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Sunday Forum: ‘Beyond The Binary: A Workshop On Sex And Gender Identity’ June 14 

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COMMUNITY News:

The public is invited to attend the Second Sunday Forum at the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos at 12:15 p.m., June 14. The Second Sunday Forum program endeavors to educate the public about issues that affect the community and to provide opportunities for exploration.

The title of the June 14 Forum is “Beyond the Binary: A Workshop on Sex and Gender Identity.”  This forum is presented in recognition of Pride Month. The speaker is The Right Reverend Michael Angelo D’Arrigo.

Humanity has always been far more diverse than the simple categories we often inherit. In this Read More

Coronado Historic Site To Host Plein Air Sketching Classes

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NMDCA News:

Artists are invited to test their skills in an outdoor en plein air sketching workshop held at Coronado Historic Site in Bernalillo. Taught by local artist Mary Beth Woiccak, each 90-minute session will have a different subject for participants to draw. Students will receive a small sketch pad, drawing pencil, and kneaded eraser to use and take home.

Workshop sessions:

  • 9:30–11 a.m., Saturday, June 27: Learn how to draw the site’s historic structures.
  • 9:30–11 a.m., Saturday, July 25, 2026: Learn how to draw the river and mountains.

The workshop is $25/session for FCJHS and MNMF Members, Read More

Luján, Heinrich Introduce Legislation To Boost Funding For Indian Water Rights Settlements

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced the Protecting Indian Water Rights Settlements Act of 2026, legislation to ensure the federal government fulfills its trust responsibilities by providing dedicated, mandatory funding for Indian water rights settlements through the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ Indian Water Rights Settlement Completion Fund, first authorized in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

As of May 2026, there are 39 enacted Indian Read More

Adobe Theater Presents ‘These Shining Lives’ July 17

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L-R Clair Row, Sarah Kesselring, Castalia Mayerhofer. Behind – Michael Weppler. Courtesy/Rhonda Sigler-Ware

ADOBE THEATER News:

The Adobe Theater presents THESE SHINING LIVES. The show runs from July 17 – Aug. 9.  Fridays and Saturdays at 7.30pm, Sundays at 2.00pm. Saturday, August 1st, matinee only at 2pm. Thursdays, July 23rd and August 6th at 7.30pm ($10 tix available). 

Written by Melanie Marnich, These Shining Lives is a touching historical drama, based on the true story of four women who worked for the Radium Dial Company, a watch company based out of Ottowa, Illinois, Read More

FBI: Three New Mexico Men Charged With Conspiracy To Transport Aliens And Conspiracy To Kill A Witness

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FBI News:

A federal grand jury in the District of New Mexico returned a superseding indictment charging Wilfrido Saenz, 29; Ignacio Jaramillo, 22; and his brother, Ismael Jaramillo, 35, all of New Mexico, for their roles in a scheme to transport aliens and later murder a witness to that crime.

According to court documents, between June 2021 and April 2024, Saenz, Ignacio Jaramillo, and Ismael Jaramillo conspired to transport illegal aliens. Saenz and Ignacio Jaramillo are also charged with conspiracy to kill a witness in April 2024 in retaliation for providing law enforcement information Read More

Recap Of June 9 Los Alamos Public Schools Board Meeting

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2026 School Board Group Photo. Courtesy photo

LAPS News:

Members of the Los Alamos Public Schools School Board met June 9 for the first meeting following the wrap up of the 2025-2026 school year.

This was the second meeting for new board member Elisa Baker. Also in attendance were President Sondra Wyman, Vice President Lauren Coupland and Secretary Melanie Colgan.

The board approved installation contracts with HMM Services for heating and cooling in several locations at Los Alamos Middle School and Los Alamos High School. The contract was approved in the amount not to exceed $160,000. The contracts Read More

‘1947 Roswell UFO Incident Revisited: Constitutional and Legal Issues’ June 25

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NMDCA News:

New Mexico State Library, New Mexico Museum of Space History, and the University of New Mexico (UNM) Department of Political Science are pleased to announce a special, free online presentation, “The 1947 Roswell UFO Incident Revisited: Constitutional and Legal Issues.”

Join a free online panel discussion 4–6 p.m., Wednesday, June 24, 2026, featuring a legal examination of the legendary Roswell flying saucer crash of 1947. The program, one week before with the 79th anniversary of the Roswell crash, will be presented online by a panel of four high-achieving University Read More

AMA Adopts New Public Health Policies For Nation

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HEALTHCARE News:

CHICAGO – The American Medical Association (AMA) gathered physician and medical student leaders from all corners of medicine at its Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates to shape guiding policies on emerging health care topics.

The new policies adopted on the second day of voting at the AMA Annual Meeting include supporting “food is medicine” interventions to improve health outcomes, protecting the public and firefighters from wildfire toxins, opposing flavored vaping products to protect youth, advocating for restoring EPA’s Endangerment Finding on Greenhouse Read More

Glitter P!NK To Headline Friday Night Summer Concert

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SANCRE Productions News:

Sancre Productions, the Los Alamos Summer Concert Series and Los Alamos County Community Services Department present the Summer Concert featuring Glitter P!NK at 6:30 p.m., Friday, June 12 at Ashley Pond Park.

This high-energy, 90-minute nonstop production recreates the intensity, emotion, and spectacle of P!NK’s world-class performances, leaving audiences on their feet from start to finish.

Led by a powerhouse vocalist and a 5-member band of elite musicians and performers, the stage explodes with energy, chemistry, and showmanship that fills every inch Read More