View Early This Morning Near Los Alamos County Airport
View early this morning of N.M. 502 along the Los Alamos County Airport. Courtesy/LAC MyDrive Read More
Los Alamos High And Middle Schools On 2-Hour Delay
LAPS News:
Today, Wednesday Jan. 26, the Los Alamos Public Schools will be on a 2-hour delay at Los Alamos Middle School and Los Alamos High School.
Classes will start 2 hours late and buses will arrive at stops 2 hours late.
Because it is Wednesday, all elementary schools will be closed. There will be no preschool classes.
YMCA childcare will open at noon at all sites.
LAOLA classes will operate on a normal schedule.
Please watch for ice and snow on roads and walkways. Be safe. Read More
Daily Postcard: Snow Blankets White Rock, Surrounding Area
Daily Postcard: Residents are waking up to a blanket of snow covering the area including this scene early this morning on Aster Street in the Pinon Trails neighborhood of White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Snow Falling At Pajarito Mountain Ski Area Tonight
Scene of snow falling tonight at Pajarito Mountain Ski Area. Courtesy/webcam Read More
NWS: Snowfall Expected To Continue Through Wednesday
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque predicts moderate to occasionally heavy snow and strong winds this evening through Wednesday across portions of northern and central New Mexico. Courtesy/NWS Read More
Scenes Of Snow Falling Over Los Alamos Area This Evening
View at about 10 p.m. today of snow falling on Central Avenue and 15th Street. Courtesy/LAC MyDrive
View at about 10 p.m. today of snow falling around Diamond Drive and Trinity. Courtesy/LAC MyDrive
View at about 10 p.m. today of snow falling around Rover Boulevard and N.M. 4 in White Rock. Courtesy/LAC MyDrive Read More
Daily Postcard: Sunrise View From Deer Trap Mesa Trailhead
Daily Postcard: View of the sunrise recently from Deer Trap Mesa Trailhead. Photo by Amanda Macdonald Read More
Daily Postcard: Small Deer Herd Graze At Ashley Pond Park
A small herd of deer grazes peacefully Tuesday at Ashley Pond Pond. Photo by Donald Lepsch Read More
Beef, Yak & More At Curbside Farmers Market Thursday
Daily Postcard: New Growth Emerges As Ice And Snow Melt
Daily Postcard: New growth emerges as ice and snow melt recently in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs
Nature’s beauty shines through ice and snow recently in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
SFNF Thanks Collaborators For Pacheco Canyon Success
SFNF News:
SANTA FE — The recent prescribed pile burn in Pacheco Canyon on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) 7 miles northeast of Santa Fe was a great example of shared stewardship across ownership boundaries to reduce wildfire risk and protect communities and other assets in the wildland-urban interface (WUI), SFNF Supervisor Debbie Cress said today.
Crews completed a total of 443 acres of piles of slash and woody debris on Forest Service lands and another 111 acres on the Pueblo of Tesuque’s Vigil Grant. The two prescribed pile burns were implemented by the SFNF, Pueblo of Tesuque, Pueblo Read More
EMNRD Announces Changes In Hours, Access, Activities At Eagle Nest Lake And Heron Lake State Parks
Conditions at Heron Lake State Park make ice fishing accessible. Courtesy/EMNRD
EMNRD News:
SANTA FE — The Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department’s (EMNRD) State Parks Division announces that Eagle Nest Lake State Park has reopened to walk-in ice fishing and has resumed normal day-use hours, 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., seven days a week.
The campground at Eagle Nest Lake State Park remains closed as part of seasonal closures.
Beginning Jan. 21, Heron Lake State Park also opened to walk-in ice fishing.
State Parks manages access to areas of parks in the interest of public safety and resource Read More
Daily Postcard: Homer And Edna Share Leafy Salad
Daily Postcard: Beloved community geese Homer, top, and his feathery companion Edna share a salad beneath the afternoon sunshine Saturday at Ashley Pond. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
New Mexico House Energy, Environment And Natural Resources Committee Passes Renewable Energy Bills
STATE News:
SANTA FE – Several important environmental bills passed the House Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Committee today, paving the way for increased generation and storage of renewable energy and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
The three bills advanced by the committee would make renewable energy more accessible to working New Mexicans and businesses.
The Energy Storage System Tax Credit HB 11, sponsored by Representatives Debra Sariñana (D-Albuquerque,) Meredith A. Dixon (D-Albuquerque) and Sen. Mimi Stewart (D-Albuquerque), would help New Mexicans improve Read More
New Mexico Science/Tech Companies Receive SBIR Grants
Alexander Ukhanov PhD of Actoprobe LLC of Albuquerque. Courtesy/EDD
Emerging Technology Ventures, Inc. of Alamogordo. Courtesy/EDD
EDD News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico Economic Development Department Secretary Alicia J. Keyes announced that five New Mexico companies will receive New Mexico Small Business Innovation Research (NMSBIR) Matching Grants to help their businesses grow.
The NMSBIR Grant Program provides recipients additional resources to commercialize the technology developed using Federal SBIR funding. The NM SBIR Matching Grants are designed to support local science and Read More
Reps. Stansbury And Kim Lead Bill To Improve Wildfire Communications & Info Sharing Among First Responders
U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury
From the Office of U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury:
WASHINGTON — U.S. Reps. Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) and Young Kim (Calif.-39), who both serve on the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, introduced the bipartisan National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) Wildland Fire Communications and Information Dissemination Act (H.R. 6410) to boost communications and information sharing efforts between first responders, fire management response officials and community members during wildfires.
As prolonged drought conditions worsen Read More
Daily Postcard: Rising Sun Casts Amber Hue On Landscape
Daily Postcard: The rising sun casts an amber hue across the landscape Friday on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Amanda Macdonald Read More
Congressional Delegation Announces Over $60 Million Allocation For Water Infrastructure In New Mexico
New Mexico Delegation News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) and Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is allocating over $60 million to New Mexico projects from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to increase climate resilience and make long overdue water infrastructure improvements, as well as additional funds to help New Mexico and Tribes recover and become more resilient to natural disasters.
The funding is part of the Biden administration’s Read More
View Of Early Morning Sunrise Today Over White Rock
Early morning sunrise brightens sky today over White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Daily Postcard: Mule Deer Buck Lounges In Snow
Daily Postcard: A mule deer buck lounges in the snow Thursday morning in an arroyo near the backyard of a residence in Los Alamos. The mule deer is indigenous to western North America and named for its ears, which are large like those of the mule. Source: wikipedia. Photo by Verena Welser
A mule deer buck nibbles on plants in snow Thursday morning in an arroyo near the backyard of a residence in Los Alamos. Photo by Verena Welser Read More