Scenes Of JROMC Banquet Honoring Scholarship Recipients
A scene from the J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee (JROMC) annual banquet that included scholarship recipients, donors, a lecturer and members of the committee, Sunday evening at Pig+Fig Cafe in White Rock. Scholarship recipients included, Santa Fe Indian School graduate Raeann Chavez, Capital High School graduate Emily Trevizo, Española Valley High School graduate Kiara Salinas Ontiveros, Santa Fe High School graduate Paige Tomkins, Capital High School graduate Mariah Sofia Chavez, Capital High School graduate Osmel Pacheco, Los Alamos High School graduate Matthea Fung, Read More
Fusion Industry Association To Host Inaugural Fusion Supply Chain Trade Show In Santa Fe June 23-24
By ANDREW HOLLAND
Chief Executive Officer
Fusion Industry Association
Commercial fusion energy is no longer a line on the horizon, with a timeline that stretches to the theoretical. It is now an emerging, multi-billion-dollar global industry transitioning from laboratory experiments to commercial reality – at a pace that will bring this clean, safe, sustainable energy to market soon. Fusion, when fully operational with power plants across the country, will provide unlimited carbon-free, affordable energy that can meet ever-increasing energy demands; and can be built in New Read More
Jigsaw Puzzle Competition At Fuller Lodge June 25
Scene from a previous Jigsaw Puzzle Competition at Fuller Lodge. Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County is back with another Jigsaw Puzzle Competition.
Sign up below for the individual competition to face off against other individual puzzlers for the chance to be crowned the Individual Champion.
Details:
- Date: Thursday, June 25;
- Time: 6-7:30 p.m.;
- Location: Fuller Lodge;
- Audience: Adults; and
- Categories: Adults.
Registration is required. There are no seats available, but a waiting list is available. Read More
Daily Post Website Undergoing Repairs
Post News:
The Los Alamos Daily Post website is undergoing repairs for a technical glitch preventing some readers from accessing recent articles.
Because of this issue, the Post is redirecting readers to the Los Alamos Daily Post Facebook Page to view the latest articles.
“Thank you for your patience,” –The Post News Team Read More
Los Alamos JJAB Hosts 2026 School Supply Drive
Los Alamos JJAB staff shopping for school supplies in 2025. Courtesy/Los Alamos JJAB
Los Alamos JJAB News:
Los Alamos JJAB has announced the kickoff of its annual School Supply Drive, a community effort dedicated to helping Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) students start the school year prepared and ready to learn.
As families continue to face rising costs, school supplies can place an added strain on household budgets. JJAB is committed to easing that burden by collecting financial donations to purchase essential items such as backpacks, notebooks, pens, pencils, folders, and other classroom Read More
Mountaineers Feature Reid Priedhorsky—Helicopter Evacuation From The Canyon Country June 23
Reid Priedhorsky, subject of and speaker for the June Mountaineers talk
Mountaineers News:
The June 23 Mountaineers meeting will feature a talk by Reid Priedhorsky entitled “How to win 37 pieces of flair via helicopter evacuation from the canyon country, or, perhaps: How not to.”
On Oct. 24, 2025, at 12:12 pm, while hiking near Cheesebox Canyon in southwest Utah, Reid fell 43 feet, smashing his L3 vertebra and pelvis, among other injuries. This yielded a full-scale search-and-rescue response and helicopter evacuation to Grand Junction, Colorado, then, the following morning, eight hours Read More
Frontline Academy, LLC Opens Firearm Training Facility
Ribbon cutting at Frontline Academy, LLC. Courtesy photo
LACDC News:
The Chamber and LACDC representatives recently led a ribbon cutting for Frontline Academy, LLC, along with owner Isaiah Romriell. The storefront is located at 2101 Trinity Dr Ste F across from Ashley Pond. They are open 5 p.m.–8 p.m., Monday–Thursday, and 9 a.m.–8 p.m., Friday-Sunday.
Frontline Academy LLC is a veteran-led tactical firearms and CCW training, providing professional firearm safety training, Basic Pistol instruction, one-on-one firearms coaching, and advanced simulator-based training. Training Read More
Environmental Department To Host Public Information Session On LANL Chromium Plume June 25
NMED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department is hosting a public information session at 5:30–7 p.m., Thursday, June 25 at Harold Runnels Auditorium in Santa Fe to provide updates on the hexavalent chromium groundwater contamination beneath Los Alamos National Laboratory and Pueblo de San Ildefonso.
The plume, discovered in 2005, stems from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) operations dating to the 1950s, when chromium-laced water used in the facility’s power plant was dumped into nearby Sandia Canyon. In November 2025, the plume was found to have migrated beyond lab Read More
County: When And How To Scare A Bear
Mama black bear with her cub. Courtesy photo
COUNTY News:
With bear activity in the community, residents should be aware of when and how to safely scare a bear.
YES — If the bear is anywhere it should not be: eating garbage, bird seed or pet food; near a vehicle, building, chicken coop or garden.
NO — If hazing the bear would chase it into people, dogs, a busy road or another unsafe situation.
NO — If the bear is in a natural area where bears belong.
NO — If the bear is running away or up a tree.
NO — If the bear is a cub. You could easily injure the cub and cause the mother to react defensively.
Safe Ways to Scare Read More
Obituary: Steffanie L. Coonley Nov. 16, 1951 – May 30, 2026
STEFFANIE L. COONLEY Nov. 16, 1951 – May 30, 2026
Steffanie L. Coonley of Golden passed away at home May 30, 2026, while under hospice care for illness. She was born Nov. 16, 1951 in Omaha, Nebraska to Robert and Phyllis Coonley.
She grew up in Minnesota and graduated from Colorado State University in 1974. She earned a Master’s degree from the University of New Mexico in 1984. She worked for Los Alamos National Laboratory 26 years as a technical writer, manager of the science museum redesign, and group leader for land use planning.
Steffanie is survived by her husband, Jeffery Pederson; daughter Read More
East Park Pool Splash & Dash Series Starts This Wednesday
Courtesy photo
East Park Pool News:
Join East Park Pool for Splash And Dash every other Wednesday from 7–9 p.m. This timed swim/run event is open to everyone. You do not need to be an East Park Pool member to participate. Entry is $5 per participant. Register at https://eastparkpool.org/splash-and-dash.
There are three distances to choose from:
- Long Course: 400-yard swim + 5K run
- Medium Course: 200-yard swim + 3K run
- Short Course: 100-yard swim + 1-mile run
Whether you are training seriously or just looking for a fun summer activity, Splash And Dash is a great way for the whole family to get moving. Read More
Alzheimer’s And Extreme Heat: Exercise Caution
HEALTHCARE News:
As temperatures rise, extreme heat can have a significant impact on everyone’s safety, but these conditions can be especially stressful and confusing for individuals with Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
“Alzheimer’s disease causes a number of changes in the brain and body that may affect the individual’s safety, including changes in sensitivity to temperatures,” said Terri Spitz, executive director of the Alzheimer’s Association of New Mexico.
According to a study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), people living with Alzheimer’s were 6% more likely to die Read More
Rio Fire Daily Update: June 22, 2026
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New Mexico Fire Information News:
Acres: 184
Start Date: June 16, 2026
Location: Mesa De La Gallina, 3 miles northeast of Chicoma Mountain
Fuels: Oak, Ponderosa, and Locust.
Containment: 0%
Personnel: 172
Cause: Lightning
Highlights: The Navajo, Santa Fe, Sawtooth, and Texas Canyon Interagency Hotshot Crews (IHCs) assigned to the Rio Fire completed handline around the entire fire perimeter on Sunday. Aerial resources continued to support firefighters on the ground by conducting targeted water drops, reducing heat and increasing line integrity.
Operations: Firefighters Read More
Duplicate Bridge In Los Alamos: June 15, 2026
BRIDGE News:
In the June 15 North American Pair club qualifying game, Jennifer Young and Steve Kemic were 1st in Flight A, Michelle and Cliff Rudy were 2nd in A, Randy Baker and John Ruminer were 3rd in A, and Martin Cooper and Jerry Fleming were 4th in A.
Tom Alexander and Alan Wadlinger were 1st in Flight B, and Al Pratt and Ann-Marie Graves were 2nd in B. In the June 17 North American pair club qualifying game, Bobby Haynes and Norm Worth tied with Sam Borkowsky and Martin Cooper for 1st in Flight A, Joy Green and Jerry Morzinski were 3rd in A, and Jennifer Young and Steve Kemic were 4th in A. Al Pratt and John Read More
Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee Advances Bipartisan America The Beautiful Act
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee business meeting to consider pending legislation, the Committee advanced S. 1547, the America the Beautiful Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Sens. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Angus King (I-Maine) to reauthorize the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund. The Committee also adopted a bipartisan amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Chairman Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.).
“The bipartisan advancement of the America Read More
SFNF: Wildfires Start From Recent Thunderstorms
SFNF News:
SANTA FE —Thunderstorms over the past few days have brought a significant amount of lightning to the area. Fires continue to pop up from lightning, as heat gets established in available fuels and conditions such as temperature and wind align.
The Middle Fork Fire was detected yesterday June 20, 2026. The fire is located on the Cuba Ranger District off Forest Road 531 in Middle Fork Ojitos Canyon near the Cuba and Jemez District boundary, 1.7 miles northwest of Seven Springs. The fire is 1 acre and is 50% contained, burning in oak brush, Douglas-fir, and log duff. Fireline has been constructed Read More
Long Live The State Of New Mexico—New Exhibition Takes A Fresh Look At Statehood
Courtesy/NMHM
NMHM News:
SANTA FE — As America celebrates its 250th birthday, New Mexico celebrates 114 years as a state. A new exhibition at New Mexico History Museum, “1912,” opens Sept. 5, 2026, offering a snapshot of the state at a time of remarkable change and growth, and exploring what formally tied 327,000 Nuevo Mexicanos to the union.
The exhibition lets visitors step back into 1912 and explore a striking matrix of 36 historic objects that reveal interesting, surprising, and sometimes unusual connections from that time, sparking curiosity about the past.
“The state we know and love Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: June 22, 2026
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
The State Game and Fish Department stocked a total of 18,839 rainbow trout weighing 9,089 pounds. Most of the stocking will now be in Northern New Mexico.
The Fourth of July holiday is coming up next week. Popular fishing destinations will be crowded.
Normally, the Rio Grande would be swollen with spring runoff from the melting snow. Stream flows above 1,000 cubic-feet-per-second would be common. The terrible snowpack and poor spring runoff have kept stream flows well below normal.
Streamflow in the Rio Grande decreased just a little Read More
Daily Postcard: Bee Visits Purple Flower For Pollen
Daily Postcard: Bee visits a purple flower for pollen. Courtesy/NPS
Help Bandelier celebrate Pollinator Week by participating in a Bumble Bee Atlas Survey! Staff and Volunteers will be leading surveys on Friday, June 26, and Saturday, June 27, to photograph bumble bee species and record the flowers they visit. Surveys will require participants to go on a short hike and the ability to follow specific protocols. Survey spots will be limited to 7 people each day, so sign up soon! Email BAND_visitor_center@nps.gov for more information or to sign up. Want to participate, but can’t make it out here? Read More
LRG First-Tuesday Breakfast July 7 At Muy Salsas
LRG News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory Retiree Group (LRG) invites Lab retirees (and potential retirees) to drop in at the LRG monthly breakfast social between the hours of 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday July 7 at Muy Salsas at 1315 Trinity Drive.
“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 retirees may join LRG.
For Read More