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LANL: Should Santa Deliver By Drone?

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A promising solution to coordinated vehicle/drone delivery to a grid of locations. The black curves are the routes the truck follows at 5 meters per second, and the blue lines inticate the route a drone takes while flying at 25 meters per second. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • A new routing algorithm anticipates the day trucks and drones cooperate to drop packages at your doorstep quickly and efficiently

Santa has always run a one-sleigh operation, but a new analysis could help him speed deliveries and save energy, if he ever decided to add a drone to his route.

“People have considered combinations Read More

County Issues Winter Driving Safety Tips

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COUNTY News:

Winter weather is here and Los Alamos County would like to remind residents of some important safety considerations for motorists to take in order to make their travel as safe as possible. 

Motorists are encouraged to equip their vehicles with chains and/or snow tires and carry a container of sand and a shovel in their vehicle.

Additionally, motorists should make sure their vehicle is ready for winter driving by insuring the washer fluid reservoir is topped off with washer fluid that is winter rated, the windshield wipers are functional and working properly, the defroster Read More

‘Take A Ride On Us’ This Thanksgiving Holiday

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NMDOT News:

ALBUQUERQUE – Celebrate the Holidays with a safe ride home. 

The New Mexico Department of Transportation, is committed to ending DWI. NMDOT is partnering with Bernalillo County, the city of Albuquerque, Cumulus radio stations and Uber to support “Take a Ride on Us”.

A single Uber credit of up to $10 will be offered in the Bernalillo County metro area beginning at noon Wednesday, Nov. 27 through 3 a.m. Monday, Dec. 2.

Two thousand rides will be available for the Thanksgiving “Take a Ride on Us” program under the Uber app, using the code: ABQTURKEY19. Tips are not included and refunds Read More

Scenes From Los Alamos High School Students Attending Journalism Conference In Washington, D.C.

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Los Alamos High School teacher Kimberly Engelking photographs her LAHS yearbook students Thursday morning on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. The students are attending a journalism conference in Washington, D.C. Photo by James R.Mountain/valleydailypost.com

Los Alamos High School yearbook students attending a journalism conference gather for a photo  Friday in Washington, D.C. Photo by James R.Mountain/valleydailypost.com Read More

Posts From The Road: Black Canyon Of Gunnison National Park … Steep, Deep And Narrow

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Wide View: The vista from a viewpoint on the rim of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park near Montrose, Colo. shows the massive rock formations that make up the canyon walls. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Gunnison River: The Gunnison River carved this canyon over millions of years. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

 

 
By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos

The Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is located in western Colorado near the town of Montrose.

The area was designated a national monument in 1933 and then upgraded to a national park

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Cone Zone: Final Update Of 2019 Construction Season

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COUNTY News:

This is the final update from the Los Alamos County Public Works/Traffic Division on road projects for the 2019 construction season.

N.M. 502 Road Construction/Roundabout:

No changes to detours – same as last week. Star Paving will not be working on Thanksgiving or the day after Thanksgiving.

Eastbound traffic will continue to use 4th Street to Central Avenue and back to N.M. 502.

Westbound traffic will continue to use Central Avenue to Knecht Street and back onto N.M. 502.

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Scenes From Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Tour

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Scene from a recent visit to the Abiquiú Inn, Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, home and studio tour and Abiquiú Inn Cafe. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs
 
The walk through with garden tools hanging on the wall at the Georgia O’Keeffe home in Abiquiú. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs
 
 
By NANCY ANN HIBBS
Los Alamos

We discovered a great way to spend a beautiful fall morning during a mini-adventure to the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum and home and studio tour in Abiquiú.

The O’Keeffe home and studio reflect a blend of Native American and Spanish Colonial building styles, regional architectural traditions dating

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NCRTD Announces Thanksgiving Holiday Schedule

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NCRTD News:

The North Central Regional Transit District’s RTD “Blue Buses” will not be in operation on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 28 and 29 in recognition of the Thanksgiving holiday.

The exceptions will be the 255 Mountain Trail to Ski Santa Fe and the 800 Angel Fire routes which will operate both days.

Upon the open of Ski Santa Fe, the RTD Mountain Trail will transition to its Winter Schedule. The ski basin has a tentative opening planned for Thanksgiving Day.

The Mountain Trail bus winter service provides seven roundtrips on weekends and three roundtrips, Monday through Friday from stops around Read More

Scenes From Roadwork Underway On N.M. 4

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Temporary stop lights have been installed today on N.M. 4 to aid with the one lane traffic flow. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Road crew making temporary road repairs today to the damaged section of N.M. 4. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Scene from roadwork today on N.M. 4. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall Calls For Swift Action On NTSB Report On Southwest Airlines Engine Failure

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From the Office of U.S. Sen. Tom Udall:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.), senior member of the Senate Commerce Committee, released the following statement Tuesday on the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)’s report and concluding recommendations on the engine failure that occurred April 17, 2018 on a Boeing 737 NG, Southwest Airlines (SWA) flight 1380.

The resulting explosion caused the tragic death of Jennifer Riordan, a member of the Albuquerque community.

“Jennifer Riordan’s family – and the entire Albuquerque community – continue to mourn her tragic loss,” Read More