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New Mexico’s Environment secretary criticized a preliminary determination by the federal environmental agency that would remove the chemical perchlorate from a list of contaminants to consider for national regulation.

Perchlorate is used in plutonium processing and is a component of jet fuel. According to a Government Accountability Office report in 2005, the chemical has been found in the Los Alamos environment, as well as at Kirtland and Holloman Air Force bases, and White Sands Missile Range, among other military-related locations in the state.

For the well-groomed partygoer this holiday season, relaxing while your feet are bathed, massaged and beautified, is nothing short of heaven.

Providing quality service to her clients is why Eva Fitzgibbons has opened Artistic Nails by Eva.

“My service is to pamper  - I’m not here for speed – I do it right and take special care with each and every client,” she said. “To me, working with nails is an art. When I sculpt nails, I try to make them as natural looking as possible.”

Los Alamos National Laboratory is asking residents to refrain from outdoor activities in the Ancho Canyon area until further notice.

Sunday morning a hiker in Ancho Canyon came across two old mortar shells, picked them up and began carrying them out of the canyon before calling police about 4 p.m. Saturday, Los Alamos Police Lt. Scott Mills said during an interview Tuesday.

Mills is on the county’s bomb squad and  investigated the report.

A new school safety effort, SPEAK UP New Mexico, has been created by the state to offer students an anonymous tip line to report threats of weapon-related violence and other crimes at their schools and in their communities.