Public Safety

Learn Latest In Digital Hearing Aids May 16

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HLAA News:

Are you getting the most from your hearing aids?

Dr. Kelly Heyman, a local audiologist who practices in Eldorado, will review the many features available in today’s remarkable digital hearing aids. There will be time for questions and group discussion. 

For 15 years, Dr. Heyman, who has a doctorate in audiology and is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology, has been helping improve the lives of her patients and their families through better hearing.

The meeting is free and open to all. No reservations are required. It will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 16 at the Vitamin Read More

Los Alamos Magistrate Court Docket May 11-26

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COURT News:
 
The following is the upcoming docket for Los Alamos County Magistrate Court:
 
Monday, May 11:
 
Judge: Pat A. Casados – Location: Los Alamos County Magistrate Court
 
8:15 a.m.
M-33-FR-2015-00032 
Defendant: Arturo Houston
Proceeding: First Appearance
Prosecutor:  NM District Attorney – 1st Santa Fe; Def Atty:; Officer: Ryan Wolking
 
8:30 a.m.
M-33-DR-2014-00029
Defendant: Melissa V. Valdez-Romero
Proceeding: Jury Trial
Prosecutor: Kent Wahlquist; Def Atty: Thomas M. Clark; Officer: David
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NNSA And IAEA Hold 20th International Training Course On Nuclear Material Accounting And Control

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NNSA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are hosting 35 representatives from 30 countries at Oak Ridge National Laboratory for two weeks through May 8 in Oak Ridge, Tenn., for the 20th International Training Course (ITC) on State Systems of Accounting for and Control of Nuclear Material (SSACs).  

NNSA and the IAEA co-sponsor the ITC to educate and train technical experts from around the world on how to properly account for nuclear materials used in their home countries. The first SSAC ITC in the Read More

Los Alamos Police Focus On Accident Related Violations

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LAPD News:

Starting now and continuing through the summer, the Los Alamos Police Department will be conducting traffic enforcement, focusing on accident related violations to include seatbelt enforcement.

The public can help reduce the risk of vehicle crashes by adhering to posted speed limit signs, allowing enough room between them and the vehicle they are following and driving with caution when roadways are wet.

Officers also will be on the lookout for impaired drivers. To report potentially impaired drivers, dial #D-W-I, or #-3-9-4. Citizens in Los Alamos also can call the Los Alamos Read More

Luján Announces Nearly $4.2 Million For Health Clinics In Northern New Mexico

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U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján

U.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District announced Monday that El Centro Family Health has received a nearly $4.2 million grant to support its efforts to provide health care to rural communities across Northern New Mexico. 

The grant through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will help El Centro Family Health reach families at its 13 medical clinics, 11 school-based clinics, and three dental clinics.

“Community health centers provide vital health services in many rural communities throughout Read More

Prescribed Burn Planned In Santa Fe Watershed

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SFNF News:

SANTA FE – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest hope to take advantage of a window between weather systems to conduct a previously announced prescribed burn in the lower portion of the Santa Fe Municipal Watershed May 7-22.    

Recent moisture followed by predicted dry days at the end of the week and winds forecast out of the southwest may provide conditions favorable to prescribed fire as early as Thursday, May 7. Fire managers are monitoring conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality and weather forecasts, to determine whether to proceed with Read More

LANL Update On Sunday’s TA-53 Accident With Injuries

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The accident scene is an electrical substation located at Technical Area 53. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Charlie McMillan has issued the following statement regarding an employee critically injured during an accident Sunday at Technical Area-53:

“We are deeply concerned about the serious medical condition of the worker who was injured in an electrical accident this Sunday,” McMillan said. “Nothing is more important at this time than his well-being. On behalf of the entire workforce at Los Alamos, I would like to express our hope for a full recovery

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Unseen In Plain Sight: Experts Address Human Trafficking In New Mexico

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Maria Sanchez Gagne and Lynn Sanchez speaking Thursday evening at Mesa Public Library about Human Trafficking in New Mexico. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Audience members listen as experts speak on human trafficking in New Mexico Thursday. Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard attended the talk and can be seen standing in the back of room. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

“Human trafficking is slavery,” said Maria Sanchez Gagne of the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office. Gagne was instrumental in the drafting of the legislation Read More

LAMC Earns Four Stars For Patient Satisfaction

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LAMC News:

Healthcare is complex, no doubt. But the federal government has finally given us a helpful tool to make it a little easier for the everyday consumer to make decisions.

Medicare recently released a five star hospital rating system resulting from patient satisfaction scores. The new star rating system is based on eleven aspects of patient experience, and measures topics such as how well nurses and doctors communicate with patients, how well patients’ pain is managed, and whether the hospital is clean and quiet.

Many prominent hospitals received two or three star ratings, while Read More

Alert: Employees Injured Today At LANSCE

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News Alert:

Los Alamos National Laboratory just issued the following memo to employees regarding an incident that occurred today at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE):

To employees regarding injuries at LANSCE

This is an informational memorandum from the Los Alamos National Laboratory Communications and Public Affairs Office:

On Sunday (May 3), during preventive maintenance operations at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE), a Laboratory employee was burned while working at an electrical substation. The employee was transported offsite for medical treatment Read More