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Shop Small Business Saturday At PEEC’s Gift Shop Nov. 29

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PEEC News:

Celebrate the holiday season by supporting local nonprofits and finding unique gifts 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 29 at the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) Gift Shop inside the Los Alamos Nature Center.

Admission is free, and shoppers of all ages are welcome.

PEEC’s gift shop features a variety of nature-themed books, toys, and locally made goods, with all purchases helping to support environmental education programs in the community. Shoppers can enjoy special discounts during this one-day event: 20% off for PEEC members and 10% off for non-members.

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Catch Of The Week: Cloudflare Outage

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Cloudflare meme. Courtesy image

By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

What happened?

On Nov. 18, 2025, Cloudflare — a firm that helps power and protect a big chunk of the internet — had a major outage. Websites and services you use like ChatGPT, X, Spotify and more were either unavailable or showing error messages. Ruh roh raggy!

  • Cloudflare uses a “feature file” that helps its system spot bots and protect websites.
  • A change was made to a database system, which caused that feature file to double in size, beyond what the system expected or could handle. 
  • Because the file was
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Los Alamos Schools Credit Union COO To Speak At UNM-LA Career Series Today Nov. 20

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UNM-LA News:

The final UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) “A Day in the Life Of …” speaker is Josh Stringer from Los Alamos Schools Credit Union. The talk will take place from 2-3 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 20, on the UNM-LA campus in room 203 as well as via Zoom.

Community members are welcome to attend. Los Alamos High School students are encouraged to participate during their WIN time via Zoom.

Born in California and raised in New Mexico, Stringer earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from New Mexico State University with a focus in marketing. He started his career in media with MTV and Read More

County Council Proclaims Dec. 2, 2025 Giving Tuesday

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Los Alamos Community Foundation Executive Director Elizabeth Martineau, left, is joined by Councilor Ryn Herrmann, 4th from left, and local nonprofits as she accepts a proclamation declaring Tuesday, Dec. 2, as Giving Tuesday in Los Alamos. Giving Tuesday is a national day of community giving. Residents can support local nonprofits at LosAlamosGives.org. Read More

Los Alamos-based UbiQD Appoints Veteran Finance Leader Tony Beams As Chief Financial Officer

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UbiQD CEO Hunter McDaniel, left, and newly appointed CFO Tony Beams. Courtesy/UbiQD, Inc.

UbiQD’s newly appointed CFO Tony Beams, left, speaking with CEO Hunter McDaniel. Courtesy/UbiQD, Inc.

BUSINESS News:

  • Veteran finance leader joins to support UbiQD’s next phase of commercial growth in agriculture and solar sectors

UbiQD®, a global leader in quantum dot technology, today announced the appointment of Tony Beams as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Beams brings a strong track record of financial leadership and operational expertise in sustainability-focused technology businesses, Read More

Los Alamos High School Hosts DECA Buddies Day

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Los Alamos High School (LAHS) DECA hosted a DECA Buddies Day event, with almost 60 students from LAHS and Capital High School in attendance for a day of activities and team building. LAHS DECA President Jasmine Heft, left, is leading the teams in one of the day’s many activities. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

The Los Alamos High School (LAHS) DECA (international business association for high school and college students) recently hosted Capital High School DECA students for a day of activities and team building exercises that has become known as “DECA Buddies Day”.

Last Tuesday, 28 Capital High School Read More

FBI: Federal Authorities Charge Las Cruces Man After Over 70 Retail Assaults And Thefts Spark Local Outcry

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — A Las Cruces man with a lengthy history of retail thefts and assaults was federally charged under the Hobbs Act after the Las Cruces Police Department publicly condemned the state judicial system for failing to prosecute more than 70 offenses allegedly committed by the defendant since 2022.

According to court documents, between November 2022 and April 2025, Neal Wesley Garcia, 43, allegedly committed multiple robberies and assaults at retail stores throughout Las Cruces. Garcia’s offenses involved violence or threats against employees when they attempted to prevent Read More

Los Alamos County And DestinationiQ To Host Tourism Town Hall Wednesday Dec. 10

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County invites community members to attend a Tourism Town Hall at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 10, at SALA Event Center, 2551 Central Ave.

The event will be co-hosted by the County and its tourism marketing partner, DestinationiQ.

The Tourism Town Hall invites residents and business owners to connect with DestinationiQ and get an inside look at what’s next for tourism in Los Alamos County. The event will showcase new strategies to strengthen the local visitor economy and highlight how DestinationiQ will support these efforts through research, collaboration, and community Read More

Defense Technology Company Castelion Chooses New Mexico As Home For ‘Project Ranger’ Hypersonic Manufacturing Campus 

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Castelion Co-founder/CFO Andrew Kreitz

STATE News:

          • Solid rocket motor facility will create 300+ high-paying jobs 

ALBUQUERQUE — Castelion, a defense technology company, announced that it has officially selected Sandoval County as the site for Project Ranger, a 1,000-acre solid rocket motor manufacturing campus. 

The campus is projected to create more than 300 high-paying jobs and generate more than $650 million in economic output over the next decade. The company plans to invest more than $100 million over the first four years of Project Ranger’s development, with more capital to follow.  Read More

Los Alamos County Council Regular Session Nov. 18

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County Council will hold a Regular Session at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 18, in Council Chambers at the Municipal Building at 1000 Central Ave.

During the meeting, Council will issue a proclamation designating Dec. 2, 2025, as Giving Tuesday in Los Alamos County.

The meeting is open to the public.

The agenda for this meeting has been posted and can be found here. Read More