LANL Responds to Radiological Incident at LANSCE
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Multiple tests indicate no health risks to public or employees
Los Alamos National Laboratory is investigating the inadvertent spread of Technetium 99 by employees and contractors at the Lujan Neutron Scattering Center at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE), a multidisciplinary accelerator facility used for both civilian and national security research.
The Laboratory has determined that about a dozen people came into contact with the material, and some tracked small amounts of Technetium 99 off-site.
The contamination poses no danger to the public. The type of radiation Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: Aug. 16 to Aug. 22, 2012
The following information is provided by the Los Alamos Police Department.
Neither arrests nor charges indicate a conviction, and neither means that a person is guilty of the charges filed against them.
Aug. 16 at 7:45 a.m. / Los Alamos Public Schools reported that someone damaged school property with graffiti at Los Alamos High School. The estimated loss is less than $1,000.
Aug. 17 at 2:54 p.m. / Police received a report of someone shoplifting from a business in the 500 block of Central Avenue. The estimated loss is more than $250. The matter is under investigation.
Aug. 17 at 8:18 a.m. / Police Read More
Whooping Cough Cases on the Rise Statewide
Courtesy/CDC
Staff report
Pertussis, or whooping cough, is on the rise in New Mexico, according to the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH.) Anyone can get whooping cough, and in fact, increases in disease are occurring in all age groups. But babies who get pertussis are the group at greatest risk of complications, including pneumonia, seizures, brain damage and death.
Whooping cough is a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. It is known for uncontrollable, violent coughing, which often makes it hard to breathe.
After fits of many coughs, Read More
Bridge Work Begins Sunday on N.M. 84/285
NMDOT Traffic Advisory:
The New Mexico Department of Transportation will start work on a bridge maintenance project on N.M. 84/285 north of Santa Fe Sunday, Aug. 26.
The work will take place in the northbound lanes of the highway at mile marker 174.9 near Camel Rock Casino.
The work will be done at night from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. and will be completed in two to three weeks, weather permitting.
There will be single lane closures as crews work to stabilize the soil under the roadway and lift bridge approach slabs.
Drivers are asked to proceed through the work zone with caution, watch for traffic Read More
Police Track Down Suspected Paint Vandal
A worker removes paint after police on Friday tracked down a teenage boy suspected of throwing a paint balloon against the back wall of the Los Alamos Motor Vehicle Division Office, 997 Central Ave. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
Fresh paint is splattered in a parking stall near the vehicle believed to be used by the suspected vandal. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
A police cruiser blocks the car allegedly used by the suspected vandal. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
Two bottles of paint and a skate board were visible inside the car allegedly used by the suspect. Photo Read More
