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Today's News

  • The guy with the motorcycle on the poster

    He’s not exactly an unsung hero anymore, but only because he’s been sung a few times before.

    Two years ago, De Colores, Inc., the organization that sponsors the Hispanic Cultural Festival named Jerry Romero one of their “unsung heroes” at their annual banquet in Albuquerque.

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  • Power outages plague households

    A fault in a direct-bury cable caused an 8-hour power outage north of Myrtle Street to the Pueblo Canyon rim early Sunday morning, Los Alamos County’s Department of Public Utilities said in a press release Tuesday.

    Power was out in the area from 1:30-9:30 a.m. Sunday, which affected roughly 85 households.

    Another two outages occurred just after noon Monday, which affected 40 customers at Royal Crest Mobile Home Park. Power was out to those customers for 23 minutes.

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  • Support the local schools

    Why is a new Bond needed and what will it be used for?

    Over the years, the Los Alamos Public Schools have enjoyed a reputation for academic achievement and recognition by numerous groups and publications for excellence. While the district actively strives to provide an atmosphere where students can succeed, its buildings continue to age and deteriorate. Research documents that in well-built, attractive environments, student behavior is more positive and achievement is higher.

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  • DA's office refuses to prosecute local sex crime case

    The District Attorney’s Office has declined to prosecute Joongdae Cha, whom Los Alamos Police charged Aug. 22 with eight felony sex crimes involving a female child under 13 a Los Alamos Police Department spokesperson said.

    Cha is charged with four counts of criminal sexual penetration with a minor under the age of 13, each count a first-degree felony. He also is charged with four counts of criminal sexual contact with a minor under the age of 13, each of which are second-degree felonies.

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  • Sports schedule Sept. 15-20

    Monday

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

    Tuesday

    Boys soccer: Albuquerque Academy at Los Alamos, varsity, JV 4 p.m.

    Volleyball: Los Alamos at St. Michael’s, C-team 4 p.m., JV 5 p.m., varsity 6:30 p.m.; LAMS at West Las Vegas, seventh and eighth grade, 4 p.m.

    Girls soccer: Los Alamos at Albuquerque Academy, varsity, JV, 4:30 p.m.

    Wednesday

    Volleyball: LAMS at Pecos, seventh and eighth grade, 4 p.m.

    Cross country: LAMS at Edgewood Invite, boys and girls seventh and eighth grade, TBA.

    Thursday

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  • FERDINAND

    Ed Ferdinand, age 78, from Los Alamos, passed away Thursday, September 11, 2008, after a brief but courageous battle with cancer.

    Born on July 6, 1930, he is survived by his wife of 52 years Jo Ferdinand, sons Kevin from Katy, Texas, and Mike from Longmont, Colorado, and daughter Denise Harris from Stephenville, Texas.

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  • Boys soccer wins two; volleyball results are late

    The Los Alamos Hilltopper boys soccer team bounced back from an opening round loss Thursday to win two straight contests at the Albuquerque Academy Invitational.

    Los Alamos finished fifth in the Academy tournament, which started Thursday and concluded Saturday. Los Alamos knocked off Farmington 4-0 in the consolation semifinals Friday, then topped Las Cruces 4-1 in the fifth-place game Saturday morning.

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  • Girls soccer: LA wins two at Academy

    With the Los Alamos Hilltopper girls soccer team in a scoring funk, head coach Jiri Kubicek is hoping a couple of good solid offensive outings will help set things straight.

    Those came in the final two games of the weekend.

    Los Alamos scored a combined eight goals in Friday’s and Saturday’s contests en route to a fifth-place finish at the Albuquerque Academy Invitational.

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  • Cross country: Boys finish 2nd behind Academy in Colorado

    In the state of New Mexico or outside of it, one thing seems to be certain: Los Alamos and Albuquerque Academy are among the best around in boys cross country.

    As they did a week earlier at the heavily-attended University of New Mexico Invitational, Academy and Los Alamos went 1-2 at the Liberty Bell Invitational. That meet was held at Littleton, Colo., Friday.

    Los Alamos’ boys finished with 114 team points, second only to Academy’s 72. Both finished well ahead of third-place Regis’ (Colo.) 169 points.

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  • Football: LA rolls to second win

    SANTA FE – It was another decisive win at the top end of the season for the Los Alamos Hilltopper football team.

    That’s not to say there isn’t plenty to work on, however.

    The Hilltoppers picked up their second big road win in as many chances Friday, thumping the Santa Fe Demons 50-27 at Ivan Head Stadium.

    But for the second straight outing, the Hilltoppers gave up a quick, early touchdown and struggled to convert point-after attempts following their own scores.

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