Catch Of The Week: Sneaky Social Media Steals Info
By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post
Let’s all share our mother’s maiden name and first brand of car! Why Those “Fun” Social Media Questions Can Put You at Risk…
Every few weeks, a new trend pops up on Facebook or Instagram that looks harmless. Someone posts a cute prompt asking for the name of your first school, your childhood pet, the street you grew up on, or your favorite teacher.
It feels nostalgic and fun. It also feels like an easy way to connect with old friends. Unfortunately, these posts are a goldmine for cybercriminals.
Many of the questions in these viral prompts Read More
This Week In Sports: Dec. 18-20, 2025
SPORTS News:
This week the Los Alamos High School Hilltoppers have boys and girls wrestling and basketball games at home and away. Topper girls and boys also have a swimming and diving Invite this week in Santa Fe.
The Topper sports games and events are covered by the Los Alamos Daily Post sports team, which includes John McHale, Mike Cote and Nate Limback.
This Week’s Hilltopper Sports Schedule:
- Dec. 18 Thursday
- Girls Basketball vs Cuba at St. Mike’s Tournament – 6:15 p.m.
- Dec. 19 Friday
- Girls Basketball at St. Mike’s Tournament – TBD
- Dec. 20 Saturday
- Girls/Boys Wrestling at Tucumcari Rattler
LAMS Students Deliver Donations To Animal Shelter
Students in Teacher Christina Wadlington’s 8th grade Leadership Class at Los Alamos Middle School deliver items they collected from fellow students and faculty to o Shelter Manager Paul Sena Friday at the Los Alamos County Animal Shelter. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos County Animal Shelter Manager Paul Sena brought out Mayzie the puppy to visit with the students. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
Critical Safety Tip: Never Use Your Oven To Heat Your Home!
COUNTY:
As temperatures drop this winter, the community is urged to practice safe heating methods at home.
Critical Safety Tip: Never use your oven or stove to warm up. Rely on your home’s heating system to keep you and your family safe and warm! Read More
Parents’ Night Out/Holiday Prep Time 3-8 PM Today!
Cocking: Give The Gift Of Education
Laying the morning wreath at Arlington National Cemetery Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.Courtesy photo
By ROBERTA COCKING
Washington, D.C. Trip Coordinator
Sign up is underway for Los Alamos Middle School and homeschool 8th grade students for this year’s spring break trip to Washington, D.C.
Parents and grandparents are encouraged to give their son/grandson or daughter/granddaughter the “Gift of Education” for Christmas this year by signing them up for this once-in-a-lifetime trip with their peers to our Nation’s Capital!
Sign up quickly to lock in your reservation and trip price. Flexible Read More
SFCC Offers Free 3D Printing Course In January
SFCC Intro to Digital Design and FDM 3D Printing student David Stevens presents his final project: a kitchen windowsill herb planter. Courtesy photo
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) is offering a free, hands-on introductory course in digital design and 3D printing Jan. 12-30, 2026, at the SFCC Higher Education Center, 1950 Siringo Rd., Santa Fe.
The course, Intro to Digital Design and FDM 3D Printing (ID#7467), will meet from 5 to 7 p.m., Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Jan. 12-30. Because the college will be closed for the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday Monday, Jan. Read More
Deb Haaland Tours CNM’s Workforce Training Facilities, Showcases Trade Job Opportunities
Courtesy photo
Courtesy photo
STATE News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Deb Haaland, candidate for Governor of New Mexico, toured Central New Mexico Community College’s Ted Chavez Trades and Technologies Center to be briefed on workforce training programs. This visit showcased job and education opportunities in the trades, as the workforce retires and as prices rise with New Mexicans needing high-paying jobs.
Haaland is a proponent of programs that support students who do not want to follow the ‘traditional’ college route, and as governor plans to establish a career pathways program that aims to bring Read More
NYOA Launches Summer Training Program In Collaboration With Young Voices Of The Santa Fe Opera
Courtesy/National Youth Opera Academy
NYOA News:
SANTA FE — The National Youth Opera Academy (NYOA), in collaboration with the Young Voices of the Santa Fe Opera, will offer an intensive new summer program for aspiring high school vocal artists. The academy will commence July 29 – Aug. 8, 2026, in Santa Fe, surrounded by one of the industry’s most dynamic festivals. Culminating in a fully produced youth opera with orchestra, NYOA curates an immersive and professional-level training curriculum for promising classical singers, ages 13 to 18, from across the United States and internationally. Read More
Public Education Department Requests $81 Million To Strengthen Literacy And Fill Teacher Vacancies
PED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Public Education Department (PED) is requesting $81 million in new recurring investment to strengthen literacy programs, grow the educator workforce and expand student supports — priorities that take on heightened urgency as the federal government retreats from its historic role in public education.
The department’s fiscal year 2027 budget request reflects a 1.7 percent recurring increase to the General Fund while shifting many reform initiatives from one-time appropriations to sustained investments. The budget aligns with the agency’s Read More
ABC Hosts Suicide Prevention Training At Mesa Library Monday
What Is Generative AI? Share Your Thoughts!
Los Alamos Daily Post News:
Have questions about generative AI? Wonder where it gets its information or why it can get things confidently wrong?
Scroll through the cards below for a quick breakdown of what Large Language Models (LLMs) are, why data sources matter, and how misinformation (hallucinations) can creep into AI-generated content.
Did this post/content help you feel more informed? Let us know by taking our short survey. Read More
Martinez: Challenges Of Grandparents, Kin Raising Children
Jeramay Martinez
By JERAMAY MARTINEZ
Health Care Specialist
Los Alamos County
Most of us know how the adoption and foster care system works, but kinship care is somewhere in the middle. It’s when grandparents, extended family members or even family friends take in, become legal guardians, and care for the children when their parents can’t. Kinship care is more common than you may think in New Mexico. A recent report from the Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation found that 8 percent of all kids in New Mexico are in some type of kinship care arrangement. That is more than double the national Read More
New Mexico Higher Education Budget Expands Tuition-Free College, Loan Forgiveness
NMHED News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico’s higher education budget sustains tuition-free college programs driving statewide enrollment growth while adding new investments in adult education and loan repayment for teachers and health professionals.
The New Mexico Higher Education Department budget recommendation maintains funding for the Opportunity Scholarship and introduces initiatives to help more New Mexicans complete their education and enter high-demand careers. Among the new investments is $1.25 million to cover testing fees for high school equivalency tests, removing a financial Read More
NMAITC Names Christine Kane Of Dixon Elementary School The 2025 Teacher Of The Year
Christine Kane of Dixon Elementary School, center, is the 2025 NMAITC Teacher of the Year. Courtesy/NMAITC
NMAITC News:
DIXON — New Mexico Agriculture in the Classroom (NMAITC) announces Christine Kane of Dixon Elementary School as the 2025 NMAITC Teacher of the Year. The annual award honors a K-12 educator who is not an agriculture teacher by trade but who meaningfully integrates agricultural literacy across the curriculum.
Kane serves the rural community of Dixon in northeast Rio Arriba County, where she teaches K-6 special education, works as the school’s speech-language pathologist, Read More
Los Alamos Schools Credit Union Wishing Community ‘Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays’ With Festive Display
Los Alamos Schools Credit Union (LASCU) is wishing the community ‘Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays’ with this festive display created by artist Andrew Sandoval on the front windows of its building Thursday at 1010 Central Ave . Learn more about LASCU at lascu.org. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Artist Andrew Sandoval creates a festive display on the front windows of the Los Alamos Schools Credit Union building at 1010 Central Ave. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Another view of the festive window display created by artist Andrew Sandoval on the front of the Los Alamos Schools Read More
ECECD Seeks $1.2 Billion To Expand Universal Child Care, PreK
ECECD News:
SANTA FE ∞ New Mexico is seeking $1.2 billion to strengthen and expand its early childhood system, including universal childcare and universal preschool for 3-year-olds.
The Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) presented its fiscal year 2027 budget request to the Legislative Finance Committee, proposing a $196.2 million increase to expand access, improve quality and build lasting infrastructure for New Mexico’s youngest children and their families.
Of the $1.2 billion total, $662 million supports childcare assistance, $278.6 million funds New Mexico Read More
New $60M Workforce Training Program Boosts Workforce For New Mexico’s Highest-Demand Fields
NMHED News:
SANTA FE — A new state workforce training initiative exceeded expectations in its first year, with more than 6,200 New Mexicans completing career-focused programs in health care, transportation, construction and other high-demand fields.
The Government Results and Opportunity Trust (GRO) program achieved a 94 percent completion rate across 224 distinct workforce training programs at 19 higher education institutions statewide, backed by a $20 million investment in Fiscal Year 2025. The 6,249 enrolled students pursued training in pharmacy technology, welding, HVAC, Read More
State Seeks To Hire Hundreds Of Child Welfare Workers, Expand Kids’ Mental Health Services
Valerie Sandoval
Acting Cabinet Secretary
CYFD News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico is seeking to hire hundreds of child welfare workers, expand substance abuse and infant mental health programs, and strengthen safety nets for vulnerable children and families under a proposed $422.3 million state budget.
The New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) fiscal year 2027 budget represents a 4.7 percent increase and seeks $43.1 million of General Fund investments to replace expired federal health services grants, to add wrap-around services in communities and to broaden alternative Read More
Daily Postcard: Early Morning Beauty Of Pajarito Mountain Ski Area
Daily Postcard: The early morning beauty of Pajarito Mountain Ski Area at 397 Camp May Road. Opening day is tentatively set for Dec. 12 and season passes are on sale now. Also, registration is now open for Pajarito’s popular multiweek lessons, including: Camp Bluebird, the four-week, Saturday only lessons for kids ages 7-12; Master the Mountain, the four-week, Sunday only lessons for all ages 7 & up; Women’s Clinics every Thursday; and Senior Clinics every Thursday. Visit https://www.pajarito.ski/. Courtesy/PMSA Read More
