LANL Invites Community Participation In Spring Food Drive … Drive Up & Drop Off At Immaculate Heart Of Mary April 10
Joyful LANL employees prepare food bags for distribution. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory’s (LANL) Spring Food Drive benefiting The Food Depot runs now through April 16.
New this year, the Laboratory invites community members to contribute, too. Friday, April 10, community members may drop off food donations at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 3700 Canyon Road in Los Alamos. Participants can drive through the parking lot and drop off their donations. Lab volunteers will help unload.
Needed items:
- Canned protein, healthy snacks, baby food, ground coffee,
Heinrich, Risch Lead Legislation To Ensure Long-Term Funding For Community Infrastructure Projects In New Mexico Surrounding WIPP
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Sen. James Risch (R-Idaho) introduced the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Economic Assistance Assurance Act, legislation to amend the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Land Withdrawal Act.
The Economic Assistance Assurance Act will ensure sustained, inflation-adjusted funding for New Mexico communities to maintain vital infrastructure projects, such as road maintenance Read More
Imagine Autism Lunch & Learn Series 2025-2026 April 17
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New Mexico Actors Lab Opens 2026 Season With Eureka Day
NMAL News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Actors Lab (NMAL) will open its 2026 Season April 30 with EUREKA DAY by Jonathan Spector.
Directed by Robert Benedetti, this play explores one of the central questions of our time: How do you build consensus when no one can agree on the truth?
The production will run through Sunday, May 17.
Winner of the 2025 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play and called “the funniest and the saddest play of the season” by the New York Times, EUREKA DAY is the story of the Eureka Day School in Berkeley, Calif., a bastion of progressive ideals: representation, acceptance, and social Read More
UNM-Los Alamos Advisory Board To Meet April 13
View of the UNM-Los Alamos campus at 4000 University Drive. Courtesy/UNM/LA
UNM-LA News:
The UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) Advisory Board is holding a board meeting at 5:30 p.m., Monday, April 13, in the Building 2 Lecture Hall (Room 230) on the UNM-LA campus at 4000 University Drive.
The meeting will also be virtual via Zoom. To join the meeting, follow this link: https://unm.zoom.us/j/93628197575.
Agenda items include review and adoption of the upcoming year’s budget.
The board generally meets on the Monday preceding the second Tuesday of each odd calendar month except in July, unless otherwise Read More
PAC 8 Community Media Center: April 10-16, 2026
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 April 10-16, 2026:
April 10, 2026
- 6 a.m. — Democracy Now! – Live
- 10 a.m. — The Thom Hartmann Program
- 11 a.m. — County Council Replay 4-07-26
- 4 p.m. — Democracy Now!
- 5 p.m. — PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates
- 6 p.m. — Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce “Los Alamos County Manager Update”
- 7 p.m. — PAC 8 Summer Media Classes
- 8 p.m.
Daily Postcard: Double Rainbow Spans Barranca Mesa
Daily Postcard: A double rainbow spans Barranca Mesa following Tuesday’s brief rain shower. Photo by Arrin Arensman
Another view of the double rainbow that spanned Barranca Mesa following Tuesday’s brief rain shower. Photo by Arrin Arensman Read More
New Mexico Earns Clean Audit On $33.5 Billion For FY2025
DFA Secretary Wayne Propst
NMDFA News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico passed an independent audit of its fiscal year 2025 finances with no significant findings, confirming that the state accurately and transparently accounted for $33.53 billion in public funds—and delivered the results among the earliest in state history.
The Department of Finance and Administration’s Financial Control Division leads production of the state’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), which covers 130 agencies and component units. The FY25 audit reflects a $1.32 billion or 4 percent increase over the previous Read More
Library To Host Open Chess Tournament At Fuller Lodge
Chess players in competition. Courtesy photo
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos Public Library is excited to invite the public to join an open Chess Tournament from 10 a.m.–1 p.m., April 18, 2026, at Fuller Lodge. Also joining this tournament are members of the Santa Fe Chess Club and players of the Los Alamos Public Library’s weekly chess meetups.
This is the second chess tournament the Los Alamos Public Library is hosting in the last year. Previously, the tournament held inside Mesa Public Library was attended by a full house of players of all levels, including contenders who had never before competed Read More
Health Department Urges Caution After Reports Of Aggressive Wildlife Behavior
NMDOH News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Wildlife urges outdoor recreationists to remain cautious following two separate incidents involving unusually aggressive wildlife behavior in Catron County.
In different incidents, a bobcat and a fox approached and engaged with hikers and campers within the Gila Wilderness. Though nobody was bitten, these reports raise suspicion of rabies infection, and come after a bobcat tested positive for rabies in Sierra County in March.
Rabies has been diagnosed in both bobcats and foxes in New Mexico. Rabid animals may be aggressive and unafraid Read More
State Parks Expand Student Transportation Grants—More Than 170,000 Students Have Participated Since 2007
Kids in Parks at Rio Grande Nature Center State Park. Courtesy photo
EMNRD News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico State Parks has increased funding for its Kids in Parks transportation grant program after school requests surpassed available funds for the 2025–2026 school year.
The program reimburses teachers for transportation costs to bring students to state parks for curriculum-based outdoor learning. For the current 2025-2026 school year, total funding increased to $34,199—a roughly 128% increase over the program’s original $15,00 allocation, with State Parks providing an additional $19,199. Read More
Film Series ‘Indigenous Cinema’ Hosted By St. John’s College With IAIA July 20-24
Filmmaker Chris Eyre
From St. John’s College:
For years, St. John’s College has opened its doors to lifelong learners. There are in-person and online seminars throughout the year. The pinnacle of this program is Summer Classics, which takes place on the beautiful Santa Fe campus, as well as online.
For the most part, these classes, which are beloved by all the people who attend every year, deepen attendees’ knowledge of and delight in classic works.
But the seminars are not confined to the written word, and this year the college is highlighting an examination of Indigenous Cinema, July 20-24, Read More
Ricky Serna Sworn In As New Mexico Deputy State Treasurer
New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver administers the oath of office to New Mexico Deputy State Treasurer Ricky Serna as his Aunt Liddie Martinez holds the Bible during the ceremony Monday morning at the State Treasurer’s Office in Santa Fe. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
State Treasurer’s Office Communications Director Bushra Elfarissi takes a photo of, from left, New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver, State Treasurer Laura M. Montoya, Deputy State Treasurer Ricky Serna and his Aunt Liddie Martinez during Serna’s swearing in ceremony Monday morning Read More
State Brings Public Wi-Fi To 12 Historic Sites And Museums
CONNECT NM News:
SANTA FE — Visitors to 12 of New Mexico’s historic sites and museums will have free public Wi-Fi access after the state’s broadband office awarded the Department of Cultural Affairs a $460,000 grant to establish connectivity at sites ranging from the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque to the Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner.
The award comes from the Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE) through its Community Connect Grant Program, which funds public Wi-Fi expansion in communities across New Mexico. The Department of Cultural Affairs Read More
Nuclear Museum To Host 29th Annual Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Festival May 2
NMNSH News:
Join the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History for a day of fun celebrating the culture and influence of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Hosted at the Nuclear Museum with activities from 10 a.m.–3 p.m., Saturday, May 2, the annual Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Festival will allow guests to explore the museum and enjoy cultural performances, music, exquisite Japanese floral arrangements, and intricate Chinese art.
The event is hosted in partnership with the Sandia National Laboratories Asian Leadership Outreach Committee.
“We are delighted Read More
Meow Wolf Names Matthew Henick As CEO
Matthew Henick, CEO Meow Wolf
MEOW WOLF News:
SANTA FE — Meow Wolf, the immersive entertainment company that transforms art, storytelling, and technology into world-bending experiences, today announced that Matthew Henick has been named Chief Executive Officer, effective April 27, 2026. The announcement comes at a defining moment for the company: Meow Wolf is preparing to open its highly anticipated Los Angeles exhibition late this year, its largest and most ambitious yet, as well as a future New York City exhibition slated for late 2027.
“Matthew brings a remarkable combination Read More
TAU Systems, LBNL Achieve Breakthrough In Laser-Powered Accelerator Operation
Stephen Milton checking operation of the Hundred-Terawatt Undulator system. Courtesy photo
Sam Barber and Finn Kohrell working in the BELLA facility. Courtesy photo
SCIENCE News:
CARLSBAD, CA —TAU Systems, a pioneer in compact particle accelerator technology, today announced a major scientific milestone: the first-ever demonstration of reliable, continuous operation of a laser-powered accelerator (LPA)-driven free-electron laser (FEL) sustained over more than eight hours without operator intervention. The achievement, published in a new research paper, marks a pivotal step Read More
New Documents Added To LANL Electronic Reading Room
LANL News:
The following documents have been added to the Los Alamos National Laboratory Electronic Reading Room.
The document(s) have been submitted to fulfill one or more requirements of the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
- Fee Assessment Technical Area 63 Transuranic Waste Facility Soil Vapor Monitoring System Report, Calendar Year 2026, Quarter 1 Los Alamos National Laboratory EPA ID#NM0890010515 HWB-LANL-26-010
- Review Technical Area 63 Transuranic Waste Facility Soil Vapor Monitoring System Report, Calendar Year 2025, Quarter 4 Los Alamos National Laboratory EPA ID#NM0890010515
Rojas Top Predictor In First Pace Race Of Season
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ACRR News:
Aurea Rojas was the best predictor in the first pace race opening the 52nd season held on the Canyon Rim Trail. She was 4 seconds off her predicted time. Other accurate predictors were: Felix Candia recording a 6 second difference; 4-year-old Robin Bujack at 8 seconds off; Edith Acosta coming in at 27 seconds off; and tied at 29 seconds was Roxana Bujack who also was the first finisher in the 2-mile distance at 22:03 and Lynn Bjorklund the best 3-mile female finisher with a time of 24:16.
On the 1-mile course 7-year-old Ivana Velechovsky was the top finisher Read More
Big News: Los Amigos Receives Trails+ Grant
LAVC News:
Los Amigos de Valles Caldera is proud to announce they have been awarded a Trails+ Grant for $46,000 from the New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Division to support trail signage improvements at Valles Caldera National Preserve, located in Sandoval County. Los Amigos are grateful to the New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Division for their support.
This funding will allow us to work in partnership with VCNP over the next two years to enhance the visitor experience while protecting the natural beauty of the preserve. Funds raised in our 2:1 match campaign for trail signage in December, 2025 Read More