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Los Alamos History Museum adds free movie nights this summer
Community

Los Alamos History Museum adds free movie nights this summer

Three free Sunday movie nights will bring families to SALA Event Center on Central Avenue, with screenings at 6:30 p.m. on June 14, June 29 and July 19.

Marcus Williams2m read
Los Alamos Public Schools honors 96 students for kindness and service
Education

Los Alamos Public Schools honors 96 students for kindness and service

Los Alamos Public Schools honored 96 students with its fourth Devi Raju Citizenship Awards, elevating kindness and service over test scores and trophies.

Marcus Williams2m read
Oppenheimer committee names 24 scholarship winners for 2026
Education

Oppenheimer committee names 24 scholarship winners for 2026

The Oppenheimer committee named 24 scholarship winners, including 12 Los Alamos High School seniors, and will honor them before Dante Lauretta’s June 22 lecture.

Sarah Chen2m read
LANL quantum summer school starts, Xanadu returns to mentor students
Education

LANL quantum summer school starts, Xanadu returns to mentor students

LANL’s selective quantum summer school opened with Xanadu mentors back in Los Alamos, giving 25 students a direct line to the lab’s future talent pipeline.

Sarah Chen2m read
Los Alamos lab joins open-source AI storage project for HPC scaling
Business

Los Alamos lab joins open-source AI storage project for HPC scaling

Los Alamos National Laboratory is helping launch Lattice, an open-source AI storage tool aimed at breaking the metadata bottleneck in HPC systems.

Sarah Chen2m read
Los Alamos County’s Foxtail Flats solar and storage project breaks ground
Business

Los Alamos County’s Foxtail Flats solar and storage project breaks ground

Los Alamos County put a $74.79-per-MWh benchmark on Foxtail Flats, a 170-MW solar plant with 320 MWh of storage aimed at 72% carbon-free power by 2027.

Sarah Chen2m read
Los Alamos County clarifies limits on license plate readers, data use
Government

Los Alamos County clarifies limits on license plate readers, data use

Los Alamos County said its plate-reader data stay on local servers, but it left key privacy questions unanswered, including retention and misuse penalties.

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Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum returns for summer series
Community

Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum returns for summer series

Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum opens its 13th season June 10 at Trinity on the Hill, with talks on the multiverse, genetics and goodness.

Sarah Chen2m read
Los Alamos mountain bikers invite families to community ride, picnic
Community

Los Alamos mountain bikers invite families to community ride, picnic

Families got a low-pressure entry into youth mountain biking at North Mesa, with coaches, athletes and a picnic shaping the evening into an easy first step.

Lisa Park2m read
Los Alamos Pride Collective fills June with LGBTQ+ events
Community

Los Alamos Pride Collective fills June with LGBTQ+ events

Pride events will span June 7 to June 20 in Los Alamos, with a family-friendly festival set for Central Park Square and proceeds helping local shelter groups.

Marcus Williams2m read
Remains found in Carson National Forest identified as missing LANL employee
Community

Remains found in Carson National Forest identified as missing LANL employee

Human remains found in Carson National Forest were identified as Melissa Casias, the missing LANL employee whose disappearance shook Los Alamos for nearly a year.

Lisa Park2m read
Secret City Car Show moves to Rover Boulevard in White Rock
Community

Secret City Car Show moves to Rover Boulevard in White Rock

White Rock’s Secret City Car Show is moving to 35 Rover Boulevard, with free admission and no vendor fee as organizers try to widen the crowd.

Lisa Park2m read
Sheriff’s Posse Cowboy Breakfast to support animal shelter nonprofit
Community

Sheriff’s Posse Cowboy Breakfast to support animal shelter nonprofit

The monthly Cowboy Breakfast packed the Sheriff’s Posse Lodge and sent proceeds to Los Alamos Friends of Shelter and Companion Animals.

Marcus Williams2m read
Los Alamos County adds evening walk-in Social Services at White Rock library
Government

Los Alamos County adds evening walk-in Social Services at White Rock library

White Rock residents can now walk into Social Services after work to get help with rent, food, utilities and safety concerns without an appointment.

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County seeks feedback on Ashley Pond safety barrier designs
Community

County seeks feedback on Ashley Pond safety barrier designs

County plans three barrier designs to keep cars from leaving Trinity Drive and entering Ashley Pond Park. Residents can weigh in through Aug. 2 on how to protect the downtown park without hardening its look.

Lisa Park2m read
Pajarito Pickleball Club schedules beginner clinics in White Rock, Los Alamos
Community

Pajarito Pickleball Club schedules beginner clinics in White Rock, Los Alamos

Two beginner pickleball clinics will give new players a low-barrier entry, with loaner paddles, refreshments and instruction in White Rock and Los Alamos.

Sarah Chen2m read
LAHS Class of 1981 seeks updated contacts for reunion plans
Education

LAHS Class of 1981 seeks updated contacts for reunion plans

The LAHS Class of 1981 is updating contacts now so reunion details reach more classmates before its Sept. 17-20 gathering in Los Alamos.

Sarah Chen2m read
Los Alamos police schedule public swearing-in ceremony Friday
Government

Los Alamos police schedule public swearing-in ceremony Friday

Judge Catherine Taylor presided as Los Alamos police opened Friday’s swearing-in to the public, a visible reminder that staffing changes affect patrols and response.

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Los Alamos County postpones development code amendment, re-notices hearing for June 24
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Los Alamos County postpones development code amendment, re-notices hearing for June 24

Los Alamos County has pushed a code amendment to June 24. The change would alter notice rules, review authority and other land-use procedures that affect neighborhoods.

Marcus Williams2m read
Piñon Park Pool in White Rock closes until further notice
Community

Piñon Park Pool in White Rock closes until further notice

Hot water loss shut Piñon Park Pool in White Rock, forcing swimmers to reroute to the Leisure Lagoon and leaving summer plans in limbo.

Marcus Williams2m read
Manhattan Project park preserves Los Alamos' atomic-age history
Community

Manhattan Project park preserves Los Alamos' atomic-age history

Los Alamos’ Manhattan Project park turns scattered wartime sites into a public resource, but access and interpretation still depend on local and federal choices.

Lisa Park5m read
Los Alamos Lab powers deep-space missions with plutonium-238 heat sources
Business

Los Alamos Lab powers deep-space missions with plutonium-238 heat sources

Los Alamos builds the heat sources that keep deep-space missions alive where sunlight fails. That gives the county a rare federal role with real jobs and national leverage.

Sarah Chen4m read
County urges residents to attend LANL chromium plume briefing June 3
Government

County urges residents to attend LANL chromium plume briefing June 3

Groundwater, cleanup accountability and drinking-water confidence will be on the table when state regulators brief the Board of Public Utilities on the LANL chromium plume June 3.

Marcus Williams2m read
ChamberFest splits between Los Alamos, White Rock for June 6 street fair
Business

ChamberFest splits between Los Alamos, White Rock for June 6 street fair

ChamberFest will spread across Los Alamos and White Rock on June 6, bringing a free street fair, car shows and a $5 book sale to both sides of the county.

Sarah Chen2m read
SummerFest returns to Pajarito, with Sunbender, beer and shuttle service
Community

SummerFest returns to Pajarito, with Sunbender, beer and shuttle service

Pajarito’s SummerFest will bring Sunbender, local beer and a Sullivan Field shuttle to the mountain June 6, with biking, hiking and the cafe open.

Lisa Park2m read
Rocky Horror shadow cast brings immersive shows to Los Alamos Elks Lodge
Community

Rocky Horror shadow cast brings immersive shows to Los Alamos Elks Lodge

Four June nights at the Los Alamos Elks Lodge will turn Rocky Horror into a 21-plus, interactive Pride Month event with prop bags, audience rituals and live cast movement.

Sarah Chen2m read
Los Alamos Makers opens public creative technology workshop series
Community

Los Alamos Makers opens public creative technology workshop series

A $29 class series opened Los Alamos Makers’ tools to the public, with no prior fabrication experience required. The workshops aimed to turn curiosity into usable skills.

Marcus Williams2m read
Los Alamos Elks Lodge to host annual Flag Day celebration, flag retirement drop-off
Community

Los Alamos Elks Lodge to host annual Flag Day celebration, flag retirement drop-off

A labeled can outside the south entrance will collect worn flags before the June 14 ceremony, giving residents a place to retire them properly.

Sarah Chen2m read
Los Alamos sheriff race raises questions about office’s future
Government

Los Alamos sheriff race raises questions about office’s future

Los Alamos voters are weighing a sheriff’s office budgeted at $18,671 and a race that could decide whether the post survives at all.

Marcus Williams2m read