we think it matters beyond our own balance sheet.
Methane venting during oil and gas operations is one of the more tractable emissions challenges in the energy sector. It is not a problem that requires shutting in production or waiting on breakthrough technology. Read More
Daily Postcard: Hooded Warblers Return To Los Alamos
Daily Postcard: Exciting news! For the third year in a row, Hooded Warblers have been confirmed nesting on the Santa Fe National Forest in Los Alamos County. This image shows the male Hooded Warbler. This year’s site is again along the Upper Water Canyon Trail, only 250 feet away from last year’s nest. In 2024 they nested about 1.3 miles away in Los Alamos Canyon. These three records are the only confirmed nesting records ever found in New Mexico. Friday morning, both adults were spotted carrying food into a dense area of small oaks and wild rose. Eventually their nest was located, with the female Read More
Board Of Public Utilities To Meet In Regular Session June 17
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Board of Public Utilities (BPU) will hold a regular session at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 17, in Council Chambers at the Municipal Build at 1000 Central Ave.
Members of the public may view proceedings online or attend and provide public comment in person or via Zoom.
The agenda is attached and the complete packet is available here. You may also watch BPU Meetings here.
The BPU will also hold a closed session immediately following the work session in the Department of of Public Utilities Conference Room. Read More
Scenes From 2026 Pride Festival And Celebration
The LA Pride Collective presented the 2026 Pride Festival on the lawn today in Central Park Square. As part of the Pride Celebration there are a variety of events that will occur throughout Los Alamos in June. View the schedule of events and dates, times and how to register here: visit https://ladailypost.com/la-pride-collective-announces-june-events/. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Scene from the LA Pride Collective’s annual Pride Festival held on the lawn today in Central Park Square. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Scene from the LA Pride Collective’s annual Pride Festival Read More
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Scenes Of Los Alamos Community Foundation Legacy Event
During a legacy event held Tuesday at the home of Los Alamos Community Foundation Board of Directors member Vivien Chen, the Community Foundation said goodbye to former Executive Director Elizabeth Martineau, left, and welcomed new Executive Director Alison Watkins. Regarding her tenure Martineau said, ‘This community is full of wonderful, giving people and it has been an honor to serve as executive director for the Community Foundation.’ Watkins said, ‘I’m excited to start this new role but Liz will be a hard act to follow. I’m grateful to the board for giving me this opportunity to lead this Read More
Mesa Library Parking Lot To Open For Tonight’s Concert
COUNTY News:
To provide additional parking for tonight’s Summer Concert Series, the main vehicle access route and parking lot will reopen at 4 p.m. today at Mesa Public Library.
The road and parking lot will close again on Monday morning, June 15, as construction activities resume.
For questions or further information about this project, visit the project page on the County website, contact Public Works at 505.662.8150, or email lacpw@losalamosnm.gov, or contact Los Alamos County Sustainability Manager Angelica Gurule at angelica.gurule@losalamosnm.gov. Read More
Sidewalk Work To Begin On Trinity & Oppenheimer Monday
Map depicting location where crews will begin mobilizing equipment to remove the sidewalk at the northwest intersection of Trinity Drive and Oppenheimer Drive on Monday, June 15. Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
Crews will begin mobilizing equipment to remove the sidewalk at the northwest intersection of Trinity Drive and Oppenheimer Drive on Monday, June 15, in preparation for the installation of electric conduit later in June.
The Department of Public Utilities awarded the Trinity Primary Electric Replacement Project contract to Dub-L-EE.
Pedestrians and drivers are asked to use caution Read More
Taste Native Southwest Food Traditions At Indigenous Foodway Festival At MIAC June 20
NMDCA News:
The Indigenous Foodways Festival celebrates and honors the vibrant, living culinary traditions and ancestral knowledge of Indigenous peoples across the Southwest. Through storytelling, cooking demonstrations, hands-on classes, art, and shared food experiences, the festival uplifts Indigenous voices while fostering connection, understanding, and community.
Running from 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Saturday, June 20, at the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, the Indigenous Foodways Festival highlights how Indigenous foodways sustain culture, identity, land stewardship, Read More
Tree Deaths Tripled Across New Mexico In 2025 Amid Drought, Heat
Aerial view of the extent of beetle kill, as seen in red, in untreated piñon-juniper woodland (above) versus a landscape that has been thinned (below). Photos by Victor Lucero
NMFD News:
SANTA FE — Tree deaths tripled in New Mexico during the second warmest year on record, according to a new report that shows a mixed portrait of resilience and vulnerability across New Mexico’s forested landscapes.
Each year, the New Mexico Forestry Division and U.S. Forest Service conduct aerial surveys to map insect and disease activity across 14 million acres of state, private, Tribal, and federal forests Read More
June 15 Marks World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
NMRLD News:
SANTA FE — Financial exploitation remains a growing threat to older New Mexicans, and World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is a great reminder to revisit what you know about financial exploitation and take steps to prevent it from happening to you or someone you know.
In the last year, the New Mexico Securities Division has received hundreds of reports of suspected financial exploitation of vulnerable adults, including older New Mexicans. The FBI reported nearly $56 million in losses from elder fraud complaints for New Mexico in 2025.
Securities regulators across North America handled Read More
Los Alamos County Government Offices To Close June 19 In Observance Of Juneteenth
COUNTY News:
In observance of Juneteenth, Los Alamos County government offices will join other federal, state, and local governments and close on Friday, June 19.
Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. Recognizing and observing this holiday provides an important opportunity for all to reflect on and celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of African Americans throughout history.
While the County’s administrative offices, Atomic City Transit fixed bus routes, and the Environmental Services division Read More
Apply For Backyard Pollinator Garden Kits By June 12
PEEC News:
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) with its partner Bee City Los Alamos is offering the Backyard Pollinator Garden Program.
Registration closes today, June 12. Sign up free at peecnature.org or through the google doc. 40 “kits” of native plants, grown without pesticides or fertilizers, that are carefully chosen for their hardiness in our Jemez Mountain environment and for their benefit to native pollinators are available. Selected applicants will be notified June 30th.
The Backyard Pollinator Garden Project is funded by a generous grant from the Carroll Petrie Read More