Carol A. Clark

PEEC Planetarium’s Night Sky Shows Moving To Tuesdays

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PEEC News:

The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) will be moving the monthly “Night Sky” planetarium talks to 7 p.m., the first Tuesday of the month through the summer. These fascinating full-dome presentations allow all ages to explore what stars and planets will be in the night sky for that month. Starting in June the new time will allow families to enjoy the planetarium programs as well as other summer activities Los Alamos has to offer. Join the exploration at the PEEC Planetarium with tickets $20/ family, (or $6/child, $8/adult).

This program is in addition to the free Wednesday Read More

State Announces $4.5 Million For Outdoor Youth Programs

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Cochiti Pueblo youth explore and connect with ancestral landscapes at Bandelier National Monument through the Keres Children’s Learning Center’s Outdoor Equity Fund-supported program. Courtesy/EDNM

EDNM News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico is investing $4.5 million in youth outdoor programs after demand for the State’s Outdoor Equity Fund exceeded available funding by more than 90% last year, $3.7 million above the available amount.

The FY27 investment marks one of the largest annual allocations to date in the highly competitive program, which helps connect youth across New Mexico to outdoor Read More

Obituary: Nima Diane Ward May 4, 1934 – March 2, 2026

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NIMA DIANE WARD May 4, 1934 – March 2, 2026

Nima Diane Ward, beloved mother, teacher and legislative advocate, died March 2, 2026, at the age of 91. She passed peacefully at St Vincent Hospital in Santa Fe surrounded by family. Nima was born May 4, 1934, in Los Angeles, CA to David and Mable Roland.

She graduated from Augustana College in Moline Illinois with a BA in education 1955. Nima met John Ward at Augustana, and the couple soon married and moved to Los Alamos, NM in 1957 where Nima began teaching second grade at Aspen Elementary and would go on to raise her family of four boys. In 1984 Nima began a 16-year Read More

County Resumes Installation Of Fast Chargers At Mesa Public Library Starting June 8

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Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

The County Sustainability Office, in partnership with Public Works, is excited to announce that two, new direct-current fast-charging stations are coming to Mesa Public Library. This is the next step in expanding the community’s electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.

Resuming June 8, 2026, the main vehicle access route and parking lot will be closed until paving activities are completed (by June 30). Community members visiting the library can use the parking lots on the east side of the library near Fuller Lodge. Community members returning books Read More

Fugitive Who Stole Dead Man’s Identity For Four Decades Pleads Guilty To Fraud Charges

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — A fugitive who lived for more than 40 years under the stolen identity of a deceased Arkansas man pleaded guilty to federal identity theft, passport fraud, and firearms offenses.

According to court documents, Stephen Craig Campbell, 73, assumed the identity of Walter Lee Coffman, who died in 1975 at the age of 22, just months after graduating from the University of Arkansas with an engineering degree in the early 1980s. Campbell first applied for a U.S. passport in Coffman’s name in 1984 and renewed it multiple times, always submitting his own photograph and current address. Read More

Los Alamos Food Co-op Seeks Support To Secure Its Future And Preserve Local Food Access

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The Los Alamos Food Co-op at 95 Entrada Drive is seeking community support. Courtesy image 

From the Los Alamos Food Co-op:

  • The Community-Owned Grocery Has Stabilized, Rebuilt, and Launched a $100,000 Campaign to Secure Its Future

The Los Alamos Food Co-op — the only locally owned natural grocery store in Los Alamos County — is moving forward. After navigating a difficult period, the co-op has stabilized its finances, rebuilt its management team, and is growing its sales. Now it’s asking the community it has served for more than 15 years to help secure what they built together.

Over the past two Read More

PAC 8 Community Media Center: June 5–11, 2026

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PAC 8 News:

PAC 8 Community Media Center is available for recording events, transferring old media, shooting and editing, live streaming and drone photography and videography.

For information, call 505.662.7228 or visit pac8cmc.com.

PAC 8 Television schedule for June 5–11, 2026:

Friday, June 5, 2026

  • 6 a.m. — Democracy Now! – Live
  • 10 a.m. — The Thom Hartmann Program
  • 11 a.m. — County Council Replay 5-19–26
  • 4 p.m. — Democracy Now!
  • 5 p.m. — P AC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates
  • 6 p.m. — Understanding Homelessness
  • 8 p.m. — LARSO Town Hall Meeting
  • 12 a.m. — Free Speech TV

Saturday, June 6, 2026 Read More

SF Opera Announces 2026 Apprentice Singers Concerts

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Courtesy/SFO

OPERA News:

Opening Nights Sponsor, Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado, and Lead Hotel Partner, Bishop’s Lodge Auberge Collection host FREE concerts featuring our talented young singers from the Santa Fe Opera’s Apprentice Program for Singers.

Each evening features a different one-hour concert of arias from the 2026 Season and favorites from the Great American Songbook.

Seating is first come, first served. Elevate the evening by having dinner and drinks at Terra at Four Seasons or SkyFire at Bishop’s Lodge before or after the concert.

Hospitality Community Read More

Republican Governors Association Statement On New Mexico Gubernatorial Primary

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RGA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Republican Governors Association (RGA) released the following statement on the New Mexico Republican gubernatorial primary: 

“Congratulations to Gregg Hull on his primary victory. As Mayor of Rio Rancho, Hull has helped create good-paying jobs, improved infrastructure, and cracked down on crime. That’s exactly what he will do as governor,” RGA Chair Governor Greg Gianforte said. “Deb Haaland turned her back on New Mexico to push Biden’s failed policies and the Green New Scam. New Mexico deserves a leader, not a career politician who forgot where Read More

Luján Presses Chief Of Forest Service On Uranium Mining In Carson National Forest

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Senator Luján pressed Chief Tom Schultz on mining applications made by Gamma Resources. Watch full exchange here. Courtesy photo

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, questioned Tom Schultz, Chief of the Forest Service, regarding the proposal to conduct uranium mining within the Carson National Forest by the Canadian-based uranium company, Gamma Resources Ltd. During the exchange, Sen. Luján pressed Chief Tom Schultz on Gamma Resources Ltd. and emphasized his commitment to Read More