PEEC To Present Hybrid Talk With USGS Ecologist Ellis Margolis: ‘Fire Ecology And Changing Fire Regimes In The Jemez Mountains’ April 13
PEEC to host ‘Fire Ecology and Changing Fire Regimes in the Jemez Mountains’ April 13, at the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) will host USGS Field Ecologist Ellis Margolis for an in‑person and live‑streamed presentation, “Fire Ecology and Changing Fire Regimes in the Jemez Mountains”, 7-8 p.m., Monday, April 13, at the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium. Admission is free for both in‑person and virtual attendees.
Registration is available at peecnature.org/events.
In this timely and accessible talk, Read More
Stay Safe On The Trails: Living And Hiking Responsibly With Wildlife In Los Alamos County
Bobcat. Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
Living in Los Alamos County means sharing our beautiful landscapes with a wide range of wildlife. While encounters with animals like bears, mountain lions, bobcats, coyotes, deer, and rattlesnakes are relatively uncommon, they do happen—especially along trails and open spaces. Understanding the risks and practicing smart habits can help keep you, your pets, and wildlife safe.
Wild animals are not naturally aggressive toward humans, but they may react defensively if surprised, protecting young, or seeking food. Off-leash pets are one of the most common Read More
Melding The Present With The Past … Los Alamos County To Renovate Manhattan Project Dormitory Building
From left, the Manhattan Project Dormitory as it currently looks versus what Los Alamos County plans to do to the building and the surrounding area. The plan includes relocating the Manhattan Project National Historical Park’s visitor center and offices to the dormitory building as well as renovating one of the dorm rooms to be a one-bedroom suite for park staff. Courtesy/LAC
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
A 79-year-old building known as the Manhattan Project Dormitory, 1725 17th St., is unique. It is one of the few remaining buildings built during Read More
An Open Book: At The Passover Seder Table
By DAVID IZRAELEVITZ
Los Alamos
Family gatherings at the Ellis household were a symphony of activity, conversation, and food, with my mother-in-law, Faith, serving as both conductor and principal violinist. Like any esteemed musician, she had her favorite pieces. She was famous for her pepper-infused boiled fish balls, or gefilte fish, a dish as much a part of the Passover season as a recital of Handel’s Messiah is to Christmas observance.
Having grown up without the benefit of extended family nearby, I found those multigenerational gatherings of grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins Read More
FBI: Albuquerque Man Sentenced To Life Plus 60 Months For Violent Kidnapping-for-Ransom Scheme
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE – An Albuquerque man was sentenced to life in prison plus 60 months after a federal jury convicted him on kidnapping charges stemming from a 2018 abduction, following nearly seven years on the run from law enforcement.
There is no parole in the federal system.
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, in 2018, just weeks after his release from prison for a felony firearm conviction stemming from a high-speed police chase, and while under court supervision and wearing a GPS ankle monitor, Jose Ramirez, 47, engineered a calculated and violent kidnapping-for-ransom Read More
19th Hole Sports Pub Earns Golf Course Restaurant Lease
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
When Doug Osborn joined Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op as its general manager in 2017, he firmly decided not to get mixed up with food.
“I always said that I would never do food,” he told the Los Alamos Daily Post Wednesday afternoon. “Foods’ hard. It takes a lot of attention; you gotta be really good at it. We had good restaurants and we still have good restaurants in town.”
As time progressed and the restaurant at the Los Alamos County Golf Course clubhouse became available for leasing, Osborn said he reconsidered.
An avid golfer himself, Read More
Lilac Bushes Blooming Signals Sure Sign Of Spring
A sure sign of spring when lilac bushes bloom throughout the community and in the yard of this residence on Wednesday in the Pajarito Acres neighborhood in White Rock. Photo by Bob Reedy Read More
Atomic City Road Runners To Kick Off 52nd Season April 7
ACRR News:
The Atomic City Road Runners Club (ACRR) will begin its 52nd season at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7, at the Canyon Rim Trailhead across from the Los Alamos Cooperative Market on East Road (N.M. 502).
This run includes 1, 2, and 3-mile paved courses. Learn more at https://www.ac-rr.com.
The Atomic City Road Runners Club is a family-oriented running and walking club that meets every Tuesday April through October, for a pace race in which members predict their own time. Anyone can choose to run or walk for 1 mile, 2 miles or 3 miles, and the slowest walker can be a winner if his or her finish time Read More
Live In Los Alamos Presents: Griffin House April 18
Griffin House to perform April 18 at Fuller Lodge for the Live in Los Alamos concert series. Courtesy/LILA
COMMUNITY News:
In early 2018, Jonathan Lathrop, president of Live in Los Alamos, stumbled upon a video of Griffin House playing his song “The Guy That Says Goodbye to You is Out of His Mind” solo on his couch, part of a series promoted by a Nashville journalist.
“The song was touching, but simple, and came across so sincere,” Lathrop said. “At the end, Griffin flashed a smile that I thought was incredibly sweet. I was certain only a nice person could smile like that so I reached out to his Read More
Environmental Services To Close For Staff Training April 8
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Environmental Services will be closed Wednesday, April 8, for employee development, safety training, certification compliance, and facility maintenance.
This includes operations at the Eco Station and the White Rock Overlook Convenience Center. Trash, yard waste, and recycling collection services will also be suspended. Collection services for those impacted will be provided Thursday, April 9.
Environmental Services will hold one training and certification day per quarter to ensure all employees remain compliant. The quarterly closure is to minimize Read More
Pastel Clouds Across Sky Behind Guard Tower On NM 502
View of pastel colored clouds across the sky behind the guard tower on Wednesday evening along N.M. 502. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Omega Announces Acquisition Of S.R. Martin Group, Strengthening Advanced Reactor And INL Capabilities
OMEGA News:
OAK RIDGE, TN — Omega Technical Services (Omega) announced that it has acquired the S.R. Martin Group (SRMG), a respected Service‐Disabled Veteran‐Owned Small Business with a long and trusted history supporting the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and the broader advanced reactor industry. The acquisition represents a major strategic milestone for Omega as the company accelerates its growth in the rapidly expanding advanced reactor, Small Modular Reactor (SMR), and microreactor sectors.
Founded on a people‐first culture and a strong commitment to mission, SRMG brings Read More
Fiscal Year 2027 Proposed Budget And Citizen’s Guide Available Online
COUNTY News:
The FY2027 Proposed Budget and Citizen’s Guide are published online at https://lacnm.com/budget.
You can also access the FY2027 Proposed Budget and the Citizen’s Guide to the Budget via the County website home page under What’s Happening:
In addition, you can also find the Citizen’s Guide to the Budget on the Finance and Budget page, where you can learn more about the Budget Process: https://www.losalamosnm.us/Government/Departments-and-Divisions/Administrative-Services/Finance-and-Budget
The FY2027 Proposed Budget is also available Read More
Home Country: Christmas In Spring
Home Country
By SLIM RANDLES
Spring mornings are a lot like Christmas. Each day we get up and go out into the yard or walk along the creek or visit the horses in the pasture. And each day, each morning, we find something new the sun has brought us.
Pinfeather leaves of an unbelievable green now start showing on cottonwoods that have stood like stark ghostly frames all through the cold winter. Hopeful blades of grass peek through clumps of brown left over from last summer’s verdant pasture. Everywhere we look there is something new and different.
A lot of this Christmas-in-spring is kept just among us, Read More
Registration Is Open For 2026 Spring Gymkhana Series
Courtesy photo
COUNTY News:
Registration is open for the 2026 Spring Gymkhana (Horse Play Day) Series! Participants can register for individual event days or sign up for the full series, running April 15–June 3, 2026. Choose the option that works best for you!
Gymkhana events often emphasize children’s participation, but adults are welcome too! In most of the western United States, the phrase “gymkhana” means “games on horseback”. The Gymkhana includes timed speed events such as barrel racing, keyhole race, flag race, pole bending, and on or off-horse roping.
Riders of all Read More
US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo Shares Single ‘My Guy’
Joy Harjo. Photo by Matika Wilbur
MUSIC News:
Joy Harjo—the musician, activist, member of the Muscogee Nation, and the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States—is out today with “My Guy”, the latest single from her upcoming album, Insomnia and Seven Steps to Grace, out April 24 on Smithsonian Folkways.
Listen to “My Guy” here.
Produced by Grammy award-winning composer, bassist, producer, educator, and vocalist Esperanza Spalding, the new record moves fluidly between jazz, poetry, rock, and Native musical traditions while reflecting on collective upheaval, Read More
FBI: Previously Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty To Illegally Possessing Firearms And Ammunition
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — A Silver City man has pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally possessing firearms and ammunition after previously being convicted of a felony.
According to court documents, on Dec. 10, 2024, officers conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle driven by Max Flores, 54, a previously convicted felon with an active arrest warrant who was on federal probation after serving 168 months in federal prison and located a firearm in the vehicle. On April 26, 2025, following an unrelated incident, officers executed a search warrant at Flores’ residence and recovered several firearms Read More
Commissioner Garcia Richard’s Statement On Plans In Greater Chaco Region
Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard
STATE News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard released the following statement today in response to the Trump administration’s announcement of its plans to end federal protections in the 10-mile buffer zone surrounding Chaco Canyon National Historical Park. The administration is considering revoking Public Land Order No. 7923, which withdrew about 336,404 acres of federal land in the Greater Chaco region from new mineral leasing.
As one of her first acts in office, Commissioner Garcia Richard issued an Read More
High School Students Invited To Apply To FBI Teen Academy
FBI News:
High school students interested in spending time with the FBI in Albuquerque or Las Cruces are encouraged to apply for the agency’s 2026 Teen Academy.
The Las Cruces Teen Academy will take place June 10–12, 2026.
The Albuquerque Teen Academy will take place from July 6–July 10, 2026.
Applications will be accepted through the end of business April 24, 2026.
The FBI Teen Academy allows students who will be in high school during the 2026/2027 school year an opportunity to experience the inner workings of today’s FBI.
The FBI’s Teen Academy program in Albuquerque and Las Cruces allows high Read More
New Mexico Higher Education Summit Draws 300+ Attendees
HED News:
LAS CRUCES — More than 300 educators and policy professionals from colleges and universities across New Mexico attended the third annual Higher Education Technical Summit, the only state-organized conference of its kind in the country.
Attendees engaged in forward-looking policy discussions on financial aid, national trends in state higher education funding and strategic campus capital investments. Presentations spanned academic policy, institutional planning and research, adult education and other emerging priorities shaping the future of higher education.
“Now Read More