Peggy Fire Update Jemez Ranger District
SFNF News:Daily Postcard: Sunset Over Los Alamos High School
Daily Postcard: The sun sets Wednesday behind Los Alamos High School. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Lightning Measure In Downtown Los Alamos Today
Here is a measure of the lightning striking during a 30 minute period this afternoon in downtown Los Alamos. Courtesy/Morris B. Pongratz Read More
Heavy Thunderstorm Hammers Downtown Los Alamos
Heavy rain, loud thunder and blustery wind hammers Central Avenue shortly after noon today in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Cars splash through the rain early this afternoon on Central Avenue. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
A woman somewhat sheltered under a blue umbrella braves the storm this afternoon on Central Avenue. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
PEEC: Photographing Solar Eclipse Tuesday Aug. 1
Learn how to safely photograph one of nature’s most awe-inspiring sights. Photo by Fraser GoffInterior Not Top-Heavy Enough To Relieve Field
Interior Secretary Ryan ZinkeDOE, Industry, Community Representatives To Join 2017 National Cleanup Workshop
DOE News:- Jim Owendoff, Acting Assistant Energy Secretary for EM
- Roger Jarrell, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Energy for EM
- Stacy Charboneau, EM Associate Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Field Operations
- Ralph Holland,
Weekly Fishing Report: July 26
By GEORGE MORSE 2017’s Best & Worst Places To Rent In America – WalletHub Study
WALLETHUB News:To help prospective renters get the most bang for their buck, WalletHub’s analysts compared the 150 largest U.S. cities based on 21 key indicators of rental attractiveness and quality of life. The data set ranges from historical rental-price changes to cost of living to job market.
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NMED To Administer $18 Million In Volkswagen Smog Device Software Settlement Funds
NMED News:Letter To The Editor: Pearce And Infrastructure Bill
By EDWARD BIRNBAUMU.S. Rep. Steve Pearce claims, in a recent Los Alamos Daily Post news release (link), that his vote for H.R. 2910 is a vote for reducing the bureaucracy associated with approving construction of oil and gas pipelines. However, the dissent expressed by the Ranking Member on the Committee that considered this legislation, Frank Pallone, Jr., and the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Energy, Bobby L. Rush, summarized some important problems associated with the bill, which were ignored in Rep. Pearce’s statement, as quoted below.
“H.R. 2910 short Read More
Letter To The Editor: Dangers Of Allowing Cats Outside
By TERESA CHAGRINThe recent case of rabies in a bat who was caught by a cat near Espanola is a reminder about the dangers that allowing cats outdoors poses to wildlife, humans, and the cats themselves (“Child cuddles rabid bat” link).
Cats who roam outdoors are exposed to a variety of dangerous contagious diseases that are also transmissible to humans, including rabies, plague, tularemia, and toxoplasmosis. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that there are approximately 300 cases involving Read More
Update On Tuesday’s Earthquake In Los Alamos
Staff Report
Los Alamos National Laboratory’s seismic network detected an extremely small earthquake at 10:32 a.m. Tuesday, according to spokesman Kevin Roark. The event did not have any impact on Laboratory operations and there were no reports of anyone feeling the earthquake on Laboratory property, he said.
“A Laboratory seismologist has calculated a preliminary ‘signal duration’ magnitude of 1.5 at a location about two kilometers west-northwest of the northwestern edge of the town of Los Alamos and at a depth less than one kilometer,” Roark said. “This extremely small magnitude is Read More
Small Earthquake Felt In Los Alamos
Staff Report
Seismometers at Los Alamos National Laboratory recorded a small earthquake at around 10:23 a.m. today in the Los Alamos area, according to seismologist Peter Roberts. No information on the magnitude or the intensity of the quake will be available for two to three hours, Roberts said.
Roberts and his colleagues are gathering “felt reports” and have asked the community to email them describing what they felt as well as what time and at what street address they felt the activity. Emails may be sent to rekelley@lanl.gov or proberts@lanl.gov.
Residents are commenting Read More
Bear And Cubs Spotted Near 35th And Arizona Today
This bear and her cubs were spotted at 6 a.m. today at 35th Street and Arizona Avenue. Photo by Stan Bodenstein
This bear and her cubs were spotted trying to reach bird seed at 6 a.m. today at 35th Street and Arizona Avenue. Photo by Stan Bodenstein Read More
ESB Members Get The Dirt On Compost
Wastewater Treatment Plant Supervisor Jennifer Baca shows a pile of compost to County Councilor Pete Sheehey during a tour Environmental Sustainability Board members took July 20. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com 
Superintendent Jeff Ayers, far back, shows a piece of machinery that handles bio solids and squeezes out water from the solids. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com The composting operation at the wastewater treatment plant in Pueblo Canyon is not just environmentally Read More
Daily Postcard: Quemazon Sky Resembles Painting
Daily Postcard: The evening sky looks like a painting in Quemazon. Photo by Dino Sgambellone Read More
Child Cuddles Rabid Bat
A 6-year-old girl holds a bat that a cat brought into her grandmother’s house. She cuddled and kissed it on its head and the bat was later found to be infected with rabies. She is undergoing treatment. Courtesy/Valley Daily Post
- Cats, Bats and Rabies: What NOT to do When You Find a Bat
Tiki is a beautiful young cat who lives 15 minutes north of Espanola and loves to go outside. He is colored like a Siamese but his soft hair and broad head make him stand out in the crowd.
Early Thursday morning, a week ago Tiki went inside after a short time outside Read More
Bear Spotted Peering Into Trash Bin On 46th Street
This bear wandered over to a neighbor’s trash bin at about 7:30 p.m. today on 46th Street and stood up to take a look inside. He appeared to hear the clicking of a phone camera and left the scene. Photo by Wendy Lott Read More
Cow Fire Update: July 24
SFNF News:
The Cow Fire on the Pecos Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest started by lightening striking a tree about 6 miles northeast of the village of Pecos near Cow Creek.
Current Situation: When the tree that was hit by lightning fell, fire started creeping slowly down the slopes. Since July 18, it has been backing up and burning through grasses and heavy fuels on the ground.
The strategy is to let the Cow Fire treat those heavy fuels to mitigate the risk of future high-intensity wildfire. A rocky area on the north side of the fire is holding it, and green drainages to the east and Read More
