NM Volleyball Coach Inducted Into NFHS Hall Of Fame
Flo Valdez and NMAA Executive Director Dusty Young. Courtesy photo
Flo Valdez during press conference. Full video can be viewed here. Courtesy photo
NMAA News:
On Monday, New Mexico’s longtime volleyball coach Flo Valdez was officially inducted into the National Federation of High Schools (NFHS) Hall of Fame Class of 2026. Valdez and the Class of 2026 was honored at the 43rd induction ceremony of the National High School Hall of Fame, which was held at the 107th NFHS Summer Meeting in Salt Lake City, UT. A video of the induction ceremony can be found here.
Valdez is one of 12 individuals selected Read More
Catch Of The Week: Your Prime Subscription Hasn’t Expired. That Email Is Lying.
By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post
You open your inbox and there it is. A slick-looking email from Amazon Prime Video. Your subscription has expired. Payment failed. Click the link below to renew.
Panic sets in. You don’t want to lose your shows. You haven’t even finished watching “Sheep Detective”! That’s exactly what they’re counting on.
This week’s catch is a subscription expiration phishing scam, and it’s one of the most common lures in the phisher’s tackle box right now. The email looks legitimate. It has the Prime Video logo, a grid of familiar show thumbnails, Read More
McCauley Springs Fire Update: July 1, 2026
PatRick crew mopping up along fireline June 29, 2026. Courtesy photo
USFS News:
Acres: 712
Containment: 43%
Start Date: June 24, 2026
Location: Jemez Ranger District, east of Battleship Rock
Cause: Undetermined
Fuels: Timber, grass & understory, hardwood litter
Personnel: 386
Highlights: Crews from the McCauley Springs Fire assisted local units in responding to a new start within the Valles Caldera National Preserve yesterday. The 6.8 acre Rendocito Fire near PC03 Road received water drops from helicopters, and an engine and three squads of hotshots were able to assist in quickly Read More
SFCC Selects Mandie R. Pritchard As Associate Vice President For Student Affairs
Mandie R. Pritchard, SFCC Associate Vice President for Student Affairs
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) has selected Mandie R. Pritchard as Associate Vice President (AVP) for Student Affairs. Pritchard was one of several candidates who participated in online forums with faculty and staff. Pritchard started working as AVP for Student Affairs on Monday, June 29.
Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs Margaret Peters said, “SFCC is delighted that Mandie Pritchard has accepted the position. She brings an impressive combination of strategic leadership skills, Read More
Pets Of The Week: Allegra & Allegro, Butterfly
Some miracles barely weigh more than their whiskers, yet carry an extraordinary will to live. At just one week old, Allegra was explicably found alone in the middle of a highway. Cars were speeding past at 65+ mph when a Good Samaritan saw her and pulled over—one vehicle even passed directly over her before he could reach her. She had been thrown between lanes and left severely injured, covered in abrasions and in shock.
Allegra’s condition was critical. No one knew if she would survive the night. But she held on. She spent her earliest weeks in an incubator under round-the-clock foster care—on antibiotics, Read More
Life, Legacy, And Imagination Take Shape In Ghana’s Figurative ‘Fantasy’ Coffins At MOIFA
NMDCA News:
SANTA FE — The Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) announces The Art Underground: Fantasy Coffins of Ghana, opening Sunday, July 19, 2026, and on view through Saturday, September 5, 2027. This groundbreaking exhibition brings together more than twenty works including newly commissioned coffins—in both full-size and miniature-size—to take full measure of one of Ghana’s most inventive living art forms: figurative coffins made in coastal Ga communities that transform lived biographies into sculptural form.
Hand-carved and vividly painted, these works—often referred Read More
Los Alamos Faith & Science Forum: Summary Of ‘Just Six Numbers’ July 8
LAF&S News:
The Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum 2026 Summer Series Presents “Expansion on the Book ‘Just Six Numbers’ by Lord Martin Rees” by Dr. Joyce Guzik at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 8 at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church (TOTH). A light meal will be served at 6 p.m.
The presentation will be recorded and streamed to the ZOOM site given here.
This talk will summarize the book “Just Six Numbers” by Lord Martin Rees who retired in 2025 as the 15th Astronomer Royal. Rees explains the numbers that quantify the properties and forces in the universe and argues that if any of these six numbers Read More
County: New Gross Receipts Tax Rates Begin Today
COUNTY News:
As of July 1, 2026, Los Alamos County will implement a 0.625% increase in the County’s Gross Receipts Tax (GRT), raising the rate from 7.0625% to 7.6875%. This adjustment was approved by the County Council on October 28, 2025, through Ordinances No. 747 and No. 748.
New GRT Rate Composition:
- 2.6875% County/Municipal portion
- 0.1250% North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) increment
- 1.2250% State Shared – County Portion
- 3.6500% State Shared – State Portion
Total GRT Rate: 7.6875%
The increase was passed to support baseline County operations and various Read More
‘Ode To The Mother Road, Route 66 Centennial Art Exhibit’ At Step Up Gallery Until July 23
‘Breakfast on Route 66’ oil painting by Marcia Williams. Courtesy photo
‘Lunch on Route 66’ oil painting by Marcia Williams. Courtesy photo
Step Up Gallery News:
Ode to the Mother Road, Route 66 Centennial Art Exhibit, now showing in Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library, has some wonderful art not to be missed!
Above are two oil paintings by Marcia Williams of Santa Fe. Although Marcia is a plein air painter as well, these studio paintings are done with some family history in mind.
Marcia explains “I have boxes of family photos from both sides of my family including many black and white photos. The Read More
County Health Council: Our Teens Matter
Evelyn Drake
By EVELYN DRAKE
Intern
Los Alamos County Social Services Division
Los Alamos is a unique place—not just in general, but especially within New Mexico. Our community is known for being filled with incredibly bright and driven people. While that reputation can push students to achieve great things, it also carries a difficult reality. High expectations, especially around academics, can motivate, but they can also overwhelm. For many teenagers in Los Alamos County, these expectations contribute to declining mental health.
At Los Alamos High School, one of the top public high schools Read More
Romero Is Top Predictor In This Week’s Pace Race
Courtesy photo
ACRR News:
Ted Romero was the best predictor in the weekly pace race held at Pinon (Rocket) Park in White Rock. He was 14 seconds off his predicted time.
Other accurate predictors were:
- Edith Acosta with an 18 second differential
- Ted Atkins, Sr. recording a 26 second difference
- Eric Anderson at 28 seconds off and was also the top finisher in the 3-mile distance at 19:17
- Tomas Karella at 30 seconds off
On the 1-mile course Steve Daly was the best finisher with a time of 11:39 and 3-year-old Aster Zavorka was the first female at 25:49.
In the 2-mile competition Eric Davis had a 18:27 for Read More
Speaker Martínez Statement On Supreme Court’s Birthright Citizenship Ruling
NMDP News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Following today’s ruling from the United States Supreme Court upholding birthright citizenship, New Mexico House Speaker Javier Martínez (D-Albuquerque) issued the following statement:
“Today’s Supreme Court decision is a critical victory—not just for our immigrant communities, but for all Americans.
“Here in New Mexico, we have long recognized how essential immigrants are to our workforce, our economy, and our communities. Now, even President Trump’s hand-picked Supreme Court has rejected his latest, unconstitutional movida to advance his cruel, mass Read More
Daily Postcard: Native Bumble Bee Visits Lavender Flower
Daily Postcard: A native bumble bee visits a lavender flower in White Rock. Bumble bees are among New Mexico’s most important pollinators, supporting both wildflowers and many garden plants. Photo by Richard Skolnik Read More
County: 4th Of July Holiday Trash And Brush Collection
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Environmental Services Division (ESD) would like to remind residents of the upcoming refuse and brush collection schedule for the Fourth of July holiday.
Curbside Collection Schedule
- If your regular collection day is Thursday, July 2, 2026, there is no change to your refuse and brush collection. Please place your carts at the curb as you normally would.
- If your regular collection day is Friday, July 3, your refuse and brush collection will occur tomorrow, Wednesday, July 1. Please place your carts at the curb tomorrow morning, by 8 a.m. to ensure collection.
Forest Service Publishes Proposed Rule To Redefine, Streamline Guidance For Employees
USFS News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Forest Service is inviting public comment on a proposed rule to modernize its directives system – the agency’s internal documentation that guides how employees carry out their work. The proposal would redefine the agency’s manual and handbooks to reduce procedural burdens, encourage innovation and return decision-making authority to employees closest to the land.
“Today, the Forest Service maintains more than 900 chapters of national guidance and thousands of additional regional and unit-level supplements,” Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz Read More
Community Sends Cards To Service Members For July 4th
Card for service members. Courtesy photo
By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Executive Director
Champions of Youth Ambitions
As we celebrate the 250th Birthday of our Nation, child and youth centers along with community members have assisted Champions of Youth Ambitions (C’YA) with our programs of sending cards to current military members and Veterans to thank them for their service.
Here are just a few that have participated:
- Ark Child Care Center
- Dragonfly Playhouse
- Desert Bloom Play Café
- Youth Activity Centers
Those serving in other states will receive their “Mail Call” packages by tomorrow Read More
PAC 8 Community Media Center: July 3–9, 2026
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 July 3-9, 2026:
Friday, July 3, 2026
- 6 a.m. — Democracy Now! – Live
- 10 a.m. — The Thom Hartmann Program
- 11 a.m. — County Council Replay 6-23–26
- 4 p.m. — Democracy Now!
- 5 p.m. — PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates
- 6 p.m. — Understanding Homelessness
- 8 p.m. — Secret Cities: The Architecture and Planning of the Manhattan Project
McCauley Spring Fire Update: June 30, 2026
USFS News:
Acres: 712
Containment: 43%
Start Date: June 24, 2026
Location: Jemez Ranger District, east of Battleship Rock
Cause: Undetermined
Fuels: Timber, grass & understory, hardwood litter
Personnel: 384
Highlights: While the fire remains smoldering and creeping through dry fuels, suppression efforts Read More
Limited Private-Land Pronghorn Licenses Available For Northern NM
NMDGF News:
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Wildlife reminds hunters that private-land pronghorn licenses in northeastern New Mexico are available for the 2026-2027 license year.
Private-land pronghorn license sales are limited in Game Management Units (GMU) 41, 42, 47, 56, 57, 58 and 59. These licenses will be available beginning at 8 a.m. July 1 through the Department’s Online License System, license vendors or by phone at 888-248-6866.
Hunters should purchase any required game hunting license and/or stamps before July 1. Limited licenses will be sold on a first-come, Read More
Scenes From Summer Concert Friday Night At Ashley Pond
The crowd was small, but a few braved the light rain early that passed by and the crowd grew to enjoy the lively classic rock & roll band, Dirty Modine from Albuquerque Friday night at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
The headliner for Friday night’s concert at Ashley Pond Park, Dirty Modine, features Gary Pals on guitar, Gary Gabaldon on drums, Shawn Mills as lead singer, John Fernandez on base and Frana Gabaldon on keys. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Dirty Modine lead singer Shawn Mills and base player John Fernandez perform Friday night at Ashley Pond Park. Read More
