Don’t Let Scammers Steal Your Holiday Spirit
NMRLD News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Securities Division warns New Mexicans about new, sophisticated schemes bad actors are using to steal money from investors.
Drawing on data from the North American Securities Administrators Association’s (NASAA) 2025 Enforcement Report, which compiles investigations conducted in 2024, and its annual survey of top investor threats, the Securities Division has identified several frauds and threats to watch out for this holiday season.
“The rapid growth of technology and the rise of artificial intelligence gives scam artists new tools to steal Read More
Six Los Alamos Students Attend 2025 American Indian Senior Day At University Of New Mexico
LAHS students from left, James Gurule, River Sheppard, Graeme Martinez, Hannah Waldschmidt, Alessandra Valencia, and Haily Duran attended American Indian Senior Day on Oct. 29 at UNM, which included guided tours, a panel discussion with UNM Native American students, an informational fair, and an overview of UNM’s application process and financial aid opportunities. Courtesy/LAPS
LAHS Native American students traveled to Albuquerque to attend the 2025 American Indian Senior Day on Oct. 29 at UNM. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Six Los Alamos High School (LAHS) students attended the 2025 Read More
New Documents Added To Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Reading Room
LANL News:
New documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.
All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.
For legacy cleanup documents that were posted prior to April 30, 2018, please visit the LANL electronic public reading room.
- Notice of Disapproval, Investigation Report for Starmer/Upper Pajarito Canyon Aggregate Area (Part I [Sites at Technical Areas 08, 22, and 40] and Part II [Sites at Technical Area 09])
https://ext.em-la.doe.gov/GovFTPFiles/api/GetFiles/GetFile?fileName=EMID-704055_NOD_Starmer_Upper_Paja_Cyn_AA_IR_Part_II_TA-09_121625.pdf
Luján, Fischer Lead Senators To Preserve States’ Ability To Use Broadband Infrastructure Funds As Congress Intended
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, sent a letter to Arielle Roth, the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), urging the administration to preserve states’ ability to use their non-deployment Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program funds consistent Read More
Abiquiu Lake To Host Annual Midwinter Eagle Count Jan. 10
USACE News:
ABIQUIU — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staff at Abiquiu Lake will host their annual midwinter eagle survey, from 9 a.m.–12 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026.
The event is free and open to the public. Volunteers are asked to meet at the Abiquiu Lake Visitor Center for registration beginning at 9 a.m. The Abiquiu Lake Visitor Center is located on Hwy 96, just 2 miles west of the Hwy 84 junction.
“Abiquiu’s Eagle Count is one of our most popular events,” said Abiquiu Lake park ranger Kara Rapp. “This will be our 20th year of conducting eagle surveys at the lake!”
Hot coffee and snacks will be provided Read More
Los Alamos High School DECA Students Collect 1,238 Pairs Of Socks For Homeless Shelters
LAHS DECA President Jasmine Heft with sock donations. This year’s DECA Sock Drive resulted in 1,238 pairs of socks collected and donated to homeless shelters in Santa Fe and Española. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Los Alamos High School (LAHS) DECA students wrapped up their annual sock drive for area homeless shelters with a final count of 1,238 pairs of socks collected.
The annual service project coordinated by LAHS DECA began in early November and ended Dec. 10. The donations were taken to two shelters in Santa Fe and a shelter in Española.
Collection boxes for the sock drive were placed at Los Alamos Read More
NMSA 6th Department: Film & Cinematic Storytelling
NMSA News:
SANTA FE— New Mexico School for the Arts (NMSA) announces the launch of its innovative Film & Cinematic Storytelling department.
This is a comprehensive four-year high school curriculum designed to prepare New Mexico’s young people to become the next generation of filmmakers, creators, designers, and digital storytellers. The new program complements five art departments already in existence at the school: Creative Writing & Literature, Dance, Music, Theater, and Visual Arts.
“New Mexico has always been a place of powerful stories, but too often our young people haven’t Read More
Community Invited To Super Saturday At LAMC Lobby Shop!
PAC 8 Community Media Center: Dec. 19-25, 2025
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 Dec. 19-25, 2025:
Friday, Dec. 19, 2025
- 6 a.m. — Democracy Now! – Live
- 10 a.m. — The Thom Hartmann Program
- 11 a.m. — County Council Replay 12-16–25
- 4 p.m. — Democracy Now!
- 5 p.m. — PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates
- 6 p.m. — Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce “New Mexico Gross Receipts Tax”
- 7 p.m. — PAC 8 Summer Media Classes
- 8 p.m.
Chamisa K-Kids Donate To Los Alamos Animal Shelter
The Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos K-Kids of Chamisa Elementary School gather on Thursday, with Animal Shelter Manager Paul Sena and Chamisa Art Teacher/K-Kids Sponsor Andrea Lynch to celebrate their successful campaign of collecting items to donate to the Animal Shelter. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
COMMUNITY News:
The Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos K-Kids of Chamisa Elementary School in White Rock placed a donation box in the lobby of the school for parents, students, teachers, and visitors to place items to be donated to the Los Alamos County Animal Shelter.
Animal Shelter Manager Paul Read More
NMAR: New Mexico Home Sales Ease In November As Prices Hold Steady Year-Over-Year
NMAR News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Association of Realtors (NMAR) reports that across New Mexico, the housing market showed a seasonal slowdown in November 2025, with both month-over-month and year-over-year declines in sales activity, while prices remained relatively stable.
A total of 1,320 homes sold statewide in November, down 25.5 percent from October 2025 and down 11.7 percent compared to November 2024.
The median sold price was $355,818, edging down nearly 1.2 percent from the prior month but still up 2.0 percent year-over-year, indicating continued price resilience despite Read More
Daily Postcard: Golden Hue Fills Sky Over White Rock
Obituary: Harry Dreicer Oct. 6, 1927 – Dec. 5, 2025
HARRY DREICER Oct. 6, 1927 – Dec. 5, 2025
Harry Dreicer, 98, controlled thermonuclear fusion researcher and plasma physicist, passed away peacefully at home on December 5, 2025, in Santa Fe, NM.
His parents, Efim and Genia Drejcer, were Russian Jews who fled the Bolshevik Revolution and made their way to Germany where he was born on October 6, 1927. At the age of ten in 1938, he and the family fled to Italy. By 1939 they had managed to settle in the USA. He became a US citizen on July 10, 1946, his entire family having been stateless since 1922.
Harry married Roberta Jean Waldman on July 30, 1950 (divorced Read More
DOE Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office Awards N3B 95 Percent Of Contract Available Fee
N3B loads transuranic waste into a container to ship to WIPP in Carlsbad. Courtesy/EM-LA
N3B loads the transuranic waste containers onto a truck for shipment to WIPP in Carlsbad. Courtesy/EM-LA
EM-LA News:
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) legacy cleanup contractor, Newport News Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos, LLC (N3B), earned more than $15.8 million, or 95 percent, of the fee available during the performance evaluation period of fiscal year 2025, according to a recently released scorecard.
As part of EM-LA’s commitment to transparency Read More
FBI: Gallup Man Sentenced For Beating/Choking Partner
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE – A Gallup man was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for strangling his dating partner and leaving her with life-threatening injuries.
There is no parole in the federal system.
According to court documents, in the early morning hours of March 6, 2024, Victor Badonie, 33, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, assaulted and strangled Jane Doe. During this attack, Badonie menaced Doe in various ways—he punched Doe in her face multiple times, he choked her by pinning her down using his forearm against her neck, he ripped her hair out, and he broke her phone as she tried Read More
Luján, Heinrich, Rosen Press Meta On Dramatic Rise In Antisemitism On Social Media Platforms & AI Models
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) pressed Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Meta’s failure to address antisemitic content on its platforms and potentially promote antisemitism through its artificial intelligence models. Specifically, the senators highlight how a rise in antisemitic content can be linked to the recent changes in community standards and content moderation practices, which were announced by Meta in January. Additionally, in the letter, the senators press Meta to disclose its policies and Read More
EM-LA Updates Los Alamos County Council On Efforts To Resolve Chromium Plume
Images of EM-LA’s various meetings with stakeholders regarding the hexavalent chromium plume. Courtesy/LAC
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
For more than 20 years, the Department of Energy (DOE) has been attempting to successfully eradicate the hexavalent chromium plume in the aquifer 1,000 feet below Mortandad and Sandia canyons.
Los Alamos County Council learned about DOE’s Environmental Management-Los Alamos Field Office’s (EM-LA) progress on resolving this long-term issue during its Tuesday night meeting.
EM-LA Manager Jessica Kunkle emphasized Read More
Local Love Snap, Tag & Share Holiday Promotion Brings Awareness Of Los Alamos Businesses
Boomerang Consignment and Resale and Gaia Gifts Owner Anna Dillane displays the Places and Spaces’ Local Love Snap, Tag & Share Holiday Promotion at her business, 1247 Central Ave # A. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
BY KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
In looking at key issues that affect local businesses, the nonprofit organization Places and Spaces saw the difficulty businesses have in marketing themselves and decided to do something about it.
Thus, the Local Love Snap, Tag & Share Holiday Promotion was born. The promotion runs through Jan. Read More
Bernadette Martinez Takes Helm At County HR Department
Bernadette Martinez
Human Resources Manager
Los Alamos County
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
As the new Los Alamos County Human Resources Manager, Bernadette Martinez has made helping people her entire career.
She explained she has worked for Los Alamos County, in the Human Resources Division, for 15 years. She started as a Human Resources Technician as rose through the ranks before officially becoming the manager Dec. 8. Martinez took over the position from Mary Tapia.
“I’ve had a long career with the County and HR,” Martinez said.
County Manager Anne Read More
Kiwanis Thanks Community For Support At This Year’s Breakfast With Santa
Santa and Mrs. Claus. Courtesy photo
KIWANIS News:
The Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos would like to thank the community for their wonderful support of our Breakfast with Santa event Dec. 6. Over 760 guests were served a free hot breakfast of pancakes, eggs and sausage; memories were made and wishes were heard for more than 350 children; and 36 boxes of food were collected for LA Cares.
Special thanks to the Del Norte Credit Union for providing both Santa and a generous donation to fund the event. Thanks also to our intrepid balloon master, Julie Nagle, who made balloon animals for the children throughout Read More
