Los Alamos Police Collect 312 Pounds Of Old Prescriptions During Saturday’s Drug Take Back Day
The Los Alamos Police Department collection site set up Saturday near the patio at Smith’s Maketplace. Courtesy/LAPD
LAPD Evidence Technician Anthony Lucero assists a citizen with a drop off. Courtesy/LAPD
LAPD News:
The Los Alamos Police Department collected 312 pounds of unwanted and unused prescriptions during Saturday’s drug take back day.
The total collection amount was from drop offs made to the LAPD drug box located in the police station lobby at the Judicial Complex and the two collection sites in Los Alamos and White Rock.
“This National Initiative to take controlled prescriptions Read More
AFTNM Responds To Closure Of Eastern Child Development Center
AFT News:October Hours Announced For National Hispanic Cultural Center Library And History And Literary Arts Building
National Hispanic Cultural Center Library and History and Literary Arts Building in Albuquerque. Courtesy/NHCCHeinrich Statement On Final Passage Of Clean Continuing Funding Resolution
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich“It’s my hope that this marks the end of governing by manufactured crises and a return to focusing on growing the economy and making sure all Americans get a fair shake at getting ahead. Without wasting anymore time, Democrats and Republicans must now work together toward a reasonable, long-term budget agreement that
Study Reveals Urban Smoke Absorbs Sunlight, Exacerbating Climate Warming
A new study by a science team led by LANL stresses the importance of understanding mixed black and brown carbon in smoke emissions for climate models. The particulates found in urban smoke are especially prone to absorbing sunlight and having a heating effect on the planet. A measurement station, shown here (Detling, UK), is one of several deployed in the UK throughout the study. Photo courtesy Manvendra Dubey/LANL
LANL News:
- First Field Demonstration Of Warming Caused By Soot And Brown Carbon
Cloaking urban areas and wildfire zones, tiny smoke particles suspended in the atmosphere have a Read More
Naturalization Ceremony At Fuller Lodge Saturday
Courtesy photoLos Alamos is incredibly diverse and culturally rich. We have people from more than 90 countries in our midst and their contributions are incalculable, not just their professional contributions but their cultural contributions.
They are a part of the story and the complex tapestry that is Los Alamos. and at 11 a.m. this Saturday, some of these individuals will take the last step in becoming full-fledged members of our society. They will become citizens of the United States in a naturalization ceremony at Fuller Lodge sponsored
Maj. Gen. Scott Jansson Assumes Command Of Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center At Kirtland AFB
Maj. Gen. Scott Jansson
AFNWC News:
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE – Maj. Gen. Scott Jansson will assume command of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC) in a ceremony this morning at Hardin Field.
Before coming to the AFNWC, Jansson was the Air Force Program Executive Officer for Weapons and director of the Armament Directorate at the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
Jansson replaces Maj. Gen. Sandra Finan, who is going to the Pentagon to be the deputy chief information officer for Command, Control, Communications, and Computers. Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, Read More
Experience 17 New Mexico True Adventures During Balloon Fiesta Beginning Saturday Oct. 3
The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta begins Saturday. CourtesyNMT
STATE News:
The New Mexico Tourism Department has created a list of 17 things for visitors to do during Balloon Fiesta week, encouraging an extended stay for the hundreds of thousands of visitors that travel to see New Mexico’s sky burst with color in early October.
The list, titled “17 New Mexico True Adventures You Need to Experience During Balloon Fiesta,” showcases the wide variety of cultural activities and authentic experiences visitors can encounter before, during and after the Albuquerque International Read More
Udall Welcomes OK Of Short-Term Budget Agreement, Urges Responsible Long-Term Budget For NM
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, a member of the Appropriations Committee, joined the full Senate in voting today for a short-term agreement to keep the federal government running until Dec. 11.
The measure, which passed the Senate 78-20 and passed the U.S. House of Representatives 277-151, is now headed to the president to be signed into law. While Udall welcomed the short-term agreement called a “continuing resolution,” he urged Congress to agree to a long-term budget that also ends the devastating across-the-board budget cuts known Read More
TSA Agents Find Record Number Of Guns In Carry-on Luggage At Airports
Loaded gun discovered at airport screening center. Courtesy/TSA
HSNW News:
TSA agents in airports across the United States discovered 67 guns in carry-on luggage during the week ending Sept. 17, which broke an earlier record of 65 firearms found during one week in May 2013.
TSA officers found nearly 1,900 firearms in carry-on luggage between Jan. 1 to Aug. 31, 2015. This year is thus on track to see a 28 percent spike in the number of firearms found compared to the 2,212 guns — an average of about 40 a week — discovered by TSA agents in 2014.
TSA notes that of those 67 guns discovered last week, Read More
