UNITED THRIFT SHOP News:
A large tanker drops a load of slurry on the lightning-caused fire late Thursday afternoon that has burned more than 100 acres in the Valles Caldera backcounty. Updates on this fire will be published as they become available … check back for more photos from the scene. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
A small helicopter helps direct the air drops by the tanker and checks results of the drop. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
As Thursday draws to a close the tanker heads for the runway to prepare for another day. The air drops help to put the fire to sleep for the night. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
Gov. Susana Martinez
Daily Postcard: A century plant blooms at a residence on Bryce Street in White Rock. Although it is called a century plant, it typically lives only 10 to 30 years. It has a spread around 6–10 feet with gray-green leaves of 3–5 feet long, each with a prickly margin and a heavy spike at the tip that can pierce deeply. Near the end of its life, the plant sends up a tall, branched stalk, laden with yellow blossoms, that may reach up to 30 feet tall. Its common name derives from its semelparous nature of flowering only once at the end of its long life. The plant dies after flowering, but produces Read More
The lightning-caused fire that started this afternoon in the Valles Caldera backcountry has burned more than 100 acres. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
VCNP News:
JEMEZ SPRINGS — The fire that began earlier this afternoon on Valles Caldera National Preserve being called the San Antonio Fire is lightning-caused and has burned more than 100 acres in the northwest corner of the preserve.
Fire crews are working on the ground and in the air to suppress the fire burning in ponderosa pine and douglas fir stands.
Resources on scene and en route include multiple engines, one hot shot crew, air tac, Read More
COUNTY UPDATE: The fire spotted at 2:20 p.m. today in the Valles Caldera near San Antonio Mountain is estimated to have burned about 50 acres. The Los Alamos Fire Department has not been requested to respond to the fire at this time. National Forest and Valles Caldera have fire-fighting resources working the fire. A special weather statement was just issued for the Jemez Mountain area about storms with heavy rainfall moving into the area on Friday, so, there may be a good chance that rain is on the way to help firefighters. While LAFD is monitoring the situation, the county is relying on postings Read More
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YMCA News:
June is Men’s Health Month and The Family YMCA would like to spread awareness around issues that affect the health and wellbeing of boys and men by encouraging everyone to war blue on Friday, June 15.
According to the Men’s Health Network, men are dying at higher rates than women from 9 of the top 10 causes of death. They are also the victims of over 92 percent of workplace deaths. On average men today die almost five years earlier than women-compare that to a one-year difference in the 1920’s. Women are also much more likely to visit the doctor for annual Read More
Los Alamos County reports that a fire was spotted at 2:20 p.m. today in the Valles Caldera near San Antonio Mountain. Smoke is visible over the western mountains of Los Alamos. Fire resources are actively working at the site right now. The County will provide more information as it becomes available. Photo by Brian Nelson
Fire resources are actively working at the site of a fire right now in the Valles Caldera. The County will provide more information as it becomes available. Photo by Brian Nelson Read More
On the job in Los Alamos at CB FOX is Vice President and Buyer for the women’s department Mindy Shelley who has worked at CB FOX for 19 years. Photo by Connor Hoch/ladailypost.com Read More
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall