Vitalant Blood Drive In Muni Bldg Parking Lot Wednesday
COUNTY News:
The next Vitalant Blood Drive is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 24 in the parking lot of the Los Alamos County Municipal Building at 1000 Central Ave.
To learn more, visit http://vitalant.org/ or call 877.258.4825. Read More
NMAA Eligibility Changes To Go Into Effect For 2026–2027
NMAA News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Starting with the 2026-2027 school year, students may now transfer schools without penalty and be immediately eligible at the school of their choice on a first transfer (home school/charter school statutes still apply as do recruitment and undue influence rules). The measure is one of several changes to Section 6 of the New Mexico Activities Association Handbook. Member schools finalized the changes with a majority count of 67-60 in a referenda vote, after being approved by the NMAA Commission and NMAA Board of Directors.
“This change reflects the membership’s Read More
Farmington Trio Charged With Federal Drug Trafficking, Firearms Offenses
A table displaying several boxed firearms, stacks of cash, and small clear evidence bags. Courtesy photo
A table displaying several boxed firearms, stacks of cash, and small clear evidence bags. Courtesy photo
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Three people in Farmington are accused of participating in a drug trafficking organization after investigators seized cocaine, methamphetamine, firearms, ammunition and thousands of dollars in suspected drug proceeds.
According to court records, June 9, 2026, federal agents and members of the Region II Narcotics Task Force executed a search warrant at Read More
Obituary: James K. Lind Sept. 9, 1966 – June 20, 2026
JAMES K. LIND Sept. 9, 1966 – June 20, 2026
With deep sorrow, the family of James K. Lind announces his passing on June 20, 2026, in Stamford, Texas, at the age of 59. James was born on September 9, 1966, in Los Alamos, New Mexico, where he was embraced by a close-knit community that knew him well and loved him dearly.
James was widely recognized as a strong, loving, and caring man—stubborn at times and proudly hard-headed, yet steadfastly generous with his time and his heart. He faced a difficult beginning in life and met its challenges with quiet resolve, holding strong to the very end. In Los Alamos Read More
Rep. Vasquez Visits Belen To Highlight $1 Million Investment To Upgrade Wastewater Treatment System
Courtesy photo
STATE News:
BELEN — On June 18, 2026, U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) visited Belen’s wastewater treatment facility to highlight the over $1 million he brought home to the city to make much-needed repairs. The funding, which was secured through the Fiscal Year 2026 Community Project Funding process, will be used to repair cracks, rebuild a lift system, and build an aeration diffuser system—ensuring that every Belen resident has access to clean, safe drinking water.
“Belen is growing, which means its infrastructure needs to grow with it. I’m proud to have secured over a million Read More
Governor Lujan Grisham Appoints Dylan O’Reilly To First Judicial District Court
Dylan O’Reilly
STATE News:
SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Monday announced the appointment of Dylan O’Reilly to serve as a judge on the First Judicial District Court, filling a newly created judgeship established by the New Mexico Legislature.
O’Reilly’s appointment commences July 4, 2026. Under state law, his term runs until the next general election following his appointment, at which point he may stand for election to a full term.
O’Reilly has practiced law in New Mexico for 26 years. He is a shareholder and director at Miller Stratvert P.A., where Read More
County Council To Meet In Closed Session This Afternoon
Robinson: New Mexico—‘A Brilliant Destiny Awaits Her’
By Sherry Robinson
All She Wrote
© 2026 New Mexico News Services
As we observe the nation’s 250 th anniversary, historians focus on the East Coast, but New Mexico has proud moments too. Return with me to 1851, when New Mexico became a territory of the United States.
Five years after the United States claimed New Mexico as a prize of the Mexican-American War, Congress declared New Mexico a territory and President Millard Fillmore appointed James Silas Calhoun as governor.
Calhoun was a cut above the usual federal appointee; a former judge, legislator, merchant and banker from Georgia, he was highly Read More
UNM-Los Alamos Starts Phase Two Of Outdoor Infrastructure Improvements Project
Arial view of UNM-LA campus. Courtesy/UNM-LA
UNM-LA News:
UNM-Los Alamos has begun the second phase of its outdoor infrastructure improvements project. Construction is currently underway in the campus courtyard, which will affect how visitors and students navigate the area during the summer.
The north parking lot is closed to accommodate construction staging.
All entrances to and from the courtyard, with the exceptions of Building 2 and Building 7 from the front entrance, are closed until the beginning of the fall semester. Visitors are encouraged to follow posted directional and closure Read More
FBI: Las Cruces Man Sentenced For Robbery
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — A Las Cruces man was sentence to 18 months in prison for stealing merchandise from a Lowe’s store and threatening an employee with a firearm when confronted.
There is no parole in the federal system.
According to court documents, on Jan. 24, 2025, Saul Gonzalez, 36, stole several pairs of work gloves from a Lowe’s Home Improvement store in Las Cruces, New Mexico. After store employees confronted him about the unpaid merchandise, Gonzalez brandished a derringer-style firearm, causing an employee to fear for their safety. Gonzalez then left the store with the stolen Read More
Produce, Breads, & Hot Food At Farmers Market June 25
County Invites Community To Engagement Session On Mesa Trail Improvements June 24
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County invites community members to attend the second community engagement session for the Los Alamos Mesa Trail Rehabilitation Project at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 24, at Fuller Lodge.
This initiative focuses on creating a safer, more accessible, and welcoming trail experience for users of all abilities. The project will rehabilitate approximately 2,500 linear feet of the Los Alamos Mesa Trail to bring it into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Public Right of Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG). Planned improvements include Read More
SFI Presents ‘The Beautiful Engineering Of Us: Neurons To Collective Minds’ By Thalia Wheatley This Evening
Camillo Golgi’s “image of a dog’s olfactory bulb (detail)” from Sulla fina anatomia degli organi centrali del sistema nervoso, 1885. Courtesy/SFI
SFI News:
For more than a century, neuroscience has viewed intelligence as a property of individual brains. But brains did not evolve in isolation. Humans are an intensely social species whose minds are continuously shaped by other minds. Increasingly, evidence suggests that our most sophisticated cognitive abilities emerge not from solitary brains, but from networks of interacting people. Human intelligence is fundamentally collective: Read More
PEEC To Host Free Screening Of Documentary ‘The Little Things That Run The World’ June 25
PEEC News:
In celebration of National Pollinator Week, the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) will host a free screening of the 2025 documentary The Little Things that Run the World from 6–7:45 p.m., Thursday, June 25, 2026, at the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium.
This powerful film explores the dramatic global decline of flying insects: an animal group that makes up three‐quarters of all species on Earth and plays an essential role in holding ecosystems together. Through interviews with scientists, gardeners, farmers, and passionate bug enthusiasts, the documentary Read More
Daily Postcard: Buck Checks Out Sullivan Field After Hours
Daily Postcard: Buck Checks out Sullivan Field after hours. Courtesy photo Read More
Scenes Of JROMC Banquet Honoring Scholarship Recipients
A scene from the J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee (JROMC) annual banquet that included scholarship recipients, donors, a lecturer and members of the committee, Sunday evening at Pig+Fig Cafe in White Rock. Scholarship recipients included, Santa Fe Indian School graduate Raeann Chavez, Capital High School graduate Emily Trevizo, Española Valley High School graduate Kiara Salinas Ontiveros, Santa Fe High School graduate Paige Tomkins, Capital High School graduate Mariah Sofia Chavez, Capital High School graduate Osmel Pacheco, Los Alamos High School graduate Matthea Fung, Read More
Fusion Industry Association To Host Inaugural Fusion Supply Chain Trade Show In Santa Fe June 23-24
By ANDREW HOLLAND
Chief Executive Officer
Fusion Industry Association
Commercial fusion energy is no longer a line on the horizon, with a timeline that stretches to the theoretical. It is now an emerging, multi-billion-dollar global industry transitioning from laboratory experiments to commercial reality – at a pace that will bring this clean, safe, sustainable energy to market soon. Fusion, when fully operational with power plants across the country, will provide unlimited carbon-free, affordable energy that can meet ever-increasing energy demands; and can be built in New Read More
Jigsaw Puzzle Competition At Fuller Lodge June 25
Scene from a previous Jigsaw Puzzle Competition at Fuller Lodge. Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County is back with another Jigsaw Puzzle Competition.
Sign up below for the individual competition to face off against other individual puzzlers for the chance to be crowned the Individual Champion.
Details:
- Date: Thursday, June 25;
- Time: 6-7:30 p.m.;
- Location: Fuller Lodge;
- Audience: Adults; and
- Categories: Adults.
Registration is required. There are no seats available, but a waiting list is available. Read More
Daily Post Website Undergoing Repairs
Post News:
The Los Alamos Daily Post website is undergoing repairs for a technical glitch preventing some readers from accessing recent articles.
Because of this issue, the Post is redirecting readers to the Los Alamos Daily Post Facebook Page to view the latest articles.
“Thank you for your patience,” –The Post News Team Read More
Los Alamos JJAB Hosts 2026 School Supply Drive
Los Alamos JJAB staff shopping for school supplies in 2025. Courtesy/Los Alamos JJAB
Los Alamos JJAB News:
Los Alamos JJAB has announced the kickoff of its annual School Supply Drive, a community effort dedicated to helping Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) students start the school year prepared and ready to learn.
As families continue to face rising costs, school supplies can place an added strain on household budgets. JJAB is committed to easing that burden by collecting financial donations to purchase essential items such as backpacks, notebooks, pens, pencils, folders, and other classroom Read More