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Los Alamos County, New Mexico
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About Los Alamos, NM

Population
Approximately 19,419 residents
County Seat
Los Alamos, New Mexico
Coverage Area
109 square miles in northern New Mexico

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Education

Los Alamos Public Schools Encourages Students to Ride Bus Feb. 11

Los Alamos Public Schools Encourages Students to Ride Bus Feb. 11

Los Alamos Public Schools urges eligible students to ride the bus on Feb. 11 for its annual tally day to secure transpor...

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Government

Los Alamos Police Chief Clarifies Immigration Policy, Says No ICE Operations Planned

Los Alamos Police Chief Clarifies Immigration Policy, Says No ICE Operations Planned

Police Chief Dino Sgambellone clarified that Los Alamos Police Department policy has not changed and said he had no info...

James Thompson2m read
Government

Rep. Gabe Vasquez urges USPS to reverse postmark change affecting Los Alamos

Rep. Gabe Vasquez urges USPS to reverse postmark change affecting Los Alamos

Rep. Gabe Vasquez pressed the U.S. Postal Service to reverse a December postmark policy change, warning it could cost Ne...

James Thompson3m read
Government

Mozart Devco Proposes Scalable Waste-to-Energy Plant with Ohkay Owingeh to County Council

Mozart Devco Proposes Scalable Waste-to-Energy Plant with Ohkay Owingeh to County Council

Mozart Devco proposed a scalable waste-to-energy plant with Ohkay Owingeh to the County Council, a project that could ch...

James Thompson2m read
Education

Piñon Elementary opens new drop-off Monday; families use Grand Canyon entrance

Piñon Elementary opens new drop-off Monday; families use Grand Canyon entrance

Piñon Elementary will open a new parking lot and family drop-off on Monday, Feb. 9, rerouting family drop-off to Grand C...

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Healthcare

Los Alamos Community Foundation hosts roundtable on Northern New Mexico health care

Los Alamos Community Foundation hosts roundtable on Northern New Mexico health care

A free roundtable will examine Northern New Mexico health care challenges Feb. 24 at SALA, featuring local medical exper...

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Education

Los Alamos High School Senior Alyssa Sun Named 2026 Coca‑Cola Regional Finalist

Los Alamos High School Senior Alyssa Sun Named 2026 Coca‑Cola Regional Finalist

Los Alamos High School senior Alyssa Sun advanced to the regional finals of the Coca‑Cola Scholars Program, putting her ...

Sarah Chen2m read
Business

Los Alamos County launches online directory to showcase businesses, nonprofits, and events

Los Alamos County launches online directory to showcase businesses, nonprofits, and events

Los Alamos County launched a new online directory to showcase businesses, nonprofits and events, making it easier for re...

Sarah Chen2m read
Community

Los Alamos Resident Yasmin Acosta-Segundo Dies at 30; Funeral Feb. 7

Los Alamos Resident Yasmin Acosta-Segundo Dies at 30; Funeral Feb. 7

Los Alamos business owner Yasmin Acosta-Segundo died Jan. 22 at age 30; funeral is Feb. 7 at First Baptist Church. Her d...

Marcus Williams2m read
Government

League of American Bicyclists Renews Los Alamos Bronze-Level Bicycle-Friendly Designation

League of American Bicyclists Renews Los Alamos Bronze-Level Bicycle-Friendly Designation

Los Alamos County's bronze-level Bicycle Friendly Community designation was renewed by the League of American Bicyclists...

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Government

Los Alamos Olympic and Therapy Pools Close Feb. 22 for Replastering

Los Alamos Olympic and Therapy Pools Close Feb. 22 for Replastering

The Olympic and Therapy pools at the Larry R. Walkup Aquatic Center will close Feb. 22 for replastering work that affect...

James Thompson2m read
Education

Hannah Li Wins LAPS District Spelling Bee; Fynn Johnson Advances to State

Hannah Li Wins LAPS District Spelling Bee; Fynn Johnson Advances to State

Hannah Li won the LAPS District Spelling Bee and Fynn Johnson placed second; both will represent LAPS at the state quali...

Lisa Park3m read
Community

Los Alamos team uses geometry to resolve Schrödinger's century-old color perception

Los Alamos team uses geometry to resolve Schrödinger's century-old color perception

Los Alamos researchers led by Roxana Bujack used geometric methods to resolve a century-old question about color percept...

Sarah Chen2m read
Government

EM-LA and NMED Report Complete FY25 Milestones, Outline FY26 Cleanup Goals

EM-LA and NMED Report Complete FY25 Milestones, Outline FY26 Cleanup Goals

EM-LA and NMED reported completion of all FY25 cleanup milestones and agreed 10 FY26 goals, signaling continued progress...

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Community

18-year-old Trenton Pena Arrested in Los Alamos County for Aggravated DUI

18-year-old Trenton Pena Arrested in Los Alamos County for Aggravated DUI

Trenton Edwin Pena, 18, was arrested and charged with aggravated driving under the influence after an incident late Jan....

Sarah Chen2m read
Government

Denver Steels Phase II Begins Feb. 2; Road Closures Scheduled

Denver Steels Phase II Begins Feb. 2; Road Closures Scheduled

The Denver Steels Phase II improvement project begins Feb. 2, 2026, bringing road closures and detours; residents should...

Marcus Williams2m read
Community

Los Alamos Public Library, Community Seed Library Host Volunteer Event Feb. 7

Los Alamos Public Library, Community Seed Library Host Volunteer Event Feb. 7

Los Alamos Public Library and the Los Alamos Community Seed Library will host a volunteer seed-sorting event at White Ro...

Lisa Park2m read
Government

Los Alamos County Reports 20% Drop in Crime in 2025

Los Alamos County Reports 20% Drop in Crime in 2025

Los Alamos County reported a 20% drop in crimes reported to police in 2025, a change that could affect public safety per...

Marcus Williams3m read
Business

Chamber Networking at Flowers by Gillian Supports Family-Owned Florist Ahead of Valentine's

Chamber Networking at Flowers by Gillian Supports Family-Owned Florist Ahead of Valentine's

Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce hosted a Business After Hours at Flowers by Gillian to boost a family-owned florist ahead...

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Community

Advocate Urges Bike Park Near Middle School, Preserve North Mesa Open Space

Advocate Urges Bike Park Near Middle School, Preserve North Mesa Open Space

Advocate urges bike park near the middle school and preservation of North Mesa open space to protect trails, grassland a...

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Education

LAPS Alerts Parents to Phishing, Spam, Robo Calls and Voicemail Bomb Threat

LAPS Alerts Parents to Phishing, Spam, Robo Calls and Voicemail Bomb Threat

LAPS alerted parents that a voicemail bomb threat was left at Los Alamos High School over the weekend amid an increase i...

Lisa Park2m read
Education

LAHS Students Stage Friday Walkout Protest Against ICE Abuses, Drawing Support

LAHS Students Stage Friday Walkout Protest Against ICE Abuses, Drawing Support

Students at Los Alamos High School staged a walkout and marched to Ashley Pond to protest alleged ICE abuses, a local de...

Sarah Chen2m read
Education

Dr. Ben Springer to Present Optimistic Teaming at Barranca Mesa Jan. 29

Dr. Ben Springer to Present Optimistic Teaming at Barranca Mesa Jan. 29

Dr. Ben Springer presented strategies for handling challenging student behaviors at Barranca Mesa Elementary, offering t...

Lisa Park2m read
Community

Seed Swap Feb. 7 in Bellingham Offers Early Entry for Seed Donors

Seed Swap Feb. 7 in Bellingham Offers Early Entry for Seed Donors

Gardeners who bring seeds to the Salish Seed Swap in Bellingham will be allowed early entry; the event offers vendors, w...

Marcus Williams2m read
Government

Los Alamos County Considers Advisory Board for Townsite and White Rock MRAs

Los Alamos County Considers Advisory Board for Townsite and White Rock MRAs

County Manager Anne Laurent presented options to create an advisory board to review townsite and White Rock MRAs, a move...

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Community

Los Alamos School of Gymnastics Updates Community on North Mesa Building Availability

Los Alamos School of Gymnastics Updates Community on North Mesa Building Availability

Los Alamos School of Gymnastics updated residents about interest in its North Mesa building and asked for patience while...

Sarah Chen2m read
Government

Los Alamos County Issues RFP for Integrated Public Safety System

Los Alamos County Issues RFP for Integrated Public Safety System

Los Alamos County has issued RFP26-45 seeking vendors for an integrated CAD, Mobile, RMS and JMS public safety system; p...

James Thompson3m read
Education

Virginia Grant to Present Lecture on Robert Frost at UNM-LA Feb. 4

Virginia Grant to Present Lecture on Robert Frost at UNM-LA Feb. 4

UNM‑Los Alamos will host a free lecture on Robert Frost Feb. 4 at Wallace Hall, opening the My Favorite Lecture 2026 ser...

Marcus Williams2m read
Education

Los Alamos DPU Seeks Sophomores and Juniors for Essay Competition on Leadership

Los Alamos DPU Seeks Sophomores and Juniors for Essay Competition on Leadership

Los Alamos DPU invites local high school sophomores and juniors to enter an essay contest for a chance to attend the ICU...

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