Public Safety

State Police Search For Suspect In Deadly Socorro Shooting

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Update: Following a nearly 48-hour manhunt aided by the Socorro Police Department Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, NMSP agents located Anthony Alvarado at a residence in Magdalena. At approximately 8 p.m., officers with the NMSP Tactical Team surrounded the home and initiated callouts ordering Alvarado to surrender. After an approximately one-and-a-half-hour standoff, Alvarado exited the residence and was taken into custody without further incident. 

The New Mexico State Police extend their appreciation to the Socorro Police Department for their support and assistance in safely apprehending Read More

Public Safety Alert: Handling Wild Animals Increases Disease Risk And Violates Law 

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New Mexico Game & Fish News:

SANTA FE – Picking up wild animals in New Mexico is illegal and dangerous — for both people and the animals.

The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is issuing an urgent public safety alert, reminding the public that handling wildlife spreads disease and violates state law.

Picking up or transporting protected species of wild animals dramatically increases the risk of disease transmission. Handling wild animals can expose humans and domestic pets to zoonotic diseases such as distemper, rabies, hantavirus and various parasites.

“A person’s instinct is to Read More

Administrative Office Of The Courts Announces Behavioral Health Regional Planning Leaders, Statewide Listening Sessions, And E-SIM Workshops

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Courtesy/NMAOC

NMAOC News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) today announced significant progress in the implementation of Senate Bill 3 (SB3), the Behavioral Health Reform and Investment Act (BHRIA). Organizations that will lead the regional planning—called Accountable Entities—have been identified, statewide listening sessions are set to begin, and the first E-SIM (Enhanced Sequential Intercept Mapping) workshop will take place next week.

“We are excited to see the SB3 infrastructure taking shape across every region,” said Administrative Office Read More

LANL Flanged Tritium Waste Containers Shipped Offsite

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Manager Ted Wyka
NNSA Los Alamos Field Office 

LANL News:

On Friday, Nov. 14, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) successfully shipped the fourth and final flanged tritium waste container offsite for permanent storage.

The same day, NNSA and LANL released the FTWC Radioactive Air Emissions Summary, Volume 1 Stack Emissions & Off-Site Dose Consequence report. This first volume summarizes operations, documents emissions measurements, and reports radiological dose to the hypothetical Maximally Exposed Individual (MEI) Read More

Five Documents Added To LANL Electronic Reading Room

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LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, this email is to notify you that new documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.

All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.

For legacy cleanup documents that were posted prior to April 30, 2018, please visit the LANL electronic public reading room.

  • Notice of Completion of Off-Site Waste Shipment for Final Disposal, Activities 3.1.5 and 4.0, Compliance Plan, Site Treatment Plan, Federal Facility Compliance Order, Los Alamos
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Los Alamos County Council Approves $40 Million In GRT Bonds For Community Broadband Network

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Community Broadband Manager Jerry Smith

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

On Tuesday, Nov. 11, Los Alamos’ cellphone and internet activity screeched to a halt – again. In the last 12 months there have been four outages with the same culprit, a cut fiber optic line.

This time, however, the solution is not only identified but is being implemented. And the solution’s name is the Community Broadband Project.

During Tuesday’s Los Alamos County Council meeting, council unanimously approved an ordinance that authorizes the issuance of Gross Receipts Tax (GRT) improvement Read More

Op-Ed: Veterans Fought For Justice Abroad. We Deserve It At Home.

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By MIKE DOYLE
U.S. Air Force Veteran and Trial Attorney
Los Lunas

Every veteran knows that service doesn’t end when you take off the uniform. As a U.S. Air Force veteran and a trial attorney, I’ve fought two battles — one wearing a uniform and one in a courtroom. The first taught me discipline and sacrifice. The second has shown me how easily justice slips away from the people who risked everything to defend it.

A study from the Center for Justice & Democracy, “The Costs and Legal Obstacles Facing America’s Service Members and Veterans,” outlines how service members and veterans face staggering Read More

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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FBI: Morgan Lake Man Charged With Assault

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — A Morgan Lake man has been charged with assaulting an officer using his vehicle.

According to court documents, Sept. 28, 2025, officers from the Navajo Nation Police Department responded to a report of a suspected drunk driver. When they arrive in the area, the driver, Kendall Benally, 42, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, refused to obey commands and attempted to flee in his vehicle, striking and injuring an officer and a marked unit in the process. Benally then exited the vehicle and fled on foot and attempted to hide from officers. Benally was found and arrested Read More

LAPD UPDATE: Main Hill Road Has Reopened

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LAPD News:

UPDATE: The Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) reports that the Main Hill Road has reopened following this morning’s two-vehicle accident.

“The Main Hill is now open, and all the involved vehicles have been removed,” Cmdr. Daniel Robert said. “We thank the community for their patience.”

Cmdr. Roberts said that one of the individuals involved in the accident did sustain injuries and was transported to Los Alamos Medical Center for treatment.

The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Department has taken over the scene and will determine whether either driver involved in the accident is cited. Read More