EDUCATION News:
Attention current 7th grade students: Sign up is underway for next year’s annual 8th grade Washington, D.C. trip for Los Alamos Middle School and home school students.
Click on the QR code to sign up today to reserve your spot and lock in your price for this wonderful, educational once in a lifetime trip with your friends and classmates to our nation’s capital and Baltimore.
Call Roberta Cocking at 505.670.0679 with questions. Read More
COMMUNITY News:
Residents are invited to celebrate the end of the school year at the Broadview End of School Block Party Saturday, May 30, 2026.
The neighborhood event will bring families of the Broadview Neighborhood, friends, and children together for an afternoon of community celebration, outdoor activities, music, and food.
To safely accommodate the event, a temporary road closure will be in effect from 3-8 p.m., Saturday, May 30, 2026, on Kristi Lane near 892 Kristi Lane and Copper Place. Local access for residents and emergency vehicles will be maintained as needed.
Drivers are encouraged Read More
STATE News:
SANTA FE — The U. S. Supreme Court Tuesday approved a historic settlement ending more than a decade of litigation over Rio Grande water rights, shielding New Mexico taxpayers from billions of dollars in potential liability and establishing a long-term water management framework for communities, farms and businesses across the Lower Rio Grande Basin.
The settlement resolves Texas v. New Mexico and Colorado, a case centered on claims that New Mexico had been overusing groundwater. The settlement, reached between New Mexico, Texas, Colorado and the United States, addresses Read More
NMHR News:
SANTA FE — New reports showing New Mexico spent over half a billion taxpayer dollars on homelessness programs in just three years while the crisis continued to worsen are raising serious concerns about accountability and results.
Last year, Rep. Nicole Chavez sent a formal letter to Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller demanding answers about the city’s homelessness programs, where taxpayer money was going, and whether the programs were actually working. No response was ever provided.
A recent Legislative Finance Committee report found homelessness in New Mexico has continued to rise Read More
Phi Beta Kappa scholarship recipients: Matthea Fung, Alyssa Sun, and Helena Welch. Courtesy/LAPS
By JOYCE A. GUZIK
Officer
Phi Beta Kappa
Thanks to the generous support of alumni donors, the Los Alamos Association of Phi Beta Kappa is pleased to announce $1000 scholarship awards to Matthea Fung, Alyssa Sun, and Helena Welch, 2026 graduates of Los Alamos High School.
Matthea Fung will attend Virginia Tech, majoring in mathematics with a focus on math education.
Alyssa Sun will be attending Yale University and majoring in applied math or statistics.
Helena Welch will attend the California Read More
PAC 8 News:
PAC 8 Community Media Center is available for recording events, transferring old media, shooting and editing, live streaming and drone photography and videography.
For information, call 505.662.7228 or visit pac8cmc.com.
PAC 8 Television schedule for May 29–June 4, 2026:
Friday, May 29, 2026
LAHS Calculus teacher Stephanie Abney (left) and LAHS Physics teacher Debbie Grothaus pose with the 2026 Rensselaer Medal recipient Andrew Bacrania. Courtesy photo
LAHS Principal Eric Ziegler presented the 2026 Rensselaer Medal Award to junior Andrew Bacrania. Courtesy photo
LAPS News:
Los Alamos High School junior Andrew Bacrania has been selected to receive the Rensselaer Polytechnic Medal for 2026. He was nominated for this honor by the LAHS Mathematics and Science Departments. Principal Eric Ziegler presented Drew with his award during a ceremony attended by his family and members Read More
NMMA News:
Join New Mexico Museum of Art for another installment in their series of silent films 5:30-7 p.m., June 5, in St. Francis Auditorium! Free to attend.
The Spring film is The Passion of Joan of Arc, directed by Carl Theodor Dreye and starring Renée Jeanne Falonettie as Joan of Arc. This 1928 film follows the record of Joan of Arc’s trial in England and is considered a cinematic landmark.
The First Friday Silent Film Series celebrates the artistry and enduring impact of silent cinema through immersive screenings paired with live musical accompaniment. The Passion of Joan of Arc offers Read More
LAHS students preparing to attend the closing ceremonies for ICDC. Pictured are (back, left to right) Alianna DeHerrera, August Ovaska, Lance Metcalf, Roccl Del Mauro, Presley Haight, Jayden Burns, Jasmine Heft and (front) Michael Velasquez-Saiz and Luke Creel. Courtesy photo
LAPS News:
Nine Los Alamos High School (LAHS) students attended the 2026 International Career Development Conference (ICDC) in Atlanta, Georgia from April 25 – 28.
Seniors Luke Creel, August Ovaska, Jasmine Heft, Rocco Del Mauro, and Lance Metcalf, along with juniors Presley Haight and Michael Velasquez-Saiz, Read More
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — A Fruitland man pleaded guilty to second degree murder after driving drunk at 107 miles per hour and crashing into an oncoming vehicle, killing the driver.
According to court documents, Dec. 9, 2024, Timothy Begay, 39, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was driving drunk when he crossed the center line and hit a car driving the opposite direction, killing the driver. At the time of the crash, Begay was driving 107 MPH. Medical records showed that he has a blood alcohol level of .239.
Begay pleaded guilty to second degree murder and faces up 15 years in prison at sentencing. Read More