Los Alamos Historical Society To Bury Time Capsule Beneath Oppenheimer House
Los Alamos Historical Society Executive Director Todd Nickols and Associate Director Kristen Hollis on March 17 with the time capsule that will be buried beneath the Oppenheimer House on Bathtub Row. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Historical Society Executive Director Todd Nickols in Oppenheimer’s Office on March 17 in the Oppenheimer House on Bathtub Row. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com
The Los Alamos Historical Society is creating a time capsule to be buried beneath the floor of the Oppenheimer Read More
New Mexico State Treasurer Hosts: ‘Cultivating The Next Wave Of New Mexico’s Financial Leaders’
New Mexico State Treasurer Laura M. Montoya
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SANTA FE – The New Mexico State Treasurer’s Office is launching its ‘Cultivating the Next Wave of New Mexico’s Financial Leaders’ workshop to spotlight the growing demand for public finance curriculum in New Mexico’s higher education institutions. In collaboration with the University of New Mexico (UNM) and New Mexico State University Read More
Wildfire Update: Unified Fire In Valencia County March 26
NMFD News:
Highlights: Yesterday, fire crews were able to extinguish interior smoke and widen and improve control lines across the four divisions of the Unified Fire, raising containment to 25%. More accurate mapping downsized the fire’s acreage to 300 acres.
Acres: 300.
Containment: 25% contained.
Start Date/Time: 10:49 a.m. on Tuesday, March 24.
Fuels: Grass, brush, timber and timber understory.
Cause: Under investigation.
Location: Madrone, east of I-25, south of Rio Communities in Valencia County.
Ownership: State and private.
Structure Threat: 35 homes within Read More
Heinrich, Sheehy Reintroduce Legislation To Scale Up Locally Led Big Game Migration Initiatives
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) reintroduced the Habitat Connectivity on Working Lands Act, legislation to help the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scale up popular, locally-led, and voluntary big game migration pilot projects with private landowners, conservationists, and agriculture groups.
“In New Mexico and across the West, private landowners and agricultural producers play a key role in our effort to increase habitat connectivity Read More
Hilltopper Girls Basketball Announces All-District Selections
SPORTS News:
The Hilltoppers basketball All-District player selections have been announced. All-District players are nominated by each coach in the district (LAHS, Española, Moriarty, Pojoaque, Taos).
Coaches cannot vote for their own players. Players receiving the top 8 most votes are 1st team All-District selections. The next 8 players are 2nd team selections.
Los Alamos All-District 1st team players:
Aaliyah Chavez. Photo by Andrew Lyon
Aaliyah Chavez (sophomore) was the primary point guard for the Hilltoppers this season. She was the team’s 2nd leading scorer (6.8 pts/game). Read More
FBI: Torreon Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Firearms Offenses
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — A Torreon man pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing firearms after reportedly using one of them in a shooting and being involved in a series of shooting incidents on the Navajo Nation between July 2024 and September 2025.
According to court documents, between July 2024 and September 2025, Cisco Whitehorse, 43, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was believed to have possessed and used firearms during a series of four shooting incidents on the Navajo Nation.
In July 2024, Whitehorse fired from or around his vehicle at John Doe 1 after the victim drove past, striking Read More
Bloomfield Sailor Participates In White Sands Tribute To USS Bataan’s Legacy
Lt. Amber Zufelt
NAVY News:
MILLINGTON, TN — Lt Amber Zufelt, a native of Bloomfield, New Mexico, assigned to the Wasp-class multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), traveled to White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, March 19-21 to honor the fallen heroes of the Bataan Death March.
Zufelt graduated from Bloomfield High School in 2004 and American Military University in 2018. She joined the Navy 21 years ago and is currently serving as the operations officer aboard Bataan in Norfolk, Virginia.
“I decided to join the Navy as an opportunity to travel the world, experience more Read More
Roads Reopen On Jemez And Cuba Ranger Districts
The Gilman Tunnels in Jemez Springs off State Forest Road 376. Courtesy/SFNF
The Cuba Ranger Station. Courtesy/SFNF
SFNF News:
SANTA FE — The Santa Fe National Forest’s (SFNF) Jemez and Cuba Ranger Districts announce that some roads will reopen to public motorized access Friday, March 27, following their annual seasonal closure.
Roads reopening Friday on the Jemez Ranger District:
- FSR 10
- FSR 144
- FSR 266
- FSR 289
- FSR 280
- FSR 314
- FSR 376 from Highway 126 to Gilman (FSR 376 North to San Antonio Hot Springs will remain closed)
- FSR 378
- FSR 534
Road reopening Friday on the Cuba Ranger District:
- FSR 70
Sierra County Ribbon Cutting To Celebrate Thousands Of Broadband Connections March 27
CONNECT NM News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE) will co-host a ribbon cutting ceremony with Ethos Broadband, a New Mexico-based internet service provider, in Truth or Consequences at 11 a.m., Friday, March 27, to celebrate the completion of a critical broadband infrastructure project that will connect nearly 3,000 new locations to high-speed internet.
The project is ready to connect 2,932 locations, including homes, businesses, and farms. The project is funded by an $8.5 million grant awarded by OBAE to Ethos Broadband through the federal Read More
FBI: Farmington Woman Pleads Guilty To Methamphetamine Trafficking And Firearm Charges
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — A Farmington woman pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and using, carrying, and possessing a firearm in connection with a drug trafficking crime.
According to court documents, investigators with the FBI and the Region II Task Force conducted a joint investigation that included multiple controlled drug purchases from and surveillance of Tasheena Hoskie, 44, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation. July 12, 2024, investigators attempted to conduct a traffic stop on Hoskie’s vehicle as it traveled from Arizona to New Mexico. Hoskie Read More