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The scene of a single vehicle crash that occurred a short time ago this morning on the Truck Route about one mile east of the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE). Police report no injuries. Los Alamos police are asking motorists to avoid this area and seek alternate routes to allow first responders to clear the scene. Roads around the community are wet and slick due to rain and motorists are urged to slow down and drive with extra caution. Courtesy/LAPD.

Two raccoons spotted Friday lifting spirits in the driveway of a home in White Rock. Photo by Jody Schultz.

Daffy the adorable 11-year-old Bichon Frise is lifting spirits at home in Pajarito Acres and all over Los Alamos. Daffy is a member of the John and Mary Arrowsmith family. Photo by Mary Arrowsmith.

Daily Postcard: A raven sitting on a lamp post serenades the moon early Thursday morning in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs.

Jacci Gruninger, right, works with a client. Courtesy photo. Working one-to-one with a yoga therapist is somewhat like working with a personal trainer who has more than 800-hours of training in yogic techniques and wellness and modern healing modalities. Yoga Therapy can help improve your function, health and sense of...

Manzanares plays for the crowd at the ‘Brews, Band and BBQ’ fundraiser hosted by the Rotary Club of Los Alamos Saturday evening, June 25 at Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op (the tub) in Central Park Square. Courtesy/James O’Donnell. Three young residents take shelter under a large umbrella and...

Rotary Youth Exchange students Hana Raby, a junior, and Caleb Langenbrunner, a senior, were congratulated at a recent meeting by Laura Loy, the Youth Exchange coordinator for the Rotary Club of Los Alamos. Raby will study in Brake, Germany; Langenbrunner will study in Tournon Sur-Rhône, France. Not pictured: Teresa Austin, a Los Alamos High School junior, will study in Helsinki, Finland. Photo by Sandy Tobin.

The Medanales Arroyo with threatening storm clouds. Courtesy/Eric Björklund. The Los Alamos Mountaineers are back in person! The Tuesday, June 28 Mountaineers meeting will take place at the Los Alamos Nature Center, held in collaboration with PEEC. There also will be a virtual adjunct. The meeting starts at 7...

TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) – A Taos man is facing charges after being accused of trying to set a Dominoes, where he worked at, on fire. According to a criminal complaint, fellow employees at Dominoes watched Chase Renfro light a small propane tank on fire and throw it into a garbage can Renfro is also accused of […]

Katherine Herring, Shannon Trujillo, Jennifer Kieltyka and Audrey Juliani have been named assistant principals for the upcoming school year at Los Alamos Public Schools. Courtesy/LAPS. LAPS News:. Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) has announced the hiring of four assistant principals for the upcoming school year. New Assistant Principals:. Shannon Trujillo,...

Honorable Judge Pat Casados swears in newly promoted Los Alamos Police Sgt. James Rodriguez, surrounded by his family, to the position of commander Friday in Magistrate Court at the Justice Center. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com. Judge Casados swears in Cpl. Kirk Williamson Friday at the Justice Center. Photo by John...

Noah Banks suddenly encountered this bear. A brief staring contest ensued before the bear lumbered off into the trees to parts unknown. Courtesy/Crystal Banks. Hiker Noah Banks experiences a tense and thankfully brief stare down with this bear Friday along the trail to the Los Alamos Reservoir before the bear lumbers off into the trees. Courtesy/Crystal Banks.

On the job in White Rock Wednesday is volunteer Debbie Baker at the White Rock Visitor Center (WRVC) at 115 N.M. 4. Baker has volunteered since 2018. The Visitor Center is open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. For information, call 505.672.3183. #worklosalamos #wherediscoveriesaremade. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com.

TAOS, N.M. — Angel Fire Fire Department Chief Kevin Henson was fired last week after being placed on administrative leave in May, the Taos News reported. Henson was accused of giving alcohol to an underage employee and letting that person drive a fire vehicle after drinking, Angel Fire Mayor Jo Mixon said in a statement.

Canvass Board Member Heath Davis, standing, Canvass Board Member Betty Ann Gunther and Canvass Board Member Cameron Counters. Photo by County Clerk Naomi Maestas. The Los Alamos County Clerk’s Office has completed the required canvass process to certify and finalize the results of the 2022 Primary Election, held Tuesday, June 7, 2022.

An impressive amount of creative energy flows through the teeny-tiny town of Los Alamos (pop. 1,275), some of which will be on view at the Los Alamos Theatre Group’s new production of Milo Sampson 1946, a Musical. The show, which runs from July 1-17 at the Depot Mall (515 Bell St.), is a passion project for writer/director Jeffrey Bloom, a Hollywood expat who has been putting on plays in the town since 2018, alongside his producer wife, Carole Bloom.

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Santa Fe National Forest will begin selling personal-use fuelwood permits June 27. Permits can be purchased in person at forest headquarters in Santa Fe and at offices in Española, Coyote, and Cuba. The Jemez District will sell permits over the phone. Fuel wood permit sales were delayed this year because of […]