.....Advertisement.....
.....Advertisement.....

Local News

  • Mummified body of Chicana author found in SF home

    SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A 70-year-old woman whose mummified body was recently found in her Santa Fe apartment was identified as a Chicana activist, teacher and author.

    Santa Fe police said the decomposed remains of Barbara Salinas-Norman were discovered last week and authorities say she may have been dead for more than a year.

    The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that Salinas-Norman founded and ran a publishing company called Pinata Publications in the office of her then-husband, Sam Norman, an Oakland lawyer. She began writing, illustrating and publishing her own books designed to help Mexican American children identify with their culture. She gave up teaching to write full time in 1983.

    She was the author of "Los Tres Cerdos: Nacho, Tito and Miguel" — her version of "The Three Little Pigs." In the book, the third pig, Miguel, builds a home-made of adobe bricks. The illustrations depict New Mexico-style furnishings, Indian pottery, kiva fireplaces, vigas and retablos.

    She also was a bilingual teacher in the Oakland, Calif., public schools in the 1980s.

    Click here to read more...
  • Today in History for May 13th
    Click here to read more...
  • Raw: Ice Wave Comes Ashore in Minnesota

    Amateur video captures a wave of ice blanketing backyards and threatening houses in the Mille Lacs Lake area of Minnesota.

    Click here to read more...
  • Today in History for May 12
    Click here to read more...
  • 50-Fest kicks off at noon today

    There’s no better way to commemorate a 50th anniversary than a big party.

    Forecasts are calling for near-perfect weather during the event.

    The Los Alamos Monitor officially turned 50 on March 7, but the party is just getting started. The celebration wouldn’t be complete without a couple of bands, some birthday cake, and a few hundred of our closest friends… In fact, the entire town is invited!

    From noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 18 join the Los Alamos Monitor in celebration of 50 incredible years serving Los Alamos. The soiree will take place on Fuller Lodge lawn and part of the nearby Central Park Square.

    Click here to read more...
  • Council to consider property standards

    Anne Laurent’s understanding of what residents are looking for in code enforcement for property maintenance has evolved during the 12 months she has been director of the Community and Economic Development Department. 

    “When people asked for more proactive code enforcement they really wanted property maintenance standards. And that’s two different things,” Laurent said. “And we don’t currently have property maintenance standards beyond weeds, rubbish, structural failure and parking inoperable vehicles.”

    A large number of complaints coming to CEDD have to do with exterior maintenance: loose siding or roofing materials, holes in exterior walls, broken or missing windows, fences in disrepair and houses perpetually under construction.

    Click here to read more...
  • Conditions prompt restrictions

    Combine drought, high winds, low humidity, high temperatures, and you get a lot of nervous fire officials. This week, the county, as well as the Los Alamos Fire Department issued “stage one” fire restrictions in light of these factors present in the weather forecast. 

    It was these types of conditions that led to the devastating Las Conchas and Cerro Grande fires, and officials are hoping the public will get the message. 

    According to the Los Alamos Fire Department, the following restrictions are now in effect:

    • Building, maintaining, attending or using an open fire, campfire, charcoal or wood stove on all Los Alamos County lands. (See Exemption 1)

    Click here to read more...
  • Raw: Spacewalking Astronauts Hope to Stop Leak
    Click here to read more...
  • McMillan talks 'Moneyball'

    Los Alamos National Laboratory director Charlie McMillan spent the good portion of his week in Washington and one of his stops was Capitol Hill where he testified at a hearing before a Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.

    McMillan used an interesting analogy when it came to describing the budget scenario at LANL.

    “You may have seen the film 'Moneyball,' based on the book of the same name. When I lived in the Bay Area, the Oakland A’s turned baseball’s conventional wisdom on its ear," McMillan said in his testimony.

    Click here to read more...
  • Today in History for May 11th
    Click here to read more...