The National Weather Service in Albuquerque predicts moderate to occasionally heavy snow and strong winds this evening through Wednesday across portions of northern and central New Mexico. Courtesy/NWS Read More
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Scenes Of Snow Falling Over Los Alamos Area This Evening
View at about 10 p.m. today of snow falling on Central Avenue and 15th Street. Courtesy/LAC MyDrive
View at about 10 p.m. today of snow falling around Diamond Drive and Trinity. Courtesy/LAC MyDrive
View at about 10 p.m. today of snow falling around Rover Boulevard and N.M. 4 in White Rock. Courtesy/LAC MyDrive Read More
Local Kiwanians Learn About Traveling During Pandemic
Local Kiwanians Linda Daly and Dr. Paul Daly speaking Jan. 18 to the Kiwanis Club Of Los Alamos about their recent travels to Hawaii during the coronavirus pandemic. Courtesy/Kiwanis Club
By BROOKE DAVIS
Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos
Local Kiwanians Linda Daly and husband Dr. Paul Daly gave a presentation Jan. 18 to the Los Alamos Kiwanis Club detailing their recent travels to Hawaii during the coronavirus pandemic. They were visiting Linda’s elderly mother who resides in an assisted living facility.
The Dalys noted that because Hawaii is isolated, the peaks in cases have been different than on Read More
Sunland Asphalt To Conduct Sidewalk Work Along Longview
Sunland Asphalt News:
Sunland Asphalt is going to remove and replace concrete sidewalk panels along Longview Drive on the south side of Smith’s Food and Drug in White Rock.
The sidewalk will be closed Jan. 31 through Feb. 2 in order to complete the work, which is scheduled to take place 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Direct questions to Project Manager Marty Zimmerman at 505.449.8942.
Sunland Asphalt thanks the comunity for its cooperation. Read More
Posts From The Road: Garner State Park Texas Hill Country
Winter Fishing: A few fishermen brave the cold water in the Frio River in January to catch a few trout. The Frio River is the center of activity year-round at Garner State Park. The popular park is located about 100 miles west of San Antonio, Texas. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Frio and Limestone: Limestone is very prevalent in the Texas Hill Country and Garner State Park. Shown is a hillside reflecting in the Frio River in the park. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos
The most popular camping in any Texas State Park is at Garner State Read More
NMSP: Double Fatal Crash North Of Hobbs
NMSP News:
LEA COUNTY — At around 7:44 a.m. Jan. 15, the New Mexico State Police (NMSP) responded to a single-vehicle rollover near the intersection of East Rose Road and North Johnson Road in Lea County, north of Hobbs.
The initial investigation indicated that a 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee, driven by Brooke L. Chandler, 26, of Hobbs was traveling east on East Rose Road.
For unknown reasons the Jeep left the roadway and rolled. Chandler and her passenger, Luis A. Sauceda, 32, of Hobbs were both ejected from the vehicle.
They both suffered fatal injuries in the crash and were pronounced deceased on scene Read More
American Federation Of Teachers New Mexico Asks Members NOT To Travel To Santa Fe For Planned Rally
By WHITNEY HOLLAND
President
AFT NM New Mexico
We are sincerely disappointed to be writing this email.
Considering the extreme and on-going COVID-19 infections throughout our communities, we have made the difficult decision to ask AFT New Mexico members to NOT travel to Santa Fe this Sunday for our planned rally in support of our campaign for the 3Rs: Respect, Recruit, and Retain.
When this rally was envisioned by our sibling educators at NEA-NM, we were excited to accept their invitation to join with them in solidarity, however, the current wave of Omicron-variant cases was expected to peak Read More
FTA Tribal Transit Program Awards $830,000 To Three Northern New Mexico Native Tribes
FTA News:
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has awarded three northern New Mexico native tribes $830,000 in grant money for projects that support transit services for American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native villages in rural areas.
The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) submitted grant requests on behalf of the Jicarilla Apache Nation which will receive a total of $565,580, and Taos Pueblo which was awarded $200,000.
Additionally, Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo will receive $64,323 for their request to secure funding to replace a vehicle that exceeded its useful life.
Jicarilla Read More
A lifetime In Canyon Country – One ‘Wow’ After Another
Waterfall in the heart of Dark Canyon, Utah. Though a desert, the canyon country of southeastern Utah hides many an oasis. Pastel copyright Melissa Bartlett. Courtesy/Mountaineers
Los Alamos Mountaineers News:
Bill Priedhorsky, the Mountaineers’ Canyon Country veteran, will speak at the Mountaineers virtual January meeting, hosted by PEEC, at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 25.
Priedhorsky has spent 43 years exploring slickrock and canyons in 124 multi-day trips. Something special about this part of the world keeps him, and so many other Mountaineers, coming back again and again. It is a country Read More
USDOT Announces More Than $10 Million In Tribal Transit Grant Awards To 36 Tribal Governments In Rural Areas
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg
USDOT News:
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today awarded $10.3 million in Tribal Transit Program grant awards to 36 Tribal governments for projects that support transit services for American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native villages in rural areas.
“Today’s announcement is an important step toward ensuring Tribal Nations have the transportation infrastructure they need and deserve,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said. “And thanks to the Bipartisan Read More