Forest Service Announces Phased Clean Up Of 40-Year-Old Hazardous Mining Site In Gila National Forest
WILDEARTH GUARDIANS News:
MOGOLLON — After years of advocacy from local community members and WildEarth Guardians, the Forest Service has announced they will begin a phased clean up in the fall of this year of the Challenge Venture mill site, a 40-plus year-old mining facility that was shut down by the EPA in 1985. The mill site sits on public land in the middle of the Gila National Forest, just a few miles north of the Gila Wilderness boundary.
Mogollon, New Mexico was a mining boomtown that peaked in population and mining activity in the early 1900s. The Challenge Venture project was an ill-conceived Read More
Experience Pure Awe: The Universe And Beyond In Ultra HD
NMDCA News:
ALAMOGORDO — Get ready to journey across the stars with infinite, bolder sights and resonant sounds. The New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium at the New Mexico Museum of Space History has unveiled a dazzling upgrade to its projection system, ensuring every visitor experiences the cosmos in spectacular detail!
To provide our museum goers with a world-class experience, we have invested in upgrading the planetarium. The latest upgrade includes high-performance computers with advanced graphics cards and Digistar software, which seamlessly integrates with our 4K laser Read More
New Mexico State Police See Strong Gains In Public Safety Efforts Midway Through 2025
NMSP Chief Troy Weisler
NMSP News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico State Police (NMSP) is proud to announce significant progress in statewide public safety efforts as reflected in the 2025 mid-year data.
From increased arrests of dangerous offenders to fewer vehicle crashes on New Mexico roads, the numbers show measurable improvements driven by the dedication and professionalism of our officers.
Between January and June 2025, NMSP officers have taken aggressive action to enhance public safety across the state:
- Arrests: NMSP made 4,481 arrests in the first half of the year, a 10.70% increase compared
Catch Of The Week: Google Drive Shared File Phishing
Image of a poorly done Google Drive phishing attempt. Courtesy image
By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post
I have seen a lot of phishing attempts in my life, some of them really well done, some of them um…not so great.
Surprise, I declined the attempt to share this.
This is a phishing scam. The notification “hacked crash exposed” is a decidedly not legitimate message from Google. Scammers frequently use alarming, fake file names to trick recipients into clicking malicious links.
While the notification itself does come from Google’s legitimate sharing Read More
Wonders On Wheels Hits NM State Fair And Fall Festivals
NMDCA News:
The Wonders on Wheels Mobile Museum, a division of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, is touring the exhibit, “Eight Sites, One History: Explore the Past at New Mexico Historic Sites” to a variety of community events throughout the state.
Visitors can explore the exhibit “Eight Sites, One History,” sponsored by New Mexico Historic Sites, at the New Mexico State Fair, fall festivals, and community events. The exhibit highlights the distinctive stories revealed at each of the state’s eight sites, from Indigenous lifeways to Spanish settlement Read More
Anderson Is Top Predictor In Weekly Pace Race
Courtesy photo
Courtesy photo
ACRR News:
Eric Anderson was the best predictor in the weekly pace race held on the trail at the end of Range Road beyond the cemetery. He was 2 seconds off his predicted time. Other accurate predictors were Adrian Medin had a 4 second differential; Paul Geimer was 21 seconds off as well as the first-place finisher in the 3-mile course with a time of 21:51; Madeline Harms recorded a 32 second difference; and Anders Medin was 57 seconds off.
7-year-old Ivana Velechovsky was the best finisher in the 1-mile race at 13:08 and 3-year-old Max Davis was the first male finisher Read More
CDTC Launches Continental Divide National Scenic Trail Community Survey
CDTC News:
GOLDEN, CO — The Continental Divide Trail Coalition (CDTC) is conducting a widespread survey of communities and stakeholders connected to the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDT). The CDT Community Survey period is open through Nov. 15, and individuals, tribal representatives, organizations, and businesses in the CDT landscape are encouraged to participate.
Contributions from the survey will help guide the future of CDTC’s community-centric conservation efforts as part of the organization’s mission to complete, protect, and elevate the CDT. Input from communities Read More
BLM Wins State Award For Making Deadly Quarry Safe
Smoothing out this former rock quarry in Doña Ana County earned the Las Cruces District Office of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management a 2025 Excellence in Reclamation Award. Courtesy photo
MMD News:
SANTA FE — The Las Cruces District Office of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management won a state reclamation award this week for transforming a dangerous rock quarry near Las Cruces into a safer destination for the hikers who frequently visited the site despite its 150-foot unstable cliffs.
The New Mexico Mining and Minerals Division also recognized Chevron Mining, Inc. with a second 2025 Excellence in Read More
DOH: New Mexico Suicide Deaths Rise 9% In 2024
NMDOH News:
SANTA FE — Suicide deaths in New Mexico increased 9% in 2024 to 512 deaths, a jump of 42 more deaths than in 2023, according to new data from the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH).
September is National Suicide Prevention Month, making it an important time to raise awareness about suicide prevention and the resources available to help.
“Suicide is preventable, but it requires all of us to act,” said Clarie Miller, lead suicide prevention coordinator for NMDOH. “Whether it’s learning the warning signs, knowing how to connect someone to 988, or simply checking in on friends Read More
Get Ready For Homecoming 2025
LAHS teacher and 2024 Grand Marshall Kimberly Engelking waves to the crowd during last year’s Homecoming parade. Courtesy photo
LAPS News:
Get ready for Homecoming 2025 in Los Alamos! Homecoming Week is Sept. 15 – 20, 2025 and will feature a number of events and activities for students, staff and community members.
The Homecoming Parade will be held on Friday, Sept. 19. This year’s Grand Marshall is LAHS teacher Lynn Ovaska. The theme for the parade is “Whisker Wipeout.”
The parade will begin at 2:30 p.m. starting at the Canyon Complex parking lot, proceeding down Central Avenue Read More
Duplicate Bridge In Los Alamos: Sept. 3, 2025
BRIDGE News:
John Ruminer and Earle Marie Hanson were 1st in the September 2 game, and Cliff Rudy and Jerry Fleming won on September 3. Debra Duncan from Taos was a guest at the September 2 game.
Here is an interesting hand, made easy if East, the dealer, is willing to open the bidding. The trend nowadays is to be willing to open a little lighter than the traditional 13+ point hand, made popular with the success that people playing the Precision system have; one of the features of which is to open all 11+ point hands.
This is board #10. East is the dealer and both sides are vulnerable.
East is the dealer and Read More
Ten LAHS Seniors Named Semifinalists In 2026 National Merit® Scholarship Program
High school and district administrators were on hand to congratulate Los Alamos High School seniors named 2026 National Merit Semifinalists. Pictured are (back, left to right, Assistant Superintendent Carter Payne, James Thomas, Henry Gans, James Ito, Jasper Carpenter and Principal Eric Ziegler; (front, left to right) Assistant Principal Stan Maschal, Assistant Principal Suzanne Montoya, Alyssa Sun, Anya Seet, Emily Xu, John Kang, Galina Nelson, and Assistant Principal Ryan Finn. (Not pictured, Helena Welch). Courtesy photo
LAPS News:
Ten Los Alamos High School seniors have been Read More
Purgatory Announces 2025-26 Winter Operating Schedule
PURGATORY News:
Purgatory Resort, one of Colorado’s most family-friendly and affordable ski resorts, will kick off its 60th ski season Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. Daily operations are scheduled through April 5, 2026, with weekend operations continuing as conditions allow.
Purgatory Resort opened Dec. 4, 1965, with one double chairlift and a handful of trails. Lift tickets were $4.50 for adults. Sixty years later, the resort features 1,635 acres of skiable terrain with 107 trails, 11 lifts, year-round activities, and signature events.
Lift tickets for the 2025-26 season are on sale now, starting Read More
Little Forest Playschool Fall Fiesta Sept. 20
PAC 8 Community Media Center: Sept 12-18, 2025
PAC 8 News:
PAC 8 Community Media Center is available for recording events, transferring of 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 Sept 12-18, 2025:
Friday, Sept. 12, 2025
- 6 a.m. — Democracy Now! – Live
- 10 a.m. — The Thom Hartmann Program
- 11 a.m. — County Council Replay 9-09–25
- 4 p.m. — Democracy Now!
- 5 p.m. — PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates
- 6 p.m. — Coexisting With Cougars: Protecting Wildlife While Reducing Conflict
- 7 p.m. — PAC 8 Summer Media
Daily Postcard: When Clouds Explode
Daily Postcard: Clouds appear to explode on Wednesday afternoon in Pajarito Acres. Photo by Jim Gourdoux Read More
Meow Wolf To Host Cosmic Howl … The Ultimate Cross-Dimensional Halloween House Party Oct. 31
MEOW WOLF News:
SANTA FE — On Halloween night, surreal wonder and spooky-season shenanigans collide in the ultimate house party at Meow Wolf Santa Fe. At The Cosmic Howl House Party, House of Eternal Return descends into the underworld, pulsing with DJs spinning across every cosmic direction. Chills and thrills will abound on this fright night with more spooky energy than you can handle.
A costume contest with a twist: In-House Costumed Performers will haunt the dance floors and corridors, colliding with guests in a living, breathing masquerade. Think S&M with a Halloween flair—playful, Read More
Local Author Releases Book Of Poetry
The Missing Sea illustrated by local artist Jen Jordan. Courtesy image
COMMUNITY NEWS:
“Dolejsi’s craft and intuitive genius has led her to — dare I say it? — a masterpiece,” National Book Award Finalist William Heyen wrote of a new book of poems by local author Kelly Dolejsi.
The Missing Sea, illustrated by local artist and engineer Jen Jordan, will be released this November. The community is invited to pre-order The Missing Sea at a discounted price until Oct. 3 at https://www.
Dolejsi has lived in Los Alamos since 2003, Read More
Senate Republican Leader Reacts To Assassination Of Charlie Kirk During Event Today At Utah Valley University
Charles James Kirk
From State Senate Republicans:
SANTA FE — Today, political organizer and conservative youth activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot during an event at Utah Valley University.
New Mexico Senate Republican Leader Bill Sharer (R-Farmington) reacted to these new developments with the following statement:
“We have people in our country who think that free speech is somehow an existential threat to our democracy. Today, such people executed a man whose only crime was loving God, loving his country, and loving his family.
Yet our republic cannot function without healthy political Read More
Connect With The Sun And Moon At Jemez Historic Site’s Astronomy Programs Saturday Sept. 20
Learn about NASA’s PUNCH program Sept. 20 at Jemez Historic Site. Courtesy/NMDCA
NMDCA News:
Learn about NASA’s PUNCH program, along with past and modern perspectives of astronomy at Jemez Historic Site during two programs held Saturday, Sept. 20.
At 11 a.m., Jim Greenhouse, from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science in Albuquerque, will share images and discuss details of the NASA PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission during the “Looking to the Skies: Modern and Ancient Astronomers” program. He will share images and offer visitors a chance to view Read More
