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Cone Zone: Week Of May 18, 2026

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COUNTY News:

TLC Plumbing and Utility will continue working on Pueblo Drive and 36th Street.

NOTE: Vehicles shall be removed from these roads during construction activities. (7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday)

Construction operations

Pueblo Drive

  • Crews will finalize grading the roadway.
  • Crews will continue to place curb and gutter.
  • Crews will begin to remove drop inlets and install new drop inlets.

36th Street

  • Crews will begin to remove drop inlets and install new drop inlets.
  • Crews will finalize grading the roadway.

Traffic control

  • During construction, road closures, lane restrictions,
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Posts From The Road: Big Texan Steak Ranch

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Big Texan: The Big Texan Steak Ranch can not be missed as you travel through Amarillo on I-40. The big bright yellow building is the first thing you see but several other ‘attention getting’ features await visitors as they arrive at the Big Texan. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

World Famous: The entrance to the Big Texan is flanked by a stretch limo with Texas Longhorns mounted on the hood and a big Route 66 Shield painted on the walkway into the facility. In Big Texan fashion, the door handles to open the front doors are pistols mounted at an angle to create door handles. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com Read More

Weekly Fishing Report: May 17, 2026 

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By GEORGE MORSE 
Sports and Outdoors 
Los Alamos Daily Post 

The Department stocked a total of 44,581 rainbow trout weighing 16,359 pounds. Most of the stocking will now be in Northern New Mexico.

It has been one of the weakest spring runoffs in memory this year. The snowpack is gone and the weather has been unseasonably warm and dry. This is reflected in streamflow measurements. Normally, the Rio Grande would be swollen with spring runoff from the melting snow. Streamflows above 1,000 cubic-feet-per-second would be common.

Streamflow in the Rio Grande decreased slightly and is extremely below Read More

Lodgers’ Tax Advisory Board To Meet At Noon Tuesday

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COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Lodgers’ Tax Advisory Board is scheduled to meet from noon to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, in Council Chambers at the Municipal Building at 1000 Central Ave., and via Zoom.

Members of the public are encouraged to attend the Lodgers’ Tax Advisory Board meetings and provide public comment either in person or over Zoom.

About the Lodgers’ Tax Advisory Board:

The Lodgers’ Tax Advisory Board is established to advise the County Manager and Council on the expenditure of funds authorized by NMSA 1978, § 3-38-22 for advertising, publicizing, and promoting Read More

Los Alamos County Celebrates 2026 National Public Works Week Theme ‘Rooted in Service, Powered by Community’

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COUNTY News: 

May 17 through May 23 marks National Public Works Week for 2026. The American Public Works Association announced this year’s theme as “Rooted in Service, Powered by Community”.

The Los Alamos County Public Works Department is proud to celebrate this year’s theme, “which reminds us that public works professionals are motivated to put service at the forefront and their efforts form the foundation of a thriving community.”

The Public Works team provides critical services that support our everyday lives. From building, maintaining, and improving public roads and facilities, Read More

Fr. Glenn: The Rising Son

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

So, we’re coming to graduation season again. Hard to believe how quickly the years go by, as you parents know all too well. One day you’re taking the little tykes to pre-K, and the next they’re going off to college … spreading their wings, leaving the nest and beginning to make their way in what is often a scary world. Christian parents worry: “Will they resist the myriad temptations of the world and forget what they have been taught by Christ and the Church, or will they hold fast to faith and conscience?”  Priests are not called “Father” for nothing; we, too, worry for our young charges, Read More

Los Alamos National Laboratory Injuries Continue Decline

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Los Alamos National Laboratory reported a 21% decrease in total recordable injury and illness cases in 2025, reflecting sustained progress in strengthening its safety culture. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Focused effort on safety drives decrease

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) reported a 21% decrease in total recordable injury and illness cases in 2025, reflecting sustained progress in strengthening its safety culture. Building on this momentum, the Laboratory is increasing its focus on employee empowerment and addressing root causes of recurring injuries.

“Safety lapses have Read More

Community Invited To Weigh In On Green Bike Lanes

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Green bike lanes along Diamond Drive. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Public Works team recently installed a couple of green bike lanes along Diamond Drive. 

The team used an epoxy resin with crushed colored glass to enhance the visibility of locations where bicyclists are expected to operate, where they might be in conflict with traffic crossing the lane.

The County wants to hear the community’s thoughts.

To weigh in, email Keith Wilson at keith.wilson@losalamosnm.gov with answers to the following questions:

  • What DO you like about this treatment?
  • What DON’T you like about
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Las Vegas Water Treatment Plant Project Design Unveiled

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Rendering of new City of Las Vegas Water Treatment Plant. Courtesy/Burns & McDonnell Engineering

Rendering of new City of Las Vegas Water Treatment Plant. Courtesy/Burns & McDonnell Engineering

NMED News:

LAS VEGAS — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) and the City of Las Vegas this week unveiled design renderings for the community’s new Water Treatment Plant, marking a significant step toward a summer groundbreaking and the long-term restoration of reliable drinking water for a community still recovering from the 2022 Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire.

The renderings, Read More

Scientists Map Shape Of RNA That Can Shut Down Genes

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A Los Alamos research team is unraveling the structure and function of RNA. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

            • Understanding the ‘dark matter of the genome’ could help develop therapeutic medical advances

In the field of human biology, there are many still-unanswered questions about the role of RNA, the less well-understood companion to DNA also found in all living cells, as scientists begin to unravel the complicated and important responsibilities of nucleic acid. In research described in Communications Biology, a Nature publication, an international research team applied innovative techniques Read More