$10 Million In Multi-Resort Improvements Unveiled
SKI News:James Coleman, managing partner of Pajarito Mountain in Los Alamos, Purgatory Resort in Durango and Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort near Taos was named a partner Tuesday in Arizona Snowbowl in Flagstaff, Ariz., and is now the largest ski area operator in the Southwest.
As part of the announcement, Coleman unveiled a
WIPP: Schedule Changes For Resumption Of Operations
WIPP News:
While the WIPP recovery program continues to make significant progress, the original target date of March 2016 for resuming waste emplacement operations is no longer viable due to a variety of unanticipated issues.
Over the past several months, a number of additional activities have been identified that need to be added to the project schedule, including safety related activities that are required to be completed prior to resumption of operation.
Key issues impacting the recovery schedule include the need to:
- address the findings and recommendations from the Accident Investigation
LANL: Mechanism Discovered For Controlling Ultracold Chemical Reactions
The two reaction pathways (direct and looping) combine to determine the overall reaction rate for the chemical reaction. The ultracold reaction can be turned on or off depending upon whether the interference between the two pathways is constructive or destructive. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Discovery has important technological applications
Researchers have discovered a new interference mechanism in ultracold chemical reactions, one which has important technological applications in precision measurements, sensing and quantum computing.
“Remarkable progress in cooling and trapping Read More
Udall On 50th Anniversary Of Medicare And Medicaid
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Thursday, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall released the following statement in honor of the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson signing Medicare and Medicaid into law July 30, 1965:
“Fifty years ago today, President Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law. These landmark programs now help protect the health, well-being and financial security of more than half of New Mexico’s families. They allow children, seniors and people with disabilities to see a doctor when they’re sick, get medicines they need, and access preventive Read More
EM’s Los Alamos Site Completes Canyon-Side Cleanup
A spider excavator extracts mercury-contaminated soil. Courtesy/energy.gov
A waste container is loaded for off-site disposal. Courtesy/energy.gov
DOE News:
The Environmental Management (EM) Los Alamos Field Office has completed the steep canyon-side cleanup of mercury-contaminated soil on DOE property just south of Smith’s Marketplace shopping center in Los Alamos.
The project was finished in about five weeks — approximately three weeks ahead of schedule. The field office, management and operations contractor Los Alamos National Security, LLC, and subcontractor TerranearPMC Read More
FBI Hunts Suspected Bank Robber
FBI News:
Monday, July 27 at approximately 1:15 p.m., an unknown male subject entered the branch of First National Rio Grande located at 7620 Jefferson St. NE in Albuquerque in the Market Place shopping center.
The subject approached a bank employee, presented a handwritten note threatening that he had a firearm, and verbally demanded money. The subject fled the branch with an undisclosed amount of United States currency, heading on foot toward Jefferson Street.
The subject is described as a Native American or Hispanic male in his mid-20s, approximately 5’10” tall, of slender build, with Read More
NSA To Destroy Millions Of American Call Records Collected Under Controversial Program
NSA bulk collection image. Courtesy photo
HSNW News:
The director of national intelligence said on Monday that the NSA would no longer examine call records collected by the NSA in its controversial bulk collection program before the June reauthorization of the Patriot Act which prohibits such collection.
Bulk records are typically kept for five years, but the director said that although the records in the NSA database were collected lawfully, they would not be examined, and would soon be destroyed.
The Obama administration has announced that the NSA will soon stop examining, and soon Read More
Temporary Road Closure In Holy Ghost Canyon
Courtesy/SFNF
SFNF News:
SANTA FE — Forest Road (FR) 122 in Holy Ghost Canyon situated in a steep canyon right along Holy Ghost Creek, 16 miles north of Pecos on N.M. 63 and FR 122 on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District will be temporarily closed Tuesday, Aug. 4, through Thursday, Aug. 6 for repair work.
The work to re-stabilize one section of the road damaged by flooding after the 2013 Tres Lagunas wildfire should be completed within that timeframe, weather permitting.
The closure is necessary to accommodate the heavy machinery required for the road work. Private vehicles will not Read More
NPS And DOE Seek Public Input On Manhattan Project National Historical Park Draft Memo Of Agreement
NPS News:
Washington, D.C. — The National Park Service and the U.S. Department of Energy are inviting the public to review and comment on the Draft Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the National Park Service and the Department of Energy (DOE) that will guide the operation of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park.
The 2015 National Defense Authorization Act established the Manhattan Project National Historical Park and required the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Energy to create a Memorandum of Agreement for the park by Dec. 19, 2015.
Once signed, Read More
FBI: Former Ringleader Of Albuquerque-Based Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced To Federal Prison
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE—Christopher Roybal, 35, the former leader of an Albuquerque-based drug trafficking organization, was sentenced this morning in federal court to 168 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for his conviction on cocaine trafficking and money laundering charges.
Roybal also is required to pay a $184,080.00 money judgment under the terms of his plea agreement.
Roybal was one of the 19 defendants charged in Dec. 2012, with drug trafficking and money laundering charges in a 60-count indictment. The indictment was superseded twice; first in Feb. 2014,
