Gubernatorial Candidate Deb Haaland Leads In Polls
Gubernatorial candidate Deb Haaland
From the campaign of Deb Haaland:
ALBUQEURQUE — In two public polls released over the last week, Deb Haaland continues to hold a strong lead in the Democratic primary.
Data from the Albuquerque Journal and KRQE/Emerson College agrees, Haaland is poised to secure the nomination by double digits. According to the Journal poll, she is leading across demographic groups and with Independent voters. Meanwhile, Haaland’s opponent fails to gain ground despite campaigning for over a year and spending millions on advertising.
“Deb Haaland heads into the final Read More
PEEC To Host Author Eileen Garvin May 18
Author Eileen Garvin
COMMUNITY News:
Join author Eileen Garvin at 6 p.m. Monday, May 18, at the Los Alamos Nature Center for a reading and a discussion of her latest novel Bumblebee Season, a heartwarming new story that returns to the vibrant world of beekeeping in a small Oregon town.
Bumblebee Season will be available for purchase at Samizdat Bookstore after April 21 and at the event.
A resident of Oregon, Garvin lived in New Mexico for eight years and was the managing editor for New Mexico Business Weekly during that time. She also completed a Master of English Language and Literature at the University Read More
Scenes From 43rd And Final Gathering Of Nations
The men dance with strength and power in full regalia. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen
Ladies prepare to dance, while younger boys assist with the music. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen
By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Los Alamos
The Last Dance for the Gathering of Nations (GON) held a full dance card of opportunities as festivities kicked off Friday morning. The floor was dazzling as the young and young at heart shined in their regalia showing thousands of attendees their passion and culture for what could be the last time in Albuquerque.
The traffic to arrive at GON was unlike any before. The line stretched Read More
Duplicate Bridge In Los Alamos: April 20, 2026
BRIDGE News:
In Monday’s game, in Flight A, Jerry Fleming and Martin Cooper were 1st, Neill Goltz and Helen Butler were 2nd, and Cliff and Michelle Rudy were 3rd. In Flight B, Jan Barnes and Reggie Fuchs were 1st, and Randy Baker and Alan Wadlinger were 2nd.
In Wednesday’s game, in Flight A, Jennifer Young and Steve Kemic were 1st, Cliff Rudy and Jerry Fleming were 2nd, and Earle Marie Hanson and John Ruminer tied with Jerry Morzinski and Sig Lodwig for 3rd. In Flight B, Bev Cooper and Helen Butler were 1st, and Alan Wadlinger and Randy Baker were 2nd.
This past weekend, several local players Read More
Daily Postcard: Virga Over Sangre De Cristo Mountains
Daily Postcard: Early morning virga over the Sangre de Cristo Mountains as viewed Sunday from Los Alamos. Virga is a meteorological phenomenon where rain or snow falls from a cloud but evaporates or sublimates before reaching the ground, appearing as wispy streaks or shafts hanging from the cloud base. Common in dry, high-altitude regions, it occurs when precipitation falls into a layer of dry, warm air. Photo by Bob Reedy Read More
Household Hazardous Waste Collection At Eco Station May 1
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County’s Environmental Services will accept household hazardous waste on a monthly schedule and new hours.
Residents who already pay for curbside collection can drop off household hazardous waste at the Eco Transfer Station.
Collection Schedule Through September:
- Friday, May 1, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Saturday, June 6, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Friday, July 10, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Friday, Aug. 7, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Friday, Sept. 11, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Accepted items include:
Smoke Detectors, Light Bulbs, Aerosol Spray Cans, Automotive Fluids, Corrosives, Cleaners, Photographic Flammable Solvents, Read More
Los Alamos High School Girls Tennis Team Wins Third Place Match At District Finals
Los Alamos High School girls tennis team, back row from left, Lucia Rudin, Alea Kretz, Julia Robel, Ajla Bock, Coach Lindsay Gibson, Coach Timur Khazratkulov and Coach Travis Gibson. Front row from left, Olivia Hamilton, Lorrin Fordham and Caris Hatler. Courtesy photo
SPORTS News:
The Los Alamos High School girls tennis team finished third in the district finals this weekend with a big win in the third-place match over a tough team from Robertson. The girls' team started the finals weekend on Friday with a 5-1 quarterfinal victory over St. Michael's to move on to the semifinals. Read More
Wildfire Season Is Coming … Make Sure To Be READY!
COUNTY News:
Help prevent wildfires and be prepared, just in case, by taking a few essential steps at home:
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- Sign up for emergency alerts by texting LOSALAMOS to 888777
- Dispose of extra combustible materials at home
- Clear a defensible space around your home
- Create your family emergency plan
- Build a 72-hour Go Kit
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Stay safe and get READY by signing up for emergency alerts in Los Alamos County: Click here. Read More
More Scenes From Certification Of Local Voting Machines
Los Alamos County Clerk Michael Redondo certifies voting machines April 21 at the Municipal Building in preparation for the June 2 Primary Election. A third party observed the certification process, Carmen Lopez from Observe New Mexico Elections. Lopez explained that observing the certification process is important because it helps people learn how elections work and helps to build public confidence in election outcomes when elections are run well. ‘We train hundreds of volunteers from across the state about the details of how different election processes work, and then observers complete Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: April 26, 2026
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
The Western United States, particularly the states that are part of the Colorado River drainage are facing an unprecedented water crisis.
A severely below-normal snowpack and warm temperatures in March have led to low streamflows and reservoir levels throughout the region.
Glen Canyon Dam, which impounds Lake Powell, is in danger of reaching “Dead Pool” meaning no water could be released. Reservoirs upstream from Lake Powell, like Flaming Gorge in Utah, have been ordered to release more water to prevent this catastrophe.
The City Read More
Kiwanis Hears Details On Upcoming YIMBY Film Festival
Nathan Sandoval, and Ryan Dickenson discuss the upcoming YIMBY Film Festival during a recent Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos meeting. Courtesy/Kiwanis
By BROOKE DAVIS
Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos
They’re back!
Nathan Sandoval and Kyle Dickenson are hosting the 2nd Annual YIMBY Film Festival at SALA Los Alamos Event Center, 5-7 p.m. on Saturday, May 16. Sandoval and Dickenson spoke at the April 21 Kiwanis meeting and outlined their mission and goals for the event.
Having been happily surprised by the popularity and success of last year’s sold-out event, they have expanded the 2026 festival to two Read More
Los Alamos County Council Budget Hearings Begin Monday
Council members from left, David Reagor, Vice Chair Ryn Herrmann, Beverly Neal-Clinton, Melanee Hand, Chair Randall Ryti, Suzie Havemann and Teresa Cull. Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Council’s Budget Hearings begin at 6 p.m. Monday and may run through Wednesday in Council Chambers at the Mhunicipal Building, 1000 Central Ave.
The hearing is open to the public. A Zoom option is offered for remote participation: Zoom Link.
View the agendas for the Budget Hearings at lacnm.com/agenda and use the eComments tool to provide public comment.
Agendas are posted 72 hours before Read More
Posts From The Road: Visiting Budville With Its Storied Past
Budville Trading Company: The exterior of the Budville Trading Company sits silent today. The old gas pumps are gone and the place remains a monument to better times. The building has obviously been maintained over the years and still attracts many Historic Route 66 travelers today. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Budville, N.M.: A closer view of the entrance area and signage at the Budville Trading Company in the ghost town of Budville, N.M. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos
New Mexico proudly displays many features and artifacts Read More
Fr. Glenn: Confirmed In Faith
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
It’s been quite the media spectacle for the last couple of weeks—Pope Leo and President Trump at odds about the Iran conflict, though the Pope was somewhat circumspect about referring to the conflict directly. Then, of course, the debates about what constitutes a “just war” and who determines such, with even bishops emphasizing different aspects and “sides”.
To those unfamiliar with the Church, it might seem there are fractures in its unity. But it only seems so. Debate has been the norm within the Church since the beginning, as it hammers out what is right and wrong, true and Read More
LANL: NASA’s Curiosity Rover Finds More Evidence Of Ancient Lakes On Mars
A NASA ‘postcard’ of the Amapari Marker Band, a winding region where Curiosity discovered unexpected signs of an ancient lake. Courtesy/NASA/JPL-Caltech
LANL News:
- The findings shed new light on the potential for past life
A team of scientists using the ChemCam instrument on NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has discovered the highest amounts of iron, manganese, and zinc ever found together in the Gale Crater on Mars. Minerals with these metals were found in remarkably well-preserved ripples in rocks, indicating the high likelihood that a shallow lake existed at this location.
Metal-rich deposits Read More
Obituary: Joan Marks Moore April 23, 2026
JOAN MARKS MOORE April 23, 2026
Joan Marks Moore, a devoted wife, mother, scientist, and community volunteer, passed away on April 23, 2026, at the age of 94.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Jo spent her early childhood there before her family relocated when she was five due to her father’s work as a civil engineer with the Tennessee Valley Authority. That move took the Marks family to Fountain City, outside of Knoxville, Tennessee. The family later settled in Houston, Texas, where she attended high school and met her future husband, Michael Stanley Moore. The two shared classes in Algebra, Latin, Read More
Scenes From 2026 Los Alamos Kite Festival At Overlook
Scene from Saturday’s 2026 Los Alamos Kite Festival, hosted this weekend by the Los Alamos Arts Council in Dara Jones Field at Overlook Park in White Rock. This is the 30th annual Kite Festival and is sponsored by Century Bank. Today’s event will include: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. kite building workshops with volunteers, 1-3 p.m. self-guided workshops, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. flying, and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. kite hospitals will be open for business. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Scene from Saturday’s 2026 Kite Festival, which runs through today at Overlook Park in White Rock. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
Laboratory Retiree Group First Tuesday Breakfast May 5
LRG News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory retirees (and potential retirees) are invited to drop in at the LRG monthly breakfast social, between the hours of 8:30 and 10:30 a.m., Tuesday May 5 at Muy Salsas at 1315 Trinity Dr. Come hang out and join the conversation with other Lab retirees.
LRG will pay for your coffee and tea! Individuals will pay for their breakfast and other drinks.
LRG is a non-profit organization that seeks to maintain communications with and to serve the needs and interests of all retirees from LANL. All laboratory retirees may join LRG.
Contact sgirard@losalamos.com or Read More
Los Alamos High School Alumna Releases Collection Of Stories: ‘Souvenirs From Another Life’
Community Invited To Learn About Los Alamos Chapter Guild Of The Santa Fe Opera 2-4 PM Today At SALA
COMMUNITY News:
Curious about the Los Alamos Chapter of the Guilds of the Santa Fe Opera? Join the chapter 2-4 p.m. today, April 26, at SALA Los Alamos Event Center for a members’ social event to learn more.
Guild chapter members make things happen for the opera by forging new partnerships, bringing new energy and new ideas to the opera’s endeavors.
Since 1957, the Guild’s year-round volunteer services and financial support have launched and expanded some of the opera’s most successful activities.
Guild chapter members hold special fundraising events for the opera’s Community Engagement Read More