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Today's News

  • White Rock residents left in the dark Sunday

    White Rock residents were left in the dark several times Sunday as power outages affected at least 2,430 people.

    The outages began at 7:33 a.m., when on-call Department of Public Utilities electric linemen investigated and discovered a fault in an underground cable near Piedra Loop.

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  • Bond to make building improvements

    In January of 2009, the Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) will hold a bond election. For the first time in a decade, the school district staff is asking voters to consider an increase in the mill rate. This increase in taxes to property owners will fund renovations to aging school facilities.

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  • LAHS students form Young Republicans Club

    Students at Los Alamos High School have formed a Young Republicans Club on campus. YRC founder and Chair Joshua Dolin filed the proper paperwork with school administers and found a teacher to serve as club advisor.

    “This election is an incredibly exciting moment in history and students are every bit as energized as adults, even if we can’t vote,” Dolin said. “There was an Obama Club on campus and there was a decent amount of kids for McCain on campus and I thought we should do something, too.”

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  • DOE revises nuclear reprocessing plans

    The Department of Energy has opened a period of public comment on a plan to support a national and international global expansion of nuclear energy.

    The proposal consists of two complimentary initiatives.

    One has to do with providing a “reliable international nuclear fuel services program,” which the United States and other countries with advanced nuclear programs would offer to emerging nuclear states that agree not to pursue enrichment or recycling facilities to make their own nuclear fuel.

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  • Colin Powell endorses Obama for president

    Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, a powerful figure in the Republican Party, endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president Sunday, an endorsement that could help sway independents and moderate Republicans, especially in battleground states like New Mexico.

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  • Atomic City Transit receives award

    October has been an important month for Atomic City Transit. Not only did the bus system celebrate their first birthday, but staff members from the transportation department won an award, as well. The transportation department hosted a birthday celebration on Thursday for the public to enjoy, which was held in front of Fuller Lodge. Partygoers enjoyed free hot dogs, chips, drinks, cake and giveaways, as well as the chance to enter a drawing to win merchandise donated by local businesses.

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  • SPEYRER

    Cleo Catherine Speyrer, age 89, a resident of Albuquerque since 1968, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 15, 2008. She is survived by children, Linda Haas and husband Dennis from Albuquerque, and Patricia Graves and husband Thomas from Los Alamos, New Mexico; grandchildren, Matthew Haas, Adam Graves and wife Joseline, Jana Haas, Melissa Graves, and Benjamin Graves; and beloved cat, Hope. Catherine was preceded in death by son Michael Speyrer, and husband Emile Speyrer.

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  • Sports schedule Oct. 20-25

    Monday

    Girls golf: Los Alamos at St. Pius X Invite, 9 a.m.

    Football: Los Alamos at Bernalillo, C team 4 p.m.

    Girls soccer: Los Alamos at Spirit Cup Tourney, JV TBA.

    Tuesday

    Boys soccer: La Cueva at Los Alamos, varsity 4:30 p.m., JV 4 p.m., C team, 4 p.m; Los Alamos at Spirit Cup Tourney, JV TBA.

    Girls soccer: Los Alamos at La Cueva, varsity, JV 4:30 p.m.

    Girls basketball: Alameda at LAMS, seventh-grade, 4 p.m.; eighth-grade, 5:30 p.m.

    Wednesday

    Girls soccer: Los Alamos at Spirit Cup Tourney, JV TBA.

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  • Volleyball: Toppers sweep Tigers in 2AAAA

    The Los Alamos Hilltopper volleyball team took another step toward the district championship Saturday at Taos.

    After getting warmed up in the first game, Los Alamos cruised to a 3-0 sweep at Taos to stay on the inside track to the District 2AAAA title.

    The Hilltoppers, who rarely fire out of the gate, held on in game one for a 25-21 win over the Tigers, then cruised to wins in games two and three, 25-11, 25-12. They got a solid overall team effort minus the help of two starters, Sara Scott and Jessica Stokes.

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  • Girls soccer: LA posts its 7th 2-4A shutout

    About the only question in the second half of Saturday’s Los Alamos-Taos girls soccer game was whether Taos’ Tigers would get a shot off before time expired.

    They didn’t. They didn’t even get particularly close to it.

    That’s been about par for the course throughout the District 2AAAA girls soccer season, however. Los Alamos topped Taos 6-0 Saturday at Sullivan Field to finish a perfect 7-0 on the district season.

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