Carol A. Clark

Letter To The Editor: Flock Cameras—Making our Community Safer(?)

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By ANNIKA OLSEN
Los Alamos

Flock Cameras are popping up all over the nation, and Los Alamos County is no exception, but is this a trend we want to be a part of? Or are these cameras causing more harm than they’re stopping?

You may be familiar with regular traffic light cameras. The kind that snap a photo of you running a red light or committing some other type of traffic violation, then send you a fine in the mail. Not everyone’s favorite system, but generally considered culturally acceptable, right? You could be forgiven for assuming the Flock cameras that our county has put up at the intersections of Read More

Pets Of The Week: Benson And Binx

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Splash! That’s the sound of Benson making himself the life of the party. This lovable goof recently showed off his social skills poolside, making friends with every dog he met and proving that his biggest talent—aside from cuddling—is winning over absolutely everyone in sight. Benson is getting ready to be “paw-roled” from our Paws in the Pen program at the Penitentiary of New Mexico, where he’s spent eight weeks polishing his manners, learning new skills, and perfecting his signature full-body cuddle lean. At just 1 year old and 59 pounds, this boxer mix is built for adventures, road trips, Read More

Conservation Groups Move To Stop Destructive Logging On Santa Fe National Forest

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WildEarth Guardians News:

SANTA FE — WildEarth Guardians, the Santa Fe Forest Coalition, and the Forest Advocate today filed a notice of intent to sue the Forest Service over Endangered Species Act violations related to increases in logging approved under the Encino Vista Landscape Restoration Project and the Revised Forest Plan. 

When the Forest Service finalized its 2022 Revised Forest Plan, it approved a 150% increase in commercial logging over the previous 1986 plan, including in areas identified as not suitable for timber production. Toward this end, the Encino Vista project authorized Read More

Luján And Others Introduce CHILE Act To Strengthen Support For Specialty Crop Growers

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On June 23, U.S. Sens. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), and John Fetterman (D-Pa.) introduced the Cultivating Horticultural Innovation in Local Economies (CHILE) Act, legislation to strengthen federal support for specialty crop growers facing economic losses and market disruptions.

The CHILE Act builds upon language included in the House-passed Read More

Catch Of The Week: Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept. Breach

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

Need another reason to dislike Texas (kidding!)? If you or anyone you know bought a Texas hunting or fishing license recently, your personal information may already be in criminal hands.

A breach involving a third-party vendor used by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has exposed data belonging to more than three million people. We are talking driver’s license numbers, passport numbers, email addresses, phone numbers, and home addresses. Yikes!

That combination is worth understanding. A driver’s license Read More

County Announces Modified Holiday Hours For July 3-4

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Scene from 2025 Fourth of July drone show at Ashley Pond. Photo by Cathy Bottoms 

COUNTY News:

In observance of our 250th Independence Day, Los Alamos County government offices will join other federal, state, and local governments and close Friday, July 3. 

While the County’s administrative offices, Atomic City Transit fixed bus routes, and the Environmental Services division are closed on Friday, the following facilities will be open or have modified hours during the holiday weekend:

  • Atomic City Transit – No fixed bus routes or Dial-a-Ride service will be available. Regular services will
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New Mexico’s Unemployment Rate Was 4.9% In April 2026

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NMDWS News:

New Mexico’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.9 percent in April, up from 4.8 percent in March and up from 4.1 percent in the previous year. The national unemployment rate in April was 4.3 percent, unchanged from the rate in March and up from 4.2 percent in April 2025.

Total nonagricultural payroll employment grew by 400 jobs, or less than 0.1 percent, between April 2025 and April 2026. The private sector was up 2,200 jobs, or 0.3 percent, while the public sector was down 1,800 jobs, or 0.9 percent. Within the private sector, the private service-providing industries were Read More

FBI: Navajo Man Charged With Arson

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE – A Navajo man is facing federal charges for burning down a dwelling.

According to court documents, on May 13, 2026, Rashaan McMillan, 31, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, set fire to and burned down the dwelling of John Doe and Jane Doe.

McMillan is charged with arson of a dwelling and will remain in federal custody pending trial, which has not yet been scheduled. If convicted, McMillan faces up to life in prison.

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Justin A. Garris, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office, Read More

Wilderness Society Responds To BLM Oil & Gas Rule Rollback Announcement

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Wilderness Society News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The Department of the Interior announced its plan to revise the BLM Oil and Gas Rule (also known as the Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process Rule), which updated and improved a woefully outdated federal oil and gas leasing program that was riddled with de facto subsidies for fossil fuel companies. The Interior Department also announced its plan to roll back regulations aimed at preventing methane waste from oil and gas operations.

Undermining the Rule is another attempt by the administration and its allies in Congress to use the pretense of a national Read More