COUNTY News:
The Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled to meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13 in Council Chambers at the Municipal Building at 1000 Central Ave.
The meeting is open to the public.
The agenda packet is available online at: https://losalamos.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. Hard copies are also available within the Community Development Department lobby–window 3–during business hours. Read More
Purple Heart recipient Lt. Gen. Lewis Burwell Puller
Most decorated Marine in U.S. history
By DAVID VERGUN
Department of Defense News
(Today) is Purple Heart Day, a time to honor and remember service members who were wounded or killed by an instrument of war in the hands of an enemy or while prisoners of war.
The following are a few stories of the nearly 2 million who were awarded the medal.
Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Lewis Burwell “Chesty” Puller was wounded Nov. 8, 1942, during the Battle of Koli Point, a significant engagement of the Guadalcanal Campaign in the South Pacific. He was wounded in the arm Read More
Businesses in downtown Los Alamos and as well as throughout the County could use help to keep operating. To assist, Los Alamos County Council approved moving forward with a Retail LEDA program during its regular meeting Tuesday night. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
It goes without saying that local businesses could use some help. Los Alamos County is providing that assistance through a new version of the Local Economic Development Act (LEDA).
This addition, known as Retail LEDA, would not replace the current LEDA Read More
Energy Secretary Chris Wright
DOE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright joined U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC-02), and state and local leaders for the opening of the new Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative, creating a new chapter for American innovation in South Carolina.
Launched during the first Trump Administration and led by the Department of Energy’s Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), the new center enables Read More
By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post
The city of St. Paul, Minn., was the latest target of a cyber-attack, bringing city systems and services to a grinding halt. The attack was first detected on July 25 and still appears to be affecting city services. The impact to the city was so great that Gov. Tim Walz had to call in the National Guard, which also has a cyber component.
What happened? What we know so far – the city first noticed suspicious activity in their systems on the morning of July 25. Leadership shut down access to that system and then shut down internet access Read More
Courtesy/NMTD
NMTD News:
SANTA FE, NM – With the Route 66 centennial just around the bend, the New Mexico Tourism Department (NMTD) is revving up its Route 66 Centennial Grant Program for another year.
Thanks to a special appropriation allocated to NMTD during the 2025 Legislative Session, NMTD will be awarding a total of $1,306,097 to Route 66 communities in fiscal year 2026 for the purposes of marketing and promotion, special events and infrastructure.
NMTD awarded $752,538 in funding for marketing and promotion, $423,559 for infrastructure and $130,000 for special events.
“Promoting Read More
LANL News:
The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) generates some hazardous and mixed waste. In November 2010, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) issued LANL Hazardous Waste Facility Permit (EPA ID Number NM0890010515-1).
The Permit establishes standards for how LANL manages, stores and treats hazardous wastes on-site and for the closure and post-closure care of permitted waste management units.
In compliance with the permit, LANL updates a Community Relations Plan annually, pending input from the public.
The plan provides for six elements of community relations:
Deputy Secretary Kyra Ochoa
New Mexico Health Care Authority News:
SANTA FE – Effective immediately, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) customers in Lincoln, Chaves, De Baca, Guadalupe, Otero, Sierra, Socorro and Torrance counties can temporarily use their EBT cards to buy hot, ready-to-eat foods from deli departments at authorized retailers.
This emergency measure remains in effect through Aug. 30.
“When disaster happens, families shouldn’t have to worry about how they’re going to put a hot meal on the table,” said Read More
EDD Cabinet Secretary Rob Black
EDD News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Arts & Cultural Districts (ACD) Pilot Grant Program is a one-time collaborative initiative organized by New Mexico Arts, EDD’s Mainstreet program, and the Creative Industries Division to demonstrate the economic potential and cultural impact of directly funding state-authorized Arts & Cultural Districts.
The grant offers awards between $50,000 and $100,000 to provide catalytic resources for ACDs. The program aims to implement high-impact creative industry programming, Read More
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