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Op-Ed: ‘County Shows It Doesn’t Give A Flock About Surveilling Citizens’

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By JAMES RICKMAN
Los Alamos

Perhaps I should feel grateful that County leaders dispatched their official Spin Doctor to reply to my letter about the emergence of a network of Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs) in our community (link). But outside of Mr. Krueger’s “Trust Us, We’re the Government” response, the County continues to sidestep the issue of why the cameras were installed in the first place.

Is Los Alamos facing some kind of underlying existential threat that necessitates its citizens giving up some of their liberties to gain a little more security?

The way the County tells it, Read More

County Clarifications On Op-Ed ‘Don’t Join The Flock’

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By DAVID KRUEGER
Public Information Officer
Los Alamos County

I’m writing to provide some clarification regarding the Op-Ed “Don’t Join The Flock” (link).

Our data collection and retention policy for the Police Department’s automated license plate readers (ALPR) is clear that all data collected from those cameras are secured on local servers and solely for official use by the Los Alamos Police Department.

Only Evidence Technicians have access to the data. Everyone who accesses the data is logged. Evidence Technicians review requests to ensure access to the data is approved only for legitimate Read More

Piñon Park Pool To Reopen On June 9

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COUNTY News:

After a week of being closed, the Los Alamos County Community Services Department is happy to announce that Piñon Park Pool will reopen Tuesday, June 9, 2026. 

Friday, May 29, 2026, Piñon Park Pool experienced an unexpected issue with the boiler system. Since then, the pool has been closed as staff and other County departments gather information, troubleshoot, and determine a path forward. 

As a result of working with other County departments, a course of action has been developed to open the facility and maintain a safe environment. The course of action may require some disruption; Read More

County Invites Community To Comment On Upcoming Safety Improvements To Ashley Pond Park

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County preliminary design concepts for preventing vehicles from leaving Trinity Drive and entering Ashley Pond Park are now available for residents to provide feedback on now through Aug. 2.

The community is invited to review the designs and provide feedback on the County’s consultation page for this project.

Three design concepts were drafted with contractor Groundworks Studio to provide different options of protecting park-goers from the potential of vehicles intentionally or unintentionally leaving Trinity Drive, while also improving or complementing Read More

Changes Coming To Urban-North Road Intersection

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COUNTY News:

The intersection of North Road and Urban Street will be changing to a four-way stop intersection today. New paint markings and temporary signs will be in place today until permanent traffic signs will be installed early next week.

The decision was made after performing an engineering analysis that included examining a month worth of traffic data, reviewing eight years of police reports, and analyzing site conditions and traffic patterns.

While it was found that this intersection has an average of one crash per year, there were a combination of factors that tipped the decision Read More

Los Alamos Police Department Honors Three Retiring Officers Following Decades Of Service

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From left to right: Sergeant Eric Wilhoit, Corporal Robert Larsen, Corporal Gilbert Padilla. Courtesy/LAC

LAPD News:

The Los Alamos Police Department is honoring the careers and service of three respected veteran officers whose retirements mark the end of decades of dedicated law enforcement service to the citizens of Los Alamos and communities across New Mexico.

Sergeant Eric Wilhoit, Corporal Robert Larsen, and Corporal Gilbert Padilla each retired during the month of May, with all three departures occurring within approximately one week of one another. While retirements represent Read More

BPU Hears Update On Hexavalent Chromium Plume

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Joel Hebdon
N3B Deputy Manager
Environmental Remediation 

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

The Environmental Management – Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) and its contractor, N3B are grappling with how to solve a 22-year-old mystery.

The hexavalent chromium plume was first detected in 2004, N3B Deputy Manager for Environmental Remediation Joel Hebdon told the Board of Public Utilities (BPU) during a May 20 meeting at the Municipal Building. The plume, which is in the regional groundwater aquifer 1,000 feet beneath Mortandad and Sandia Canyon at Los Alamos Read More

Atomic City Transit To Provide SummerFest Shuttle Service

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COUNTY News:

The annual SummerFest event will be held at Pajarito Mountain from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, June 6. 

Atomic City Transit (ACT) will provide shuttle service from the Duane Smith Auditorium parking lot at Los Alamos High School to the Pajarito Mountain Ski Lodge.

Camp May Road will experience an increase in traffic, especially in the Lodge parking lot.

Motorists are urged to slow down and watch for others.

For more information about shuttle services, contact Atomic City Transit at 505.661.RIDE (7433). Read More

2026 Primary Election Winners Express Appreciation

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Winners of the 2026 Primary Election are: clockwise from left, Municipal Judge Elizabeth Allen, Los Alamos County Assessor candidate Jeff Casalina, Los Alamos County Council candidate Jason Chappel, incumbent Councilor Theresa Cull, Council candidate David Hampton, incumbent Councilor Melanee Hand, Probate Judge Perry Klare, Council candidate Steven Lynne, Sheriff candidate Antonio Maggiore and Magistrate Judge Catherine Taylor. Courtesy photos

Staff Report

The unofficial results of the 2026 Primary Election are in.

In the locally contested races for Los Alamos County Council Read More