County: No Bear-Resistant Cart? No Problem!
A bear spotted in the dark of night sniffing around trash cans at a residence in Los Alamos. Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
No bear-resistant cart? No problem!
Residents in need of a bear-resistant cart are encouraged to submit a request to the County.
To place a request for a bear-resistant cart, click here: https://www.losalamosnm.gov/Services/Trash-and-Recycling/Residential-Trash-and-Recycling/Roll-Carts. Read More
McQuiston: Evacuation Orders & Your Homeowners Insurance … What You Need To Know
By ALLEN MCQUISTONJemez Insurance Agency
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963
With the McCauley Springs fire in the Santa Fe National Forest currently affecting Sierra Los Pinos, there is a lot in the news over the last day or so. Given the situation, we want to review how a standard homeowners policy typically responds to a civil authority evacuation order.
Please Note:
This guidance is meant to provide a general idea of how a common homeowners policy might respond. It does not confirm coverage. Every insurance policy is different, and to officially determine coverage, a claim must be filed and confirmed
Santa Fe National Forest Issues Temporary Area Closure For McCauley Springs Fire In The Jemez
SFNF News:
SANTA FE — The Santa Fe National Forest has issued a temporary closure order for portions of the Jemez Ranger District due to the ongoing McCauley Springs Wildfire. The closure, effective through 8 a.m. July 11, is intended to protect public health and safety during firefighting operations.
Under Order Number 03-10-03-26-07, entry into the fire area, as well as use of roads and trails within the closure zone, is prohibited. The closure encompasses specific sections of the Jemez Ranger District as detailed in the official order and map.
Exemptions apply to individuals with a Forest Read More
Quote Of The Day: Man In The Arena
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, Read More
Daily Postcard: Red Yuccas Blooming In White Rock
Daily Postcard: Red yuccas blooming recently in a garden at the corner of Aragon and Bryce avenues in White Rock. Photo by Lisa Roberts Read More
Deb Haaland Endorses Stephanie Garcia Richard For Lieutenant Governor Of New Mexico
Deb Haaland
Democratic nominee for governor
From the Office of Deb Haaland:
ALBUQUERQUE – Deb Haaland, Democratic nominee for governor, shared the following update with State Central Committee members, along with a video message:
Dear Distinguished Democratic State Central Committee Member:
Stephanie Garcia Richard
I thank each person who put their name forward and who participated in this endorsement process of the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor. Each candidate I spoke with has a deep love and commitment to moving New Mexico forward. This was a difficult decision Read More
Albuquerque To Host 2026 Senior Softball USA Land Of Enchantment Championships At Los Altos Softball Complex
Senior Softball USA News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Albuquerque welcomes athletes from across the country for the 3rd Annual Land of Enchantment Championships, hosted by Senior Softball USA, taking place through June 28 at the Los Altos Softball Complex.
The premier senior softball tournament will feature 65 teams and more than 1,300 players and spectators converging in Albuquerque for a weekend of competitive play, camaraderie and community celebration. The tournament is expected to generate more than $2 million in direct economic impact for the Albuquerque region, supporting local hotels, restaurants Read More
LA Cares Needs Substitute Workers For Food Distribution
COMMUNITY News:
If you are at least 18 years old and would like to help your community occasionally, this is for you!
LA Cares is looking for volunteers who we could call on to substitute for regular volunteers at our monthly food distribution. Family obligations, vacations and illness all lead to a possible shortage of our established volunteers who prepare food for distribution. We would like to create a list of volunteers that we can call upon if needed. To do this, we would like to share our procedures to interested community members and see which areas they are interested in helping.
We are holding Read More
Leasburg Dam State Park Gets $2.9 Million In Upgrades
New Road in Radium Springs, NM leads to Leasburg Dam State Park’s entrance. Courtesy/EMNRD
EMNRD News:
RADIUM SPRINGS — A $2.9 million capital improvement project is creating safer roads, a modernized wastewater system and long-term protection for the landscape and water at Leasburg Dam State Park in the Mesilla Valley.
These upgrades are part of an ongoing capital improvement campaign that has invested more than $200 million in facility and infrastructure upgrades at various New Mexico State Parks since 2021.
“For Radium Springs and the surrounding area, Leasburg Dam State Park Read More
Statement From DEA Administrator Terrance C. Cole Regarding Request For Independent Review
By TERRANCE C. COLE
Administrator
Drug Enforcement Administration
The Drug Enforcement Administration exists to protect the American people. Fulfilling that mission requires not only aggressive action against the criminal organizations trafficking deadly drugs into our communities, but also accountability and public trust.
Today, I requested that the U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General conduct an independent review of DEA’s actions in connection with an investigation that has become the subject of public allegations.
I made this request because allegations Read More
Luján, Kelly, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Remove Wildfire Fuel From New Mexico’s Forests
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Adam Schiff (D-CA), John Curtis (R-UT), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) introduced the bipartisan Hazardous Fuels Transportation Assistance Act to help communities and forest managers remove woody biomass—material left behind from forest thinning operations meant to prevent wildfires—that, if left in place, actually increases wildfire risk.
When forests are mechanically thinned to reduce wildfire risk, the process generates large volumes of woody biomass. Transporting the material out of the Read More
New Broadband Program Expands Public Wi-Fi Access
CONNECT NM News:
SANTA FE — More local governments and state agencies in New Mexico will soon be able to provide public Wi-Fi access because of $6 million in U.S. Treasury Department funding for a new community broadband program.
Today the Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE) launched the New Mexico Community Wi-Fi Digital Connectivity Technology Project, a new program designed to expand and deploy public Wi-Fi in local communities. OBAE will use $5,993,281 available from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Capital Projects Fund.
“Additional funding for Wi-Fi service is another Read More
McCauley Springs Fire Update: Friday Morning, June 26
Battleship Rock, June 25, 2026. Courtesy photo
USFS News:
Acres: 708
Containment: 0%
Start Date: June 24, 2026
Location: Jemez Ranger District, east of Battleship Rock
Cause: Undetermined
Personnel: 171
Fuels: Timber, logging slash, and short grass
Highlights: Southwest Complex Incident Management Team 3 assumed command of the McCauley Springs Fire at 6:00 a.m. after Read More
County: Updated Atomic City Transit Service July 3
COUNTY News:
Corrected Atomic City Transit information for July 3 can be found below.
No fixed bus routes or Dial-a-Ride service will be available. Regular services will resume Monday, July 6.
July 3 Concert Series Service & ACT MyRide — 6:30–9:40 p.m. The last buses will leave for North Mesa and North Community at 9:35 p.m., and White Rock at 9:40 p.m.
Bandelier Shuttle service will continue to operate within the park during the holiday. Read More
Valles Caldera Cancels Weekend Programs Due To McCauley Springs Fire
Smoke from the McCauley Springs Fire settling in Valles Caldera and San Diego Canyon. NPS/Jordan Ray
VALLES CALDERA News:
Due to poor air quality, power outages, and road closures associated with the McCauley Springs Fire, all park programs for the weekend of June 26-28 are cancelled. This includes the Weekly Wildflower Walk, Moonlit Hike to History Grove, and Family Flyfishing Clinic.
Registered participants will be contacted by email with alternative dates.
Deb Haaland Shares Update On LG Endorsement Process
Deb Haaland
STATE News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Deb Haaland, Democratic nominee for governor, shared the following update with State Central Committee members, regarding her process for endorsing a candidate for Lieutenant Governor:
Dear Distinguished Democratic State Central Committee Member:
On Monday, I shared that as the State Central Committee considers their options to fill the vacancy on the ballot for Lieutenant Governor, my campaign and I will conduct a thorough endorsement process.
We received thirteen requests for our questionnaire and nine questionnaires were completed and Read More
Urology From A-Z: LAMC’s Free Community Seminar Series At SALA July 20
LAMC News:
Community members are invited to attend Los Alamos Medical Center’s next entry in the hospital’s free health seminar series hosted at SALA Event Center by hearing an informative talk on common urological conditions and treatments at 6 p.m. on Monday, July 20th. Presenting that evening will be Kenneth Son, MD, and William Mustas, PA, from Los Alamos Urology.
Attendees will be able to enjoy refreshments, socialize, meet subject matter experts in a casual setting, and learn about their health. They can do so all while enjoying SALA, a vibrant community event center located at 2551 Central Read More
DOE Awards $2.2 Million Financial Assistance Grant To New Mexico Environmental Department Oversight Bureau
DOE News:
CINCINNATI — The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) awarded a non-competitive financial assistance grant to the New Mexico Environmental Department Oversight Bureau today.
The bureau will conduct independent, confirmatory environmental monitoring at and around EM’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant — including groundwater, surface water, soil, vegetation, air, and gamma radiation sampling — to verify protection of public health and the environment from transuranic waste operations.
The total estimated value of the grant is $2.2 million Read More
Wonders On Wheels Mobile Museum On The Move In July
NMDCA News:
The Wonders on Wheels Mobile Museum July visits. In honor of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Wonders on Wheels Mobile Museum, a division of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, is traveling a new exhibit, “The Arts of Democracy in New Mexico.”
Upcoming Wonders on Wheels locations:
- 7/1: Gallup Public Library, 11 a.m.–3 p.m.
- 7/2: Loma Colorado Public Library, Rio Rancho
- 7/3: UFO Festival, Roswell
- 7/4: Freedom 4th Celebration, Albuquerque
- 7/6: Santa Fe Southside Public Library, 12–6 p.m.
- 7/7: Fort Sumner Public Library,
Democratic Party Of New Mexico Calls State Central Committee Meeting To Fill Lieutenant Governor Vacancy
DPNM News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Shortly after receiving a notice of withdrawal from the New Mexico Secretary of State’s Office today, Democratic Party of New Mexico Chair Sara Attleson sent the official Call to the State Central Committee (SCC) Meeting to fill the Lieutenant Governor vacancy.
The State Central Committee meeting will be held July 25 and will be conducted virtually over ZOOM, to ensure accessibility for State Central Committee members across New Mexico. Voting will be conducted by online absentee ballot after the meeting.
Roughly 500 SCC members will be able to vote in the election. Read More