Project Venture Spotlights Culturally Grounded Approach To Build Resilience, Reduce Opioid & Overdose Crisis Risk
FORE News:
The U.S. opioid and overdose crisis has disproportionately impacted American Indian and Alaska Native communities — yet prevention strategies too often overlook cultural traditions, tribal beliefs, and the effects of historical and ongoing trauma. Indigenous adolescents face some of the highest risks, including higher rates of overdose, suicide, depression, and adverse childhood experiences than other racial and ethnic groups.
A new video from the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) spotlights Project Venture, an innovative program on the Pine Ridge Reservation Read More
EM-LA, N3B To Discuss Legacy Waste Program Overview
N3B News:
Are you curious about the legacy cleanup mission at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)? Do you want to learn more about the progress made over the past year to protect our environment and safely dispose of radioactive waste? Please join us for a community meeting from 5-7 p.m. MDT, Sept. 10, 2025. We want to hear from you.
Hosts: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) and its contractor, Newport News Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos, LLC (N3B).
Background: This event will feature discussions on:
- The different waste streams EM-LA/N3B
FBI: Candidate Who Orchestrated Shootings And Murder-For-Hire After Election Loss Sentenced To 80 Years In Prison
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Solomon Peña was sentenced to 960 months in prison for orchestrating a politically motivated shooting spree and plotting to murder witnesses to obstruct justice.
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Solomon Peña, 42, ran for District 14 of the New Mexico House of Representatives during the November 2022 midterm elections. After his electoral defeat, Peña falsely claimed the election was rigged and began pressuring members of the Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners not to certify the results.
When they refused, Peña recruited Jose Read More
2025 Los Alamos Roller Hockey Season Gets Underway
Scene from the 2025 hockey season kickoff at the County Ice Rink. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Coach Joe Artnak works with skaters to improve their hockey skills. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
By Coach Joe Artnak
Los Alamos Hockey Association
The Kickoff Session of the Los Alamos Roller Hockey Season was Wednesday, Aug. 13, at the County Ice Rink, in collaboration with Los Alamos County Parks and Recreation and the Los Alamos Hockey Association (LAHA). The County is hosting the weekly event and LAHA is executing the on-rink activities.
The event is open to everyone in the community Read More
Cone Zone: Week Of Aug. 18, 2024
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Public Works’ staff manages the projects listed in this section through contractors. For more information, please email lacpw@lacnm.us, call 505.662.8150, or visit the County Projects page at https://lacnm.com/pw-projects.
Please slow down and use caution within the construction work zones. Please note the information below is based on a schedule provided by the contractors and may change due to weather or other delays.
Bathtub Row Reconstruction Project Updates
Construction crews with TLC Plumbing & Utility continue the Bathtub Row Reconstruction Read More
Daily Postcard: Lazuli Bunting Spotted On Los Pueblos
A Lazuli Bunting is spotted perched on a branch Wednesday morning on Los Pueblos. Two male and one female Lazuli Buntings have been seen on Los Pueblos during the last two days. Lazuli Buntings are small, finchlike, stocky songbirds with cone-shaped bills and gently sloping foreheads. The tail is notched or slightly forked. Male Lazuli Buntings perch upright and sing from exposed perches in low trees and shrubs. They forage at various heights, but spend most of their time in the understory, hopping between branches and on the ground while reaching for insects or seeds. Source: www.allaboutbirds.org. Read More
Governor Marks 90th Anniversary Of Social Security
From the Office of the Governor:
SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham today celebrated 90 years of one of the most iconic, successful programs in American history, recognizing Social Security as a system that has lifted millions out of poverty, treated people with dignity, and provided security in their retirement years.
The governor emphasized that Social Security represents earned income for retirees and disabled workers—while calling out Congress for failing to address the real financial pressures facing the program.
“While Congress refuses to deal with inflation and the real-life Read More
County Update On Power Outage Knocking Out Electricity To 900+ Customers Today In White Rock
The pole that held the cable that was snagged this morning was left leaning after power was restored to White Rock electric customers. Courtesy/LAC
DPU’s Electric Distribution crews followed up on power restoration by straightening the power pole. Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
This morning’s, Aug. 14, power outage in White Rock knocked out electricity for more than 900 customers around 8:30 a.m. and was resolved an hour later.
The outage started when a delivery truck snagged a line on a power pole near Piñon School. While it was initially believed to be a power line that was snagged, Deputy Utility Read More
Obituary: Santiago Gonzales Jr. Feb. 17, 1931 – July 23, 2025
SANTIAGO GONZALES JR. Feb. 17, 1931 – July 23, 2025
Santiago Gonzales, Jr., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in the company of family. He was 94. It may have been no coincidence that Santiago joined Florence on their 70th wedding anniversary! Though Florence passed away in March 2022, his love for her never waned.
Santiago, Jr. (“Jimmy”) was born at home in Pojoaque, the eighth of nine children of Santiago and Celedonia Gonzales. He grew up on a close-knit family farm in Pojoaque and spent his youthful summers on the family homestead on the Pajarito Plateau (presently Los Alamos), Read More
Rule Of Law Advances A Civil And Engaged Democracy
New Mexico Supreme Court Chief Justice David K. Thomson, Courtesy/NMSC
By Chief Justice David K. Thomson
New Mexico Supreme Court
I am pleased to announce the New Mexico Supreme Court’s fifth annual “Rule of Law” program. The goal of the program is to educate middle school, high school, and college students on the judiciary’s role in our democracy and how the rule of law secures a just and civil society. This year we will hold oral argument at the Henderson Fine Arts Center at San Juan College in Farmington on Aug. 28, at 1 p.m.
Normally, I write an op-ed in advance of the program to discuss the importance Read More
Enterprise Bank & Trust Announces Enterprise University 2025 Fall Course Lineup
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Enterprise Bank & Trust has launched the 2025 fall semester of Enterprise University, its innovative series of virtual business courses designed to help professionals better their businesses and careers. The live, interactive webinars are available at no cost to attendees, with the semester coursebook and registration available at enterprisebank.com/eu.
In Enterprise University’s more than 20-year history, business professionals have returned year after year to attend new courses, Read More
Preserving History ‘Behind-The-Fence’ … Archaeologist, Historic Buildings Team Restoring Manhattan Project Relics
Battleship Bunker in Pajarito Canyon, where important implosion tests preceded the Trinity Test. Courtesy/LANL
By MARLENE WILDEN
Los Alamos Daily Post
marlene@ladailypost.com
At Los Alamos’s Pajarito Site, also known as Technical Area 18 (TA-18), a quiet but profound restoration effort is unfolding. Led by archaeologists, historians and architects from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), this work goes beyond stabilizing concrete bunkers and experimental facilities from World War II. It’s part of a deeper mission to honor the full legacy of Manhattan Project National Historical Read More
Pages Of Our History: Remembering Tom Lehrer
Tom Lehrer
By SHARON SNYDER
Los Alamos
Los Alamos has lost a friend. Tom Lehrer, musician and mathematician, died July 26 in Cambridge, Mass., at age 97.
Some people will not recognize the name. but those who date back to the 1950s on the Hill and those who were in college in the ‘50s and ’60 s remember Lehrer’s songs, most of them written by Tom himself. They were light and fun.
Just a few years ago, Liz Martineau, Gordon McDonough, and I got the idea of playing Lehrer’s music in the Bethe House for visitors to enjoy. We had old records to make that idea possible, but we felt that we should ask Tom’s permission. Read More
County Considering New Plan For 20th Street Property
A rendering of what RBMM developers are proposing to do on County’s land on 20th Street. Courtesy/LAC
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
So many plans have been proposed for the 3 acres of Los Alamos County-owned land on 20th Street. It was going to feature an extended-stay hotel; then sub-dividing and selling parcels to bring in businesses was considered; now a new plan is being proposed.
Los Alamos County Council first heard about this newest proposal during its July 29 meeting. An ordinance to sell the property to RBMM developers to bring a mix of housing and retail Read More
Obituary: Nathan Richard Hase Jan. 25, 1933 – Aug. 8, 2025
NATHAN RICHARD HASE Jan. 25, 1933 – Aug. 8, 2025
On Friday, August 8, 2025, Nathan Richard Hase passed away at the age of 92. He was the loving husband of Martha Jo, and father to Kristin and Kevin.
Nathan was born on January 25, 1933, in Elk City, Kansas, to Eugene Edgar and Pairidine (Mason) Hase. He married Martha Jo on June 5, 1960. Their daughter, Kristin Michelle, was born on February 4, 1963, and their son, Kevin Richard, was born on March 27, 1968.
Nathan served in the U.S. Army from April 27, 1953, to April 15, 1955, during the Korean War. He served as a machine gunner with Company F, 86th Infantry Read More
NMED, NMDOH Study Shows Military ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found In Blood Of Curry County New Mexico Residents
STATE News:
SANTA FE — A first-of-its-kind blood testing study in New Mexico found that 99.7% participants living or working near Cannon Air Force Base had one or more per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), or “forever chemicals,” in their blood, with residents near the base’s contamination plume three times more likely to have elevated levels.
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) and New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) released the results today from the $1.2 million PFAS blood testing project, funded entirely by NMED, for 628 people in rural Curry County near Cannon Read More
History Of Genízaros Lecture At Los Luceros Aug. 24
NMDCA News:
Los Luceros Historic Site together with the Amigos (Friends) de Los Luceros, host a special presentation with former state historian Robert J. Torrez, “What a Price a Human: Indian Captives in New Mexico.”
From 2–4 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 24, Robert J. Torrez will present the history of slavery in New Mexico, with a special focus on the Genízaro, or detribalized Indigenous people in colonial New Mexico. He will share his knowledge about the practice of incorporating Indian captives into Hispano households in Spanish, Mexican, and Territorial-era New Mexico.
He will also discuss how Read More
New Mexico Delegation To Host Virtual Military Service Academy Nominations Event Sept. 4
NM DELEGATION News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — At 6 p.m. MT on Thursday, Sept. 4, the offices of U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and U.S. Reps. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) will bring together representatives from the U.S. Military Service Academies for a virtual Q&A session.
The conversation is an opportunity for high school students and recent graduates to ask questions about the nomination process and attending U.S. Military Service Academies. The New Mexico Congressional Delegation will be accepting Read More
Safe Surrender Event To Clear Outstanding Bench Warrants In Carlsbad Aug. 22 & 23
COURT News:
CARLSBAD — People with outstanding bench warrants from any magistrate court in New Mexico have an opportunity to clear them at the Eddy County Magistrate Court in Carlsbad, New Mexico from 1–7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 22, and from 8 a.m.–5 p.m., Saturday. The courthouse address is 1949 South Canal Street.
The safe surrender event provides anyone with outstanding warrants an opportunity to avoid jail and other consequences by appearing before a judge. At the time of surrender, a person who appears voluntarily will receive favorable consideration when requesting a new court date, payment Read More
BLM: Public Access To Achenbach Canyon In Organ Mountains Wilderness Protected
View from the Organ Mountains Wilderness. Courtesy/BLM
BLM News:
In southern New Mexico, the Organ Mountains Wilderness covers just shy of 20,000 acres of varied habitat, from the lower elevation Chihuahuan Desert to the rugged Organ Mountains, named for their rock spires resembling organ pipes.
Located just miles from Las Cruces, New Mexico’s second largest city, the wilderness area and surrounding Organ Mountains Desert Peaks National Monument provide varied recreation opportunities for residents along with diverse wildlife habitat.
In 2021 The Wilderness Land Trust purchased Read More
