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Scenes From 2022 Bill Hudson Memorial Invite

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Allison Amrani diving in the 2022 Bill Hudson Memorial Invite last weekend at the Aquatic Center. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost

Aden Manzanares participated in the diving event finishing 4th place in the men’s competition. Photo by Nate Limback/ladilypost.com

Elliott Bevedege diving in the men’s competition finished in 3rd place. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Marian Stradling diving in the women’s competition. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Asher Koh diving in the men’s competition finished in 2nd place. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More

OSI Approves Decrease In Workers’ Comp Loss Costs

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OSI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The Office of Superintendent of Insurance (OSI) has recently approved a rate proposal submitted by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) that will reduce voluntary workers’ compensation loss costs by an average of 10.7 percent, to become effective for policies renewing on or after Jan. 1, 2023.

This marks the eighth consecutive year in which OSI approves a loss cost decrease for workers’ compensation.

The continuous improvement in loss costs is a result of a long-term negative trend in claims frequency, along with a flat indemnity severity and a decreasing Read More

Marie Curie’s Notebooks Are Still Radioactive

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Marie Curie

SCIENCE News:

Nearly a century after her death, Marie Curie’s papers are still radioactive — and will be for another 1,500 years.

The pioneering scientist initially had no way of knowing just how dangerous her research on radioactivity (a word she and her husband coined) truly was. She walked around her lab with radioactive elements in her pockets and stored them out in the open, in part because she enjoyed how they “looked like faint, fairy lights”.

For safety reasons, France’s National Library stores Curie’s notebooks in lead-lined boxes. Anyone wishing to view her manuscripts Read More

LANL Foundation Awards Grants To Three Outstanding Northern New Mexico Organizations

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Staff of the LANL Foundation present Communities in Schools of New Mexico with a $10,000 check Wednesday, Nov. 30. From left: Julia Bergen (Executive Director of CISNM), Lauren Iversen (Community Resource Manager of CISNM), Jenny Parks (President and CEO of LANL Foundation), Sylvan Argo (Grants Manager at LANL Foundation), and Michael Dabrieo (Education Enrichment Director at LANL Foundation). Courtesy/LANL Foundation

LANL Foundation News:

ESPAÑOLA — The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation, in recognition of the extreme circumstances facing Northern New Mexican school Read More

FBI: Man From Las Cruces Pleads Guilty To Carjacking Resulting In Serious Bodily Injury

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Jesus Manuel Castaneda-Villa pleaded guilty Nov. 29 to carjacking resulting in serious bodily injury. Castaneda-Villa, 32, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, will remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.

According to the plea agreement and other court records, Dec. 3, 2021, the victim allegedly met with Castaneda-Villa, her ex-boyfriend, in a La Quinta hotel in Las Cruces. After the two began to argue, Castaneda-Villa threw a toolbox at the victim. He Read More

PCNM Discontinues COVID-19 Testing In Los Alamos

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COUNTY News:

Due to staffing issues, Pathology Consultants of New Mexico (PCNM) will no longer provide drive through COVID-19 testing service in the Mari Mac Village shopping center parking lot at 759 Central Ave. effective today. 

Rapid PCR testing is still available 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday with Curative at White Rock Town Hall, 139 Long View Dr. Visit the Curative website to schedule a date and time.

For more information regarding testing options for Los Alamos County, visit the County website. Read More

Common Cause NM Names Mason Graham Policy Director

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Policy Director Mason Graham

CCNM News: 

Mason Graham was named this week as policy director for Common Cause New Mexico (CCNM), a non-partisan group dedicated to upholding the core values of American democracy—an equal voice for all, honest and accountable government, and access to the ballot.

Graham comes to Common Cause from the New Mexico Black Leadership Council and the New Mexico Black Voters Collaborative, where he worked as the policy analyst and project manager to engage Black/African American voters in issues that affect communities of color.

In that post he assembled a coalition Read More

NPS: 100 Years Of National Christmas Tree Lighting

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The community may start the 2022 holiday season with the National Christmas Tree Lighting. This beloved tradition, presented by National Park Foundation (NPF) and National Park Service (NPS), features musical performances and the official lighting of the National Christmas Tree in President’s Park. In partnership with NPF, CBS will broadcast the 2022 ceremony at 8 p.m. (ET) and 9 p.m. (PT) Sunday, Dec. 11 on the CBS Television Network, and have it available to stream live and on demand on cbs.com. Courtesy/Liz Marco, NPS Read More

Girl Scout Troop 10702 Supports Local Food Pantry LA Cares

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Girl Scout Troop 10702, under the leadership of Stephanie Haaser, has chosen to spend their hard-earned cookie money in support of LA Cares, the local food pantry. The girls made a shopping list, picked up the items, then presented them to LA Cares. Pictured are Stephanie Hasser, troop leader, and Sarah Haaser, Girl Scout, and the mountain of items they donated. LA Cares thanks Troop 10702 for their community service and generosity. Courtesy/Lyn Haval, LA Cares Read More

Luján Statement On Democratic Victory In New Mexico

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Sen. Ben Ray Luján

U.S. SENATE News:

SANTA FE — Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) released the following statement on the results of the 2022 New Mexico General Election in which Democrats won up and down the ballot:

“This election presented a clear contrast between Democratic candidates and their Republican opponents. New Mexicans voted for progress and results over division and conspiracies.

“New Mexicans once again rejected Trump-backed Mark Ronchetti and his right-wing allies and placed their continued trust in Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham who crisscrossed the state to highlight historic Read More