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Los Alamos Laboratory Ensures National Security

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 1, 2026

National Security Research Center at LANL. Courtesy/LANL

From Los Alamos National Laboratory:

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) ensures our national security. Achieving that mission starts with the National Security Research Center (NSRC). The NSRC is the classified library at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). Watch video here: https://nsrc.lanl.gov/.

The NSRC traces its lineage to the technical library formed by J. Robert Oppenheimer in 1943 as part of the Manhattan Project. We are part of the Lab’s fascinating history. Today, the NSRC is one of the largest scientific/technical Read More

NMSP Arrests Juvenile For Homicide In Buena Vista

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 28, 2026

NMSP News:

Feb. 20, 2026, at approximately 1:52 a.m., the New Mexico State Police (NMSP) Investigations Bureau investigated a homicide at 69 County Road C011 in Buena Vista, N.M.

Earlier that morning, at approximately 12:44 a.m., NMSP Dispatch received a call regarding 10 to 15 gunshots being heard in the area of 69 County Road C011, possibly coming from a white pickup truck.

Approximately 2 minutes later, Uniform Bureau officers were dispatched to 69 County Road C011 in reference to a male who had been shot. Officers arrived on scene and observed individuals performing CPR on the victim, later Read More

CYFD Ends Overnight Office Stays For Children

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 28, 2026

CYFD Acting Secretary Valerie Sandoval

STATE News:

SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Friday that the Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) has officially ended the practice of placing children overnight in CYFD offices, eliminating a burden on children in CYFD custody and the staff who have cared for them.

Children and youth previously staying in CYFD offices have been placed in safe and appropriate settings following CYFD’s creation of a new system to ensure safe placements for all children in its care now and into the future.

“Every child in New Mexico deserves a safe Read More

McQuiston: Why Modern Headlights Are Blinding Everyone … And What That Means For Accidents

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 27, 2026

By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Insurance Agency
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963

If you’ve driven at night lately, you’ve probably wondered if everyone has their brights on.

Most don’t.

Modern headlights are simply much brighter than they used to be — and while that helps the driver using them, it’s creating real problems for everyone else on the road.

What Changed?

For years, cars used halogen bulbs with a softer, yellow light. Today, most new vehicles use LED or HID lights.

They are:

Brighter;
Whiter (often slightly blue); and
Designed to project farther.

At the same time, more people drive SUVs and trucks,

Community Advocates Applaud Cleanup Of Abandoned Mining Materials On The Gila National Forest

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 27, 2026

The Gila National Forest Challenge Venture Mill Site. Courtesy/USDA Forest Service

WILDEARTH GUARDIANS News:

SILVER CITY — The U.S. Forest Service announced on Thursday that it will begin the cleanup of mining materials at the abandoned Challenge Venture Mill near Mogollon, approximately eight miles northeast of Glenwood, N.M.

Conservation and community advocates applauded the cleanup, which is a result of years of advocacy from local community members and WildEarth Guardians. The Challenge Venture mill site, a 40-plus-year-old mining facility that was shut down by the EPA in 1985, Read More