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Four Ways LANL Focuses On Site Stewardship

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Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

When people think of a national laboratory, they may envision modern buildings, high-tech equipment and professionals in lab coats—and Los Alamos National Laboratory has all those things. But what they might not realize is that the site spans roughly 40 square miles.

Los Alamos’ facilities and operations are spread across forest-filled canyons and mesas that funnel water to the Rio Grande below. The Lab’s close work with the site’s earth, air, fire and water resources underpins its approach to stewardship. Here are four major ways the Lab’s site stewardship helps Read More

House Speaker Javier Martinez: Haaland The Best Choice To Support Our Kids, Build A Bright Future For New Mexico

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Gubernatorial candidate Deb Haaland

From the campaign of Deb Haaland:

ALBUQUERQUE — Speaker of the New Mexico House of Representatives Javier Martinez announced his endorsement of Deb Haaland in the race for governor. 

“New Mexico is rebuilding the village it takes to raise a child with every dollar we invest and every policy we pass. We’ve made life better and more affordable for working families across the state by lowering costs, improving access to healthcare and housing, and launching a first-of-its-kind universal childcare program,” Speaker Martínez said. “Right now, as federal Read More

Luján, Kim Introduce Legislation To Support Student Success Through Early Childhood Education

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U.S. SENATE News: 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), one of only two Head Start graduates to serve in the Senate, and Andy Kim (D-N.J.) introduced the Creating Early Childhood Leaders Act, legislation to bolster early childhood education training for school admin and leaders and help them lay the groundwork for our youngest learners’ long-term success. 

“As one of only two Senators who attended Head Start, I know firsthand how critical early childhood education is to laying the foundation for lifelong success,” Sen. Luján said. “That’s why I’m proud to introduce legislation Read More

Heinrich Shares Statement On DHS Appropriations

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after Senate Republicans agreed to Senate Democrats’ demand to fund agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that are not responsible for immigration enforcement—including the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and U.S. Coast Guard.

Heinrich and Senate Democrats Read More

Laboratory Retiree Group First Tuesday Breakfast April 7

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Lab retirees meeting for breakfast December 2025. Courtesy photo

LRG News:

Lab retirees (and potential retirees) are invited to drop in at the LRG monthly breakfast social, between the hours of 8:30 and 10:30 a.m., Tuesday February 3 at Muy Salsas at 1315 Trinity Dr., Los Alamos. Come hang out and join the conversation with other Lab retirees. LRG will pay for your coffee and tea!

Individuals will pay for their breakfast and other drinks. The LRG is a non-profit organization which seeks to maintain communications with and to serve the needs and interests of all retirees from LANL. All laboratory Read More

PEACE: Parent Education About Autism And Caregiver Empowerment Sessions Held In April

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UNM News:

The PEACE Group is an informational series dedicated to providing evidence-based education about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and empowering caregivers of children newly diagnosed with ASD.

The PEACE Program consists of four informational sessions.

What is ASD? is the first session, and its focus is on providing information about the symptoms and diagnostic criteria of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

Interventions is the second session, and its focus is on teaching about the types of
evidence-based interventions in educational and medical settings. 

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FBI: Las Cruces Felon Charged Federally With Fentanyl Trafficking And Firearm Offenses

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — A Las Cruces man with prior felony convictions has been charged in federal court with fentanyl trafficking and multiple firearm offenses after allegedly threatening victims with a handgun and later possessing more than 40 grams of fentanyl while armed.

According to court records, July 5, 2025, Kenneth Manuel Aguirre, 43, allegedly pointed a handgun at three victims during an incident outside his residence in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office deputies took Aguirre into custody and recovered a handgun and suspected fentanyl pills from his vehicle, Read More

NRAO To Host Town Hall In Los Alamos To Discuss NGVLA Project April 15

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NRAO News:

The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) is hosting a community listening session on the Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA), a future world-leading radio telescope that will be built largely in New Mexico and transform our understanding of the universe.

This year’s session in Los Alamos will take place at 6 p.m., Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at the Bradbury Science Museum. The event will feature brief presentations from the Director of the Observatory, as well as the Director of Special Projects, followed by an open Q&A. Members of the public, local leaders, and Read More

Topper Baseball Falls To Santa Fe Demons 11-1

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DJ Garcia reaches for the ball, but it’s wide and runner Jax Peinado slides in safe at 2nd. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

SPORTS News:

The Los Alamos High School Hilltoppers baseball team traveled on Wednesday afternoon to Santa Fe to play a non-district game against the Santa Fe High Demons.

The Demons turned out to be the stronger team and beat the Toppers 11-1.

The Toppers struggled with their offensive and defensive games and with this loss they fall to a record of 3-8 overall.

Josh Gartz prepares to catch the bouncing grounder in the 2nd inning. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More

Los Alamos Police Blotter: March 18-19, 2026

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LAPD News:

The following information is provided by the Los Alamos Police Department.

Neither arrests nor charges indicate a conviction, and neither means that a person is guilty of the charges filed against them.

 

ETHAN ROCK PENA

March 18 at 9:26 a.m. / police arrested Ethan Rock Pena, 23, of Los Alamos at Diamond Drive and 38th Street and charged him with driving on a suspended or revoked license.

 

 

 

MIGUEL ANGEL PEREZ

March 19 at 7:45 p.m. / police arrested Miguel Angel Perez, 31, of Santa Cruz in Española on an outstanding Magistrate Court warrant.

 

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