Luján, Heinrich, Leger Fernández Call On Forest Service Opposing Carson National Forest Uranium Drilling Proposal, Demanding Full Environmental Review To Protect Chama Watershed
STATE News:
SANTA FE — On April 9, U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), a member of the House Committee on Natural Resources, wrote to Carson National Forest Supervisor James Duran expressing strong opposition to a proposal to conduct uranium drilling within the Carson National Forest.
The lawmakers also urged the Forest Service to require a full Environmental Read More
2026 Los Alamos Film & Culture Festival April 17-19
By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Los Alamos
After Mikheil Gabadize went on from the 2025 Los Alamos Film and Culture Festival to win two additional awards, it demonstrated that a small, local event had inspired people in several countries.
The volunteer-run and lead non-profit hopes to set the same good fortune in motion for 2026, once again at the spectacular SALA Los Alamos Event Center April 17-19.
SALA’s owner Allan Saenz is honored to be hosting it at the event center and excited to partner with Sandy Jones again for this third-year festival that brings films from many different countries.
“What Read More
Mental Health Advocates Seek To Dispel Myths And Stigmas During Talk Sunday At Unitarian Church
NAMI Santa Fe Board President Jonathan Gordon
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Misunderstandings, stigmas and myths swirl around mental illnesses. Despite most people experiencing some type of mental illness or knowing someone who is dealing with a mental illness, this isn’t a subject the public is well versed in.
A talk, titled “Beyond Depression: Understanding Serious Mental Illness and Supporting Individuals and Families”, seeks to change all that. It will be held at noon Sunday in the Unitarian Church, 738 N Sage Loop St. National Alliance Read More
UNM-LA Front Entrance Ribbon Cutting April 29
FBI: Shiprock Man Pleads Guilty To Abusing Minor And Faces Life In Prison
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE – A Shiprock man pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a minor over a four-year period.
According to court documents, Brian Begay, 30, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, engaged in a pattern of sexual abuse against Jane Doe between 2015 and 2019, beginning when the victim was 12 and continuing until she was 16.
Begay pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a minor and abusive sexual contact and faces up to life in prison at sentencing.
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Justin A. Garris, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Read More
Judas Tree Blooms On Its Trunk In White Rock
A Judas Tree blooms on its trunk recently on Rover Boulevard in White Rock. Photo by Shari Mills 
This Week In Sports: April 13-18, 2026
This Week In Sports: April 13-18, 2026
Los Alamos High School Hilltopper games are covered by the Los Alamos Daily Post sports team of John McHale and Nate Limback.
This Week’s Hilltopper Sports Schedule:
April 13 Monday
- Girls/Boys Track and Field at Sepulveda Invite at UNM – 3 p.m.
April 14 Tuesday
- Baseball vs ABQ Academy Home – 3 p.m.
April 15 Wednesday
- Softball vs Moriarty Home – 4 p.m.
- Baseball vs Moriarty Home – 4 p.m.
April 17 Friday
- Girls/Boys Tennis at District Pool
April 18 Saturday
- Softball vs Taos Away – 10 a.m.
- Softball vs Taos Away – 12 p.m.
- Baseball vs Taos Away – 10 a.m.
- Baseball vs
DPLA To Host Democratic Candidate Meet & Greets
Española Humane To Host Community Open House April 25
ESPANOLA HUMANE News:
ESPANOLA, NM — Española Humane invites the community to celebrate a new era of accessible veterinary care at a special open house for its recently opened Española Humane Animal Clinic.
The event will take place from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 25, at 2126 El Llano Road in Ohkay Owingeh, across from the Española Municipal Airport.
Community members are invited to tour the facility, meet the veterinary team, and learn more about the clinic’s services, which are designed to remove barriers to care and support pets and their families across Northern New Mexico and beyond. Read More
Daily Postcard: Double Rainbow Spotted At Overlook Park
Daily Postcard: A double rainbow spotted Tuesday from Overlook Park in White Rock. Photo by Terry Jones Read More
Op-Ed: Criticizing Government For Not Having More Small Businesses Is Totally Misguided
By BILL ENLOE
Santa Fe
I read the letter written by Lisa Shin (link) criticizing the current County Council for not addressing the wishes of the community for more local businesses and a more vibrant downtown. It is not a surprise that Los Alamos residents would like to see those things happen. Criticism of the local government for not having them is totally misguided. I don’t believe government should or can successfully subsidize private businesses. Which ones do they pick to support? How long will the government continue to support the businesses? What about the local businesses we currently Read More
Los Alamos And Santa Fe Players Shine In Hockey World Cup Tournament In Odessa
Team Argentina: [front row, left to right] Islay Rosenow, Dominic Porto, Asher Johnson, Santiago Tanuz, Maxton Wooten, Carter Disterhaupt, Cayden Gong, Orion Johnson, Alex Johnson (Coach), [middle row, left to right] Angus Dean, Ryan Sargent, James Johnson, Gurmukh Khalsa, Tyrus Rogahn, Islay Dean, Rhys Cannon, [back row, left to right] Michael Rosenow (Coach), Joe Gong (Coach), Elizabeth Johnson (Coach), Cory Johnson (Coach), Joe Artnak (Coach), [not pictured] Eli Artnak. Courtesy photo
Team Finland: [front row, left to right] Andres Roybal, Cruz Viramontes, Wyatt Smith, Arthur Read More
Revere Capital Announces Completion Of The Hill Apartments On 36th Street
HOUSING News:
The Hill Apartments are now complete and ready for residents. This project is bringing 149 much-needed apartment homes to the Los Alamos community. After numerous delays, Revere Capital assumed control of the project in June 2025. Revere brought additional capital and development expertise needed while working with Los Alamos County and the general contractor to push this project to completion.
Located at 141 36th Street, The Hill Apartments is a $65+ million Class A apartment community designed to serve professionals and families seeking high-quality housing in one of Read More
Pop-Up Jewelry Show Open Until 6 PM Today At Los Alamos Daily Post!
Heinrich Tours Re-Envisioned Schoolyard At Polk Middle School, Announces Revitalizing America’s Schoolyards Act
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) plants seeds with Polk Middle School students in their re-envisioned schoolyard, April 9, 2026. Courtesy photo
STATE News:
ALBUQUERQUE — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) met with Polk Middle School students in Albuquerque to tour their re-envisioned schoolyard and announce introduction of his Revitalizing America’s Schoolyards Act, legislation to help New Mexico schools transform schoolyards into vibrant, nature-rich spaces for learning, play, and community use.
For many kids, the closest outdoor space is an asphalt schoolyard—offering little Read More
National Horseshoe Pitchers Association Brings 2026 U.S. Open To Albuquerque
VISIT ABQ News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Albuquerque will host top horseshoe pitchers from across the country at the 2026 U.S. Open Horseshoe Tournament, set to take place at Mariposa Basin Park beginning today, April 10, through April 12. The national event is expected to bring 350 competitors, supporters and spectators from across the U.S. to Albuquerque and contribute $150,000 in estimated direct spend to the local economy.
Organized by the National Horseshoe Pitchers Association (NHPA) in partnership with the Albuquerque Sports Commission and the New Mexico Horseshoe Club, the tournament is Read More
On The Job In Los Alamos: Cpl. Michael Weiss & Canine Partner Jaskey
On the job in Los Alamos are Cpl. Michael Weiss and his K-9 partner Jaskey on Tuesday, searching for narcotics by performing a ‘sniff’ on a vehicle in the Los Alamos Police Department parking lot at 2500 Trinity Drive. Cpl. Weiss, a 12-year veteran of the LAPD, went through an 18-week training program with the 4-year-old German Shepherd. Jaskey began his service with the LAPD on Sept. 23, 2021. Photo by Tomás Redondo/ladailypost.com
Another scene of Cpl. Michael Weiss and his K-9 partner, Jaskey, on the job Tuesday searching for narcotics by performing a ‘sniff’ on a vehicle in the Los Alamos Police Read More
Los Alamos JJAB To Meet Wednesday April 15
Los Alamos JJAB News: PEEC Awarded Outdoor Equity Fund Grant To Expand Outdoor Access For Northern New Mexico Youth
Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) is proud to be named a recipient of the New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Division’s Outdoor Equity Fund (OEF). Through this grant, PEEC will support both in-school and out-of-school programming for K–12 students across five counties, including Rio Arriba and Los Alamos Counties, increasing access to meaningful outdoor learning experiences for youth. These programs connect young people to the outdoors through accessible, hands-on, place-based learning experiences that support academic learning, social-emotional Read More
LANL Researchers Show Some Quantum Learning Models Are Classically Simulable
As proposed and demonstrated by the Los Alamos team, the architectures and techniques proposed to mitigate or altogether avoid barren plateaus in variational quantum computing make them classically simulable. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
Variational quantum computing is a hybrid quantum-classical approach that has emerged as one of the most promising applications for quantum devices. But this approach is hindered by the “barren plateau” phenomenon, which undermines the approach’s machine learning training capabilities. As a team of Los Alamos researchers suggest in a recent perspective Read More