State Police Probe Officer Involved Shooting In Santa Fe
NMSP News:
SANTA FE – On April 24, 2024, at about 3:14 p.m. the New Mexico State Police (NMSP) Investigations Bureau (IB) was informed of an Officer Involved Shooting involving the Santa Fe Police Department that occurred at the intersection of Cerrillos Road and Harrison in Santa Fe. NMSP IB agents responded and initiated an investigation into the incident.
According to the preliminary investigation, the sequence of events unfolded at Café Castro at 2811 Cerrillos Road. At approximately 2:31 p.m. the suspect, later identified as 37-year-old Jermaine Garcia, entered the establishment, Read More
Lily Is Available For Adoption At Los Alamos Animal Shelter
Lily is a 5-year-old Australian Cattle Dog and Bernese Mountain Dog mix surrendered by her owner on March 16 to the Los Alamos Animal Shelter. She enjoys long, fast walks and likes to play. She will be available to meet at a special adoption event this weekend at Petsense, 1506 N. Riverside Drive in Española along with other adorable pets. All adoption fees will be waved during this event. The Los Alamos Animal Shelter is at 226 East Road. For information, call 505.662.8179 or visit https://www.facebook.com/LosAlamosAnimalShelter/. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
FBI: Woman Gets 366 Days For Stealing From Jemez Pueblo
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE – An Albuquerque woman was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison and ordered to pay restitution to the Pueblo of Jemez for stealing almost $400,000.00 to fund her gambling habit.
According to court documents, Beverly Scott, 48 worked as an Accounts Payable Clerk for the Pueblo of Jemez between 2014 and 2020. Part of Scott’s job was to generate checks to pay vendors for legitimate services rendered. Scott realized that she could go into the accounting system and change the name and address of any vendor with an outstanding invoice to her own name and address. She would Read More
Public Meeting On Denver Steels Phase II Improvements
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Transportation Board and Public Works Department will hold a public meeting to discuss the reconstruction improvements in the Denver Steels Area (36th Street/Ridgeway Drive/Questa Drive/Pueblo Drive). The meeting is 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 2 in Council Chambers at the Municipal Building, 1000 Central Ave. and via Zoom.
Use the following link to join the meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81357060773
The project consists of a full reconstruction including pavement replacement and ADA safety improvements of Western Area No. 2 Neighborhood Denver Read More
Los Alamos County Announces Planned Management Change For Housing Programs
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County and the Los Alamos Housing Partnership (LAHP) have announced they will be ending their partnership after 30 years of success.
“We are grateful for the work LAHP has done over the years managing the Home Renewal Program and Homebuyer Assistance Program,” Dan Osborn, Housing & Special Projects Manager at Los Alamos County said. “Under the most recent contract LAHP has allowed us to give out nearly $2 million to a total of nearly 100 homeowners – something we couldn’t have done without them.”
LAHP, a local non-profit organization, has been managing both programs Read More
Quemazon Place Road Repair Scheduled For April 26, 29, 30
Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
After water from a leaking gate valve and subsequent repair efforts destroyed a roadway in the Quemazon subdivision Wednesday, Los Alamos County Department of Public Utilities (DPU) and the Los Alamos County Traffic and Streets Division collaborated on a plan to fix the road as quickly as possible.
Repairs are scheduled for Friday, Monday and Tuesday April 26, 29, 30.
The water leak occurred on the block of Quemazon Place between Tranquilo and Sereno. DPU Gas, Water and Sewer crews worked late into the night to prep the road for asphalt replacement. Due to the size and Read More
Nancy R. Bartlit And Dr. John C. Hopkins To Present May 14 Lecture On Imperial Japan’s Conflicted Surrender And Japanese Nuclear Weapons Program During WWII
Los Alamos Historical Society News:
The Los Alamos Historical Society has announced its upcoming lecture, a free event that will be held 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, May 14 at Fuller Lodge in the Pajarito Room. This marks the last lecture of the series. The Society thanks the community for its support.
Prior to the lecture, the Historical Society will host its annual Meeting of the Members 6-6:30 p.m., followed by the History Day Awards 6:30-7 p.m., and then Nancy Bartlit and Dr. John Hopkin’s lecture follows 7-9 p.m.
Bartlit will discuss the complex dynamics within Japan’s military culture during World Read More
UNM-LA Fine Arts And Art Studio Hosts Student/Faculty Show And Open House May 1
New Mexico Taxation And Revenue Urges Taxpayer Caution On Fraudulent Letters Threatening Seizure Of Properties
NMTRD News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department (NMTRD) is warning taxpayers about fraudulent demand letters going out to property owners who are delinquent on their taxes.
The letters tell the owners to call a 1-800 number by a certain date or the state will seize their property. Letters have been sent to property owners in Valencia County and possibly elsewhere. The letters are not from the state Taxation and Revenue Department.
Anyone with an outstanding property tax debt should work directly with the treasurer’s office in the county where their property is located or Read More
Friends of Bandelier Select James Robinson As Recipient Of 2024 Dorothy Hoard Stewardship Award
2024 Dorothy Hoard Stewardship Award recipient James Robinson with a sedated bear that was rescued. Courtesy photo
The Friends of Bandelier News:
The Friends of Bandelier have selected James Robinson as the recipient of its 10th annual Dorothy Hoard Stewardship Award. Robinson was chosen based on his contributions to bear conservation in Los Alamos County.
Robinson is a Los Alamos native, who graduated from University of New Mexico’s Anderson School of Business with a Bachelor of Business in Operations Management. Upon graduation, he returned to Los Alamos and began his career at Los Alamos Read More
Luján, Colleagues On FCC Vote To Restore Net Neutrality
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján:
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Chair of the Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, and U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Angus King (I-Maine), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) issued the following statement applauding the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) vote to restore net neutrality:
“We applaud the leadership of Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel Read More
BPU Hits Pause On Revising Rule On Credits To Homeowners For Solar Power … More Review Is Needed
Example of a group of solar battery panels on the roof of a home. Photo by scanrail
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
After lengthy discussions and a lot of public feedback, the Los Alamos County Board of Public Utilities (BPU) decided during its April 17 meeting, to postpone a decision regarding revisions to the rule defining how solar customers receive credits for electricity contributed to the grid from their rooftop solar panels, until all the public’s feedback and input can be addressed.
Though a decision was not made during the board meeting, all questions Read More
LAHS Spotlight: Sports Lit Teacher Lori Thompson
LAHS Sports Lit Teacher Lori Thompson
By Andy McBride
Student Reporter
Los Alamos Daily Post
Sports are important in many people’s lives, whether watching or playing them. Lori Thompson loves sports so much that she even includes them in her lesson plans. Skyrocketing from Phoenix, Ariz., Thompson was raised in a small town in Michigan until she was 16.
Thompson attended a private Lutheran high school near Lansing. During Thompson’s high school career, she and her family moved to the Philippines because her parents were missionaries; her dad is a retired Lutheran Pastor. From there, Thompson Read More
SF Symphony: Sonrisas! Smiles Of A Summer Night July 9
Styron’s CSD Corner: Update On County’s Efforts To Assist Community Members Experiencing Homelessness
By CORY STYRON
Director
County Community Services Department
Over the past six months our Social Services Division, led by Manager Jessica Strong under the Los Alamos County Community Services Department, has initiated a new pilot program focused on mobile outreach services. This endeavor aims to support individuals in our community who are currently experiencing homelessness or are at imminent risk of becoming homeless. It’s an initiative funded by a $165,000 grant from the New Mexico Department of Health, and I am proud to say that Los Alamos is among fourteen counties selected Read More
Los Alamos High School Graduate Eric Talley Elected To American Academy Of Arts & Sciences
Los Alamos High School 1984 graduate and Columbia Law Professor Eric Talley has been elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Courtesy photo
Los Alamos High School Alumni News:
Los Alamos High School 1984 graduate and now Columbia Law Professor Eric Talley has been elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies.
Talley teaches and writes in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, machine learning and contract and corporate law and finance. As co-director of the Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Market and Corporate Read More
UNM: Autism & The Indigenous Community May 15
UNM News:
The next VIRTUAL Weaving Colors session, focusing on the Autism Evaluation Process through Indigenous Families’ Perspectives is 1-2:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2024.
A group of parents sharing their experiences as they navigate the system of obtaining an autism evaluation and how they mentally and emotionally process the diagnosis and their new path.
Registration Link: https://reg.abcsignup.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0033-0021-1dfeb0e265e24bc2b5d59aa253db182e
Questions? Call 505.272.1852 or email HSC-AutismPrograms@salud.unm.edu (Attn: Weaving Colors) Read More
American Legion Post 90 Seeks Community Partners For 2024 Memorial Day Event ‘Bonded By Sacrifice’
American Legion New:
Los Alamos Community Memorial Day planning is going to begin and The American Legion, Post 90 is looking for participation with partners in the community for the event.
Planning meetings will be 5:30 p.m. every Wednesday May 1 through May 22 in the upstairs meeting space at The American Legion, Post 90, 1325 Trinity Drive.
The Community Memorial Day event is scheduled for 11 a.m., May 27 at Guaje Pines Cemetery. The community is invited to attend the ceremony and a luncheon afterward. Specific details will be provided May 22 following the last planning meeting. Read More
Purgatory Resort Bids Farewell To 2023-24 Ski Season
Sunday marks the final day of Purgatory Resort’s 2023-24 winter operations. Courtesy/Purgatory Resort
PURGATORY News:
This Sunday, April 28 marks the final day of Purgatory Resort’s 2023-24 winter operations. Purgatory invites skiers and snowboarders to join them as they bid adieu to another fantastic ski season.
This weekend Purgatory will be open Friday through Sunday, April 26-28 with Lift 1 turning from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The forecast is calling for snowfall throughout the weekend, with up to 11 inches of fresh powder possible at Purgatory by Sunday – the perfect send-off to the season. Read More
Military And Overseas Qualified New Mexico Voters Begin Receiving 2024 Primary Election Ballots
STATE News:
SANTA FE — Qualified New Mexico voters who are members of the military or living overseas began receiving their ballots for the 2024 Primary Election last weekend.
This is the first transmission of ballots to New Mexico voters for the 2024 election season.
This year, the Secretary of State’s Office implemented a new system for military and overseas voters to receive and return their ballots more securely, ultimately enhancing the entire voting process for these voters.
“Sending ballots to our military and overseas voters marks a critical step in the election process to ensure all Read More
