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Congressional Delegation Welcomes Over $21 Million To Improve New Mexico Airports

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NM DELEGATION News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and U.S. Reps. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) are welcoming $21,239,759 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for upgrades at airports across New Mexico.

These grants are funded by Congress through the FAA’s Airport Infrastructure Grant Program and the Airport Improvement Program. Upgrades will be made at the Santa Fe Regional Airport, Las Cruces International Airport, and Taos Regional Airport.

Other airports that Read More

North Central Regional Transit District Appoints Nicholas A. Sofoul As New Executive Director

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Nicholas A. Sofoul is the new executive director of North Central Regional Transit District. Courtesy/NCRTD 

NCRTD News:

ESPANOLA — The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) announced Friday that Nicholas A. Sofoul, AICP, has been appointed as its new Executive Director, effective Oct. 31, 2025. Sofoul will succeed longtime Executive Director Anthony Mortillaro, who is retiring after more than a decade of distinguished service leading the NCRTD Blue Bus system.

Sofoul has 15 years of transit industry experience from bus and rail systems on the east and west coast. He most recently Read More

Reminder: LANL To Repave East Jemez Road Sept. 7-30

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Map of the paving work to be completed in two phases. Phase 1 (yellow on the above map) begins on Sept. 7, 2025, and Phase 2 (green on the above map) begins in mid-September. Courtesy/LANL

UPDATE: Project will now begin Sunday, Sept. 7, due to weather conditions.

LANL News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) will be repaving East Jemez Road from the N.M. 4 intersection (mile marker 10) to the start of the three lanes and the climbing lane (mile marker 7.6). Drivers should anticipate traffic delays and potential traffic pattern shifts during this project.

Los Alamos Police Cmdr. Chris Ross said, Read More

Tourism Department Eclipses 71 Grant Partners For Litter Cleanup Program

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STATE News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Tourism Department (NMTD) is awarding over $1 million in grant funding for beautification and litter reduction initiatives to a record 71 partners for fiscal year 2026.

Roughly 67 percent of grant funding in FY26 is dedicated towards the program goals of reducing waste, beautifying communities and eliminating litter. The remaining grant funding will be directed towards youth empowerment initiatives and increasing local program capacity.  

“Observing the number of communities participating in this program continue to grow demonstrates there is Read More

Posts From The Road: Flaming Gorge In Northern Utah

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Viewpoint: A group of hikers stops at a viewpoint near the Canyon Rim Campground to view the river and canyon below. The river is hundreds of feet below the canyon rim, and at one point is over 1,500 feet below the rim. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Flaming Gorge Boaters: Boaters traveling in both directions can be seen as they approach a bend in the Flaming Gorge Reservoir. The photo was made from the Canyon Rim Trail. Boaters continually move up and down through the canyon as they move about in the reservoir. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Read More

Cone Zone: Aug. 30, 2025

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County Public Works staff manages the projects listed in this section through contractors. For more information, please email lacpw@lacnm.us, call 505.662.8150, or visit the County Projects page at https://lacnm.com/pw-projects.

Please slow down and use caution within the construction work zones. Please note the information below is based on a schedule provided by the contractors and may change due to weather or other delays. 

Bathtub Row Reconstruction Project Updates

Construction crews with TLC Plumbing & Utility continue the Bathtub Row Reconstruction Read More

Roadwork Begins On US 550 In Cuba

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NMDOT News:

The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) District Six along with Siete Inc (Contractor) began a $14.9 million bridge replacement project in Cuba, NM.

Work began Aug/ 25, 2025, on the southbound lanes at mile marker 64. All traffic has been diverted onto the northbound lanes for the first phase of the project. Contractor’s work hours are scheduled from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Drivers should expect lane closures, minor delays and plan travel accordingly.

The New Mexico Department of Transportation is committed to the safety of the traveling public and Read More

County Begins Pavement Marking Work

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COUNTY News:

San Bar Construction Corp crews working under contract with Los Alamos County has begun work on refreshing turn lane, bike lane, stop bars and crosswalk pavement markings at various intersections in Los Alamos Townsite. 

The process includes grinding out the old pavement markings before placing the new.  This work will generally occur between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., Monday–Thursday.  Work may extend to 9 p.m. on some days and also occur on Fridays to minimize impacts to traffic during busy traffic periods. Work is scheduled to continue through Sept. 19, weather permitting.

The locations Read More

Posts From The Road: J.C. Penney The Mother Store

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The Mother Store: The Mother Store of J.C. Penney Co. opened in 1929 in Kemmerer, Wyo. The store still exists as a typical Penney’s store with several historical features from the early days of the company. The store was much like the store where I worked during high school in Texas. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

J.C. Penney Home: The home of the Penney family has been restored and is furnished in early 1900s motif. The home is free to visit and contains a room of historical photos and items from the J.C. Penney Company. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Kemmerer Store: The Kemmerer Read More

Scenes Of Iceland’s Wildlife – Part 1

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A young arctic fox peers over the landscape near Moorudalur in Iceland as seen recently by Richard and Sophia Skolnik of White Rock, who joined a small group from Natural Habitat Adventures for an 11-day ‘circumnavigation’ of Iceland. The trip took them from Reykjavik to Akureyri over land, from there to the Westfjords by plane, and then another plane back to Reykjavik. Arctic foxes are the only mammal native to Iceland. Photo by Richard Skolnik

A whale dives beneath the waters of the Westfjords region, raising its fluke. Whale-watching is one of Iceland’s great natural spectacles. Photo Read More