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DEA Extends Telemedicine Flexibilities To Ensure Continued Access To Care Through Dec. 31, 2026

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Assistant Administrator Cheri Oz
DEA Diversion Control Division

DEA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, in partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has issued a Fourth Temporary Extension of the COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for the Prescription of Controlled Medications, extending the current telemedicine flexibilities .

Under these telemedicine flexibilities, DEA-registered practitioners are permitted to remotely prescribe Schedule II-V controlled medications via audio-video telemedicine encounters, Read More

Los Alamos County Reflects On 2025

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Top row from left: The boundary map of the Eastern Downtown Los Alamos MRA. Businesses in Los Alamos are able to take advantage of the newly formed Retail LEDA program. The County purchased deed restrictions at the Aspen Studio and Thunderbird Apartments for those making no more than 45 percent of the AMI. Middle row from left: A rendering of what the proposed apartment complex, located off DP Road, would look like. A rendering of the mixed-use development planned for 20th Street. Bottom row, from left: In March, Los Alamos experienced a network service outage due to cut fiber lines on N.M. Read More

County New Year’s Eve Skate Party Tonight At Ice Rink

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COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Community Services Department is hosting a New Year’s Eve Skate Party, 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. today, Dec. 31, at the Los Alamos County Ice Rink.

The community is invited to help complete a Ball Drop countdown and celebrate 2026!

Dress for the occasion/event to help celebrate.

The event includes a mini carnival, bubbling cider, popcorn, music, and more. Ring in the new year of 2026 with a New Year’s Eve skate party at the ice rink! Read More

LANL Shares 10 Moments Of Community Connection In 2025

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Los Alamos National Laboratory. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • “Los Alamos National Laboratory a force for good through education, nonprofit giving, volunteerism”

At Los Alamos National Laboratory, we strive to be a force for good in the surrounding region, which includes the seven counties of Los Alamos, Mora, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Miguel, Santa Fe and Taos. This year, the Lab and its employees contributed to this endeavor through educational enrichment, philanthropy, volunteerism, safety and environmental stewardship.

Raising $2.7M for nonprofits, students and children through Read More

An Open Book: Math Lesson

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By DAVID IZRAELEVITZ 
Los Alamos

I inherited my interest in mathematics from my Dad. He had studied engineering for a year in Uruguay before having to drop out and get a job, but his love for the subject remained. Even as a factory worker, he would work through geometry puzzles during his work breaks. 

Uruguay’s technical university system was modeled on the French system, heavy on abstract mathematics and cruelly reliant on culling students through difficult written and subsequent oral exams. One of the last subjects he struggled through was synthetic projective geometry, a subject last Read More

Wednesday Jan. 7 Is Last Chance To See County Employees Art Showcase In Step Up Gallery At Mesa Public Library

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Sr. Librarian-Digital Services Rashal McElderry with her torn paper collage and a painting by Library Associate Rachel Pearson. Courtesy/Step Up Gallery

A carved cottonwood bowl by Los Alamos Fire Capt. Raul Manzanares. Courtesy/Step Up Gallery

STEP UP GALLERY News:

The second biennial exhibit, Los Alamos County Employee Art Showcase, comes to a close next week Thursday, Jan. 7. Current and retired County employees share their artistic talent with the community and have been rewarded with high attendance and great comments from viewers.

Much of the art in the show is available for purchase. Read More

DEA: Explore Drug Facts This Holiday Season

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DEA News:

As 30 Days of Drug Facts comes to an end this December, the DEA encourages the community to take time to learn about drugs.

When you know the risks and effects, you can prevent misuse, avoid harmful interactions, and recognize warning signs early to help those in need.

Accurate information also protects against the danger of hearing incorrect information from your peers or through social media. Education strengthens both you and your community’s safety by lowering crime and health issues linked to drug abuse.

DEA.gov offers many drug fact sheets where you can find descriptions of a Read More

Hilltoppers Win 2025 Lady Horsemen Christmas Tournament

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Hilltoppers earn the trophy at the 2025 Lady Horsemen Christmas Tournament. Courtesy photo

SPORTS News:

The Los Alamos High School Hilltoppers girls varsity basketball team participated in the 2025 Lady Horsemen Christmas Tournament Dec. 18-20 and brought home the blue trophy.

Their first game was against Cuba High School. The Hilltoppers led most of the game but couldn’t pull away. Javaya Davison and Kohynn Young did most of the scoring in the first three quarters. In the 4th quarter, the Hilltoppers pulled away for a 52-36 win.

The 2nd game was a rematch of the first game of the season between Read More

Los Alamos County Health Council To Meet Jan. 8

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COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Health Council is scheduled to meet at noon on Jan. 8 in Room 110 at the Los Alamos County Municipal Building, 1000 Central Ave.

This meeting is open to the public in person, and also via Zoom by pasting into the browser the following: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82011771382.

Agenda:

  1. CALL TO ORDER
  2. PUBLIC COMMENT

III. BOARDS/STAFF/MEMBERS COMMUNICATION

Approval of Minutes from the Los Alamos County Health Council Meeting on Dec. 4, 2025.

20610-25

Presenters: Lisa Hampton

Los_Alamos_County_Health_Council_25-12-04_BCC_Meeting_Minutes Attachments: Read More