Los Alamos County Council recognized Special Olympians during its regular meeting Tuesday night for their participation in the May 9 Jemez Mountain Trail Runs. From left, Special Olympics New Mexico Board of Directors member Adam Trubow, Special Olympian Bella Sieberg, Special Olympian Ben Blewett, Jemez Mountain Trail Runs volunteer Laura Musgrave, Special Olympics New Mexico Board of Directors member Art Montoya and County Councilor Suzie. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Daily Postcard: Wasp Gathers Nectar In White Rock
Daily Postcard: A thread-waisted wasp gathers nectar from a blossom recently in White Rock. These wasps are both pollinators and hunters of caterpillars. Photo by Richard Skolnik Read More
LAPS Shares Leadership Changes For 2026-27 School Year
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools announces several leadership changes for the 2026–2027 school year.
Los Alamos Middle School (LAMS) Principal Jill Gonzales will become principal at Los Alamos High School. LAMS Assistant Principal Alicia Cardiel will take the helm as principal at LAMS.
Caron Inglis has accepted the position of assistant principal at Los Alamos High School for the upcoming school year.
“Los Alamos is so fortunate to have these amazing leaders to lead our schools,” LAPS Superintendent Jennifer Guy said. “They all bring a great deal of experience to their new roles. They Read More
Seeing Or Guessing? Los Alamos Method Helps Expose Hallucinations In Vision-language AI
The Prelim Attention Score tool helps detect whether a model’s output is grounded in the image or driven too strongly by its own generated text. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- The Prelim Attention Score system enhances vision-language model safety and trustworthiness
Vision-language models are AI systems that combine image analysis with large-language models. These widely used AI systems have a persistent problem: hallucinations, or outputs that describe objects that are inconsistent with, or absent from, the input image.
Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers have developed the Read More
New Mexico Museum Of Art To Celebrate Opening Of ‘Continuum: Blindfall, First Strike’ Featuring Works Of Two Renowned Artists June 20
New Mexico Museum of Art News:
The community is invited to join the New Mexico Museum of Art Vladem Contemporary for the free public opening of Continuum: Blindfall, First Strike, 5-7 p.m. on Saturday, June 20. At 5:45 p.m. hear remarks by artists Virgil Ortiz and Eric F. Garcia. Lite refreshments will be served, and all are welcome. The exhibition will be on view June 20 through Oct. 18, 2026.
What: Public Opening for Continuum: Blindfall, First Strike
Who: Virgil Ortiz (American, Cochiti Pueblo, b. 1969) is one of the most influential contemporary Indigenous artists working today. Drawing Read More
Dragonfly Perches On Furled Flower In Ashley Pond Park
A colorful dragonfly perches on a furled flower Wednesday in Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Marcela Walker Read More
County Council Votes Down Proposed Gas Rate Increase
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Department of Public Utilities (DPU) customers will not see, at least for the time being, an increase in their gas rates.
The proposed rate increase, which the Board of Public Utilities (BPU) recommended, was voted down 4-3 during the regular Los Alamos County Council meeting Tuesday night. Councilor David Reagor, Councilor Melanee Hand, Vice Chair Ryn Herrman and Council Chair Randall Ryti voted against the new rate while Councilors Beverly Neal-Clinton, Theresa Cull and Suzie Havemann voted in favor.
According to agenda Read More
Ukrainian Graduate Student Visits Los Alamos To Experience Culture And Gain Work Experience
Ukrainian student Vitalii Yashchuk with his Los Alamos County business license and samples of books he is selling. He is in the U.S. through the Southwestern Advantage Summer Program for college students to earn money and gain work experience by selling educational materials. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Vitalii Yashchuk, a Ukrainian graduate student from the SGH Warsaw School of Economics in Poland, has limitless ambitions. In fact, he crossed half the globe and arrived in the small town of Los Alamos last week Read More
Applications For Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Now Open
NMHED News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico veterinarians who commit to serving rural, frontier and tribal communities can now apply for up to $80,000 in student loan repayment assistance through the state’s Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program.
Administered by the New Mexico Higher Education Department, the program targets a persistent shortage in food animal veterinary care across the state’s rural and agricultural communities.
Recipients must commit to providing care for food-producing livestock, including cattle, sheep, goats and poultry, in New Mexico’s rural communities Read More
Heinrich Calls For Consideration Of Conservation Bills, Bipartisan Cooperation On ENR Legislation
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) delivers opening remarks at a hearing to consider pending legislation before the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, June 10, 2026. Courtesy photo
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — During a business meeting on the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to consider pending legislation, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Committee, criticized Chairman Mike Lee (R-Utah) for continuing to advance Republican priorities while leaving bipartisan and Democratic conservation, public lands, and Read More