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LAPD Traffic Alert Update: Lanes Open Near Camino Entrada

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LAPD Traffic Alert Update:

Traffic is open east bound and westbound on East Road/N.M. 502 near the intersection of Camino Entrada.

At 6:47 a.m. a crash occurred involving four vehicles. Two drivers were transported with injuries.

LAPD is still investigating the crash and asks drivers to drive slowly or avoid the area.

Police also ask that westbound drivers seeking to turn right into Camino Entrada bypass the crash and make a right turn into Main Gate Park when safe to do so and return westbound to turn into Camino Entrada.

LAPD will update the public when the roadway is clear. Read More

Travel: Real Hawaii Meets Hollywood At Kualoa Ranch

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Boneyard. Photo by Debbie Stone

Welcome to Kualoa Ranch. Photo by Debbie Stone

By DEBBIE STONE
Santa Fe
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

After spending a few days in Honolulu, you might yearn to escape the skyscrapers and concrete, not to mention the sheer density of people roaming Waikiki. Fortunately, the island of Oahu offers plenty of spots where peace and serenity reign.

Less than an hour’s drive from all the hustle and bustle of the city is Kualoa Ranch, a picturesque destination on Oahu’s windward side. A Private Nature Reserve and working cattle ranch, the 4,000-acre property has been listed Read More

City On The Road To Recruitment At NNMC

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Mayor Tim Keller and city leaders at NNMC. Courtesy photo

ONE ALBUQUERQUE News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Friday, Feb. 23, Mayor Tim Keller and City leaders from various departments visited Northern New Mexico College to engage with students and share job opportunities with the City of Albuquerque at an on-campus job fair.

ABQ RIDE also provided the college with a bus that will be used to start a brand new CDL training program at the school, helping to build a needed workforce of drivers and mechanics. This visit was part of the City’s statewide higher education roadshow, aimed at bolstering the local workforce Read More

Scenes Of Workers Replacing Sidewalk On Rover Boulevard

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Workers from Franco’s Builder, LLC on the job Thursday replacing a section of sidewalk near 77 Rover Blvd. in White Rock. The sidewalk on the west side of Rover Boulevard in front of Enterprise Bank & Trust has been closed due to the damaged sidewalk. It will remain closed until the sidewalk is repaired. The southbound lane is shifted to the median. Access is being maintained for bicycle traffic, northbound traffic remains open. The project is expected to begin at 7 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. daily until the project is completed. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Workers from Franco’s Builder, Read More

NMG&F: Off-Highway Vehicle Grant Applications Available

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New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is accepting applications for its 2024-2025 Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Grants. Courtesy/NMGF

NMGF News:

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is accepting applications for its 2024-2025 Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Grants through April 5, 2024.

These grants are available to not-for-profit organizations and federal, state and local government agencies. Entities can apply for up to $20,000 per project. Recipients may use grant funds for projects that enhance recreational use of side-by-sides, ATVs, motorcycles and snowmobiles on Read More

County: Slow Water Leak Repair On 34th Street Monday

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COUNTY News:

Water crews from the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU) will be repairing a slow water leak on 34th Street on Monday. The work will begin at 8:30 a.m. and should last no later than 4 p.m. Monday.

The leak is in the middle of the road on 34th near Urban St. The area will be closed to through traffic while the repair is being made. Drivers should exercise caution near the work zone and avoid the area if possible.

DPU’s crews don’t anticipate any loss of water service for residents on 34th Street, although a drop in water pressure is possible.

Anyone with questions or concerns about Read More

NMSP Reports Fatal Seven-Car Pileup South Of Roswell

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NMSP News:

CHAVES COUNTY — At around 2:30 p.m. Feb. 27, 2024, New Mexico State Police (NMSP) was called to investigate a fatal crash involving multiple vehicles on U.S. Highway 285 and the intersection of East Orchard Park Road south of Roswell. 

The initial investigation indicated that a Ford pickup truck, driven by a 46-year-old male, was trying to cross 285 from East Orchard Park Road. A 2008 Dodge Ram pickup truck driven by a 43-year-old male struck the Ford pickup truck as it crossed 285, causing both vehicles to become disabled in the northbound lanes. 

A 2019 Ford pickup truck pulling a flatbed Read More

LAPD Releases Details Of Accident On Truck Route

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LAPD News:

          • A 44-year-old male from Santa Fe succumbed to his injuries.

This morning, Feb. 27, 2024, the Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) responded to a 9-1-1 call received by the LAPD Consolidated Dispatch Center reporting a three-car accident on N.M. 501/East Jemez Road (Truck Route) near mile marker 7.

LAPD officers arrived on the scene a few minutes later at 7:27 a.m., followed by Los Alamos Fire Department (LAFD). Police officers closed the Truck Route for several hours for accident response, clean-up and investigation efforts.

LAFD immediately treated three patients involved in Read More