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Los Alamos County Assessor Reminds Business Owners Of Personal Property Reporting Requirements Due By Feb. 28

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COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Assessor would like to confirm for local business owners that their annual Business Personal Property Declaration (BPP) forms were mailed out the last week of December 2025.

The purpose of these forms is to notify business owners of their current depreciated assets on file and to remind them of the statutory requirement to report to the Assessor any personal property they might be depreciating through the course of their business.

All required filings must be submitted no later than the last day of February per Section 7-38-8 NMSA 1978 of the state statute. Read More

A Free Little Pantry Opens In White Rock

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Dragonfly Playhouse Owner Lauren Lippiatt stands by the new free pantry at Rover Boulevard and Meadow Lane in White Rock. The free little library is at right in the background. Courtesy photo

This free pantry at the Dragonfly Playhouse on the corner of Rover and Meadow in White Rock. Courtesy photo

By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Executive Director
C’YA

It only takes one person, okay, maybe two, to make a difference, and then it is our job to share the good news.

Lauren Lippiatt, owner of Dragonfly Playhouse, was having a simple conversation with Kate Hall, an employee of The First Born Program in Los Alamos, Read More

Los Alamos Historical Society Thanks Enterprise Bank & Trust For Contributions To Oppenheimer House Fundraiser

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From left, Los Alamos Historical Society Executive Director Todd Nickols, President Liddie Martinez of the Los Alamos Region for Enterprise Bank & Trust, Los Alamos Historical Society Associate Director Kristin Hollis and Enterprise Bank & Trust Administrative Assistant Donavan Price hold up a check from Enterprise Bank & Trust that will go toward renovating the Oppenheimer House. Courtesy/Historical Society

From the Los Alamos Historical Society:

The Los Alamos Historical Society staff thanks Enterprise Bank & Trust for its commitment to the Los Alamos community Read More

Legislation To Eliminate Surprise Facility Fees For Routine Medical Care Heads To Governor’s Desk

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NMHCA News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Senate passed a bill today to eliminate facility fees—extra charges separate from doctors’ bills—for routine outpatient services, sending the measure to the governor’s desk for signature.

House Bill 306, sponsored by House Majority Leader Reena Szczepanski, and Sen. Elizabeth “Liz” Stefanics, both Santa Fe Democrats, cleared the Senate on a bipartisan 39-0 vote.

Beginning Jan. 1, 2027, the bill would prohibit hospitals and health systems from charging facility fees directly to patients for preventative outpatient care, outpatient vaccination Read More

LAnet To Host Second Virtual Community Broadband Update 6 PM Wednesday Feb. 25

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By ALLAN SAENZ
Owner
LAnet – Los Alamos Network

As Los Alamos County’s broadband is scheduled to begin rolling out in April, and following our last broadband meeting and the strong interest from the community, we will be hosting a second virtual broadband update at 6 p.m. next Wednesday.

This session will provide important updates on what to expect as construction begins and answer detailed questions from residents and businesses.

This will be a virtual meeting open to the community. We encourage residents and business owners to attend, stay informed, and ask questions as these projects move Read More

Girl Scout Cookie Booths Launch This Weekend Across NM

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GSNMT News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails invites cookie lovers across northern & central New Mexico to celebrate National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend, taking place Feb. 20–22.

This celebratory weekend also marks the official kickoff of community booth sales, as local troops begin setting up shop at storefronts and locations throughout the region. National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend is an annual event where Girl Scouts nationwide promote their sales and flex their entrepreneurial spirit through the iconic Girl Scout Cookie Program®. Every purchase makes Read More

Jury Finds Angel Fire Mayor Knowingly Violated Procurement Code In State Ethics Commission Enforcement Action

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New Mexico State Ethics Commission News:

ALBUQUERQUE – A Colfax County jury returned a verdict in favor of the New Mexico State Ethics Commission in State Ethics Commission ex rel. Village of Angel Fire v. Lindsey, et al., finding that Angel Fire Mayor Barry Lindsey knowingly violated the New Mexico Procurement Code in connection with a $1 million contract awarded to Carristo Creative Consulting LLC.

The verdict was returned on Feb. 17, 2026, following a jury trial in the Eighth Judicial District Court in Raton, N.M., before the Honorable Steven Romero. The jury found that Mayor Lindsey knowingly Read More

Catch Of The Week: Substack Data Breach

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

Substack is one of those platforms that feels personal. You subscribe to newsletters you actually want, you hear directly from the writers you like, and most of the time you don’t expect to get hit with the digital equivalent of finding someone rifled through your junk drawer. But that is exactly what happened with a recent data breach.

Security researchers have confirmed that a data breach exposed email addresses and phone numbers for many Substack users. That means if you have ever signed up for Substack, your contact info might be Read More

The Ribbon Is Cut On Hideout Café At UNM-LA!

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Celebrating the ribbon cutting at the Hideout Café this morning in the Student Center at UNM-Los Alamos, from left, Abiel Diaz, Chamber Director Sandy Jones, Hideout Café Owner Victor Castillo, UNM-LA Chancellor Mike Holtzcaw, Assistant Chamber Director Alison Watkins, Christine O’Brien, Gillian Sutton and Jennifer Armstrong. Photo by John McHale/ladailyposttest.ortizaudio.net

Scene from the ribbon cutting ceremony this morning at the Hideout Café in the Student Center at UNM-LA. Photo by John McHale/ladailyposttest.ortizaudio.net

Scene from the ribbon cutting ceremony this Read More

Los Alamos Police Arrest Two Men And A Woman In Connection With Local Storage Unit Burglaries

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Burglary suspects arrested today from left, Gunner Stacy, Samantha Lopez and Nehemiah Hillhouse. Courtesy/LAPD

LAPD News:

At approximately 3:30 a.m. today, Feb. 17, officers with the Los Alamos Police Department responded to reports of two men returning to the J&L Storage facility in connection with a series of recent storage unit burglaries.

Responding officers observed two men fleeing the area on foot. Officers immediately established a perimeter and requested additional resources, including the department’s K-9 unit, to assist in locating and apprehending the suspects.

During Read More