Catch Of The Week: You’re Invited…To Get Phished
By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post
Party invitations are supposed to bring good news. But a campaign making the rounds right now uses the warm, familiar look of a digital party invite to do something considerably less festive: steal your login credentials. Yikes!
The email arrives looking like a genuine Punchbowl invitation. Punchbowl is a widely used digital invitation platform, and that familiarity is exactly the point.
The subject line in one example reads something like “Let’s Party Together And Have Funs, You’re Invited To My Party!”—a small grammatical stumble Read More
Los Alamos Is Addressing Its Wild Side
Los Alamos County and its contractor are working on a plan to address local wildlife issues. Courtesy photos
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Bears rummaging through trash cans, deer’s antlers getting entangled in holiday lights and mountain lions preying on household pets are all issues that are commonly heard in Los Alamos.
The question is, what can be done about it?
Los Alamos County is starting to work on the answer; during the June 9 County Council meeting, representatives from the contractor, Environmental Solutions and Innovations (ESI), laid out its Read More
Free Community Cybersecurity Awareness Presentation In Los Alamos July 15
COMMUNITY News:
Residents, families, seniors, nonprofit organizations, churches, educators, and small business owners are invited to attend a free Community Cybersecurity Awareness Presentation, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Conference Center, 60 Entrada Drive.
This free educational event is being presented through a partnership between L Tech, Tech Share, and First United Methodist Church of Los Alamos. The goal of the event is to provide practical, real-world cybersecurity education that helps individuals and organizations Read More
U.S. Forest Service To Propose First National Policy For Recreational Climbing On Public Lands
USFS News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) will publish a proposed climbing directive in the Federal Register and initiate a 30-day public comment period.
This proposal establishes the agency’s first national direction for managing recreational climbing opportunities on national forests and grasslands that will include guidance for the use and maintenance of fixed anchors and equipment.
The updated proposal replaces a 2023 draft that was overtaken by new requirements in the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act, signed into law Jan. Read More
Smoke Visible From Fire West Of Española
Smoke from the Rio Fire. Photo by Delbert Romero/ladailypost.comCOUNTY News:
The Rio Fire, a lightning-strike fire that was first detected Tuesday evening, has burned about 5-10 acres in a previously burned area on the Santa Fe National Forest.
Smoke will be visible as the fire is burning in a remote area that is difficult to access.
There is no threat to Los Alamos from this fire.
Further details about the fire can be found on the New Mexico Fire Information interagency site: https://nmfireinfo.com/2026/06/17/firefighters-stop-forward-progression-on-pelada-fire/.