Public Safety

Blackwell On Grief: Cultivating Presence And Honoring Loss During The Holidays

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Leah Blackwell, Visiting Nurses Chaplain. Courtesy photo

By LEAH BLACKWELL
Member
Los Alamos County Health Council

Grief is one of the most profound and universal human experiences. Though it is something most associated with the death of a loved one, grief can also come from the loss of anything that was deeply cherished, like the end of a relationship, the loss of a job, or changes in health or mobility. Though intensely painful, grief is not an illness or a weakness.

Rather, it is a natural, necessary process of healing and adjustment. At its core, it’s how the heart and mind respond to the absence Read More

Moratorium For Furloughed Utility Customers In Los Alamos

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COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU) is prepared to help ease the burden of utility expenses for furloughed federal employees during the federal government shutdown.

“While we can’t reduce or cancel out billings, we can work with our customers who have been furloughed to ensure their utility services remain on while they aren’t collecting paychecks,” said Deputy Utility anager Joann Gentry.

How will DPU help?

The DPU will work with furloughed customers in much the same way as department staff worked with customers who experienced interruptions in pay during the Read More

Scenes Of 2025 Veterans Day Ceremony At Ashley Pond

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The Los Alamos Fire Department (LAFD) displays its American flag for the 2025 Veterans Day Ceremony on Tuesday at Ashley Pond Park. The Veterans Day event included Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8874, American Legion Post 90, American Legion Auxiliary Unit 90 and Major General Franklin E. Miles Chapter 229 of the Military Order of the World Wars. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos High School NJROTC participates in the 2025 Veterans Day Ceremony on Tuesday at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Scouts BSA and Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails lead the Pledge of Read More

Heinrich: Thank You For Your Courage

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By U.S. SEN. MARTIN HEINRICH:

In New Mexico, the tradition of serving our nation runs deep. Time and again, New Mexican service members and military veterans have put our country first. They have served at home and abroad, and they have fought for what it means to be American.

We owe our service members and their families more than lip service. They put their lives on the line to fight for America’s promise of freedom. Just like they fought for us, we must honor and fight for them here at home.

Honoring that service means rehiring fired workers at the Department of Veterans Affairs. It means telling Read More

Cut Fiber Caused Internet, Cell Outage – Service Restored

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County officials announced in an update to the community the cause of the countywide Lumen internet and cellular outage on Tuesday, affecting all of Los Alamos County, including White Rock.

Lumen has reported that the exact point of failure has been identified. The damage, a cut fiber line, was caused by construction work north of Santa Fe.

Emergency locates were engaged to allow excavation, and splice crews arrived on site. Service was restored sometime overnight. Read More

Catch Of The Week: When The Watchers Get Watched – Cybersecurity Firm F5 Confirms Nation-State Breach

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

When a cybersecurity company gets hacked, it feels a bit like hearing your locksmith’s house was broken into. This week, F5—one of the world’s largest providers of network security and load balancing technology—confirmed that it had been breached by a nation-state actor, according to federal officials. Yikes!

The firm reported that while some internal systems and source code were accessed, its operations and customer-facing products remain unaffected.

Still, both U.S. and U.K. cybersecurity agencies issued urgent alerts Read More

New World Screwworm Is On The Move And State Asks New Mexico Hunters To Be On The Lookout

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New World Screwworm Fly. Courtesy/NMSU

NMWF News:

New World Screwworm is on the move and New Mexico officials are asking hunters to be on the lookout for any sign it has infested the state’s wildlife populations.

Dr. Sean McCartney, a veterinarian with the New Mexico Livestock Board, will give a free presentation on the screwworm, its lifecycle and the threat it poses to wildlife Nov. 12 in Albuquerque. His talk is the latest presentation under the New Mexico Wildlife Federation’s (NMWF) “Wildlife Wednesday” series, held on the second Wednesday of each month.

“We think that wildlife will be Read More

ABLE Accounts Expand To Serve More New Mexico Veterans With Disabilities Starting Jan. 1, 2026

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State Treasurer Laura M. Montoya

From the State Treasurer’s Office:

SANTA FE – This Veterans Day (Nov. 11), and as we conclude National Family Caregivers Month, the New Mexico State Treasurer’s Office is highlighting critical upcoming changes that will significantly expand access to financial security for veterans and other Americans with disabilities.

The New Mexico State Treasurer’s Office worked with Rep. Elizabeth “Liz” Thomson to draft legislation that would align state law with the federal Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Age Adjustment Act, passed by Congress in 2022.  Read More