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Two cars were involved in a head-on collision just after 5 p.m. Monday on Main Hill Road. Three people were transported to Los Alamos Medical Center with minor injuries. Los Alamos Fire Marshall/Assistant Fire Chief Michael Thompson said traffic was blocked while emergency crews loaded the patients into transport vehicles and their vehicles were hooked up and towed away.

In the first ski competition of his life, Austin Prince, 17, placed sixth in the junior men’s category of the 2008 Salomon Extreme Freeride Championships held March 8 in Taos.

ALBUQUERQUE – The Valles Caldera National Preserve has selected Gary Morton, a cattle grower from Las Vegas, N.M., for a contract to manage its 2008 grazing programThe announcement made during the regular board meeting Friday followed a discussion of the summer forage capacity that underpinned a decision to quadruple the number of cattle on the preserve this summer.Preserve scientist Bob P

With the increasing trend toward eating organic, Smith’s Food and Drug Centers in Los Alamos and White Rock are stocking organic flame-roasted chopped green chile from Bueno Foods.“We see an increase in organic food sales almost weekly,” said John Roberts, store manager of Smith’s on Central Avenue. “We’re trying to expand our organic products line every opportunity we have. Along with the organic green chile, we’re stocking organic foods in almost every category including canned vegetables, fresh produce and meats.