Los Alamos Daily Digest Friday, July 31, 2026
Ty's Take
The Oso Canyon Fire is contained, the bears are walking through town again as August settles in, and up on the hill they're talking about powering America's AI future while down here we're still learning what it means to live in a place where fire season never really ends. There's something honest about a community that declares Bear Month in the same breath it's celebrating a fire put out, that funds student backpack drives and Eagle Scout projects while the Lab expands its footprint into the next frontier of energy and computing. Los Alamos has always been a town of big thinking and immediate concerns, and right now both are alive at once. The accessibility work at Trinity, the planning approvals moving forward, a local graduate creating scholarships in the name of a Palestinian physicist, a faith forum asking where goodness comes from, Brendan Treat climbing the last rung to Eagle Scout. That's what a week looks like here: the world-scale stuff and the neighbors-helping-neighbors stuff running parallel on the Pajarito Plateau, neither one more real than the other.
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Los Alamos Daily Post
LAF&SF News: Dr. John Ambrosiano will present “Searching for the Origin of Goodness” Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church (TOTH) at 3900 Trinity Drive. A light meal will be served at 6 p.m. The presentation will begin at 6:30 p.m. It will be recorded and streamed to the...
Construction On Trinity To Expand Accessibility For All
From left, Los Alamos County Engineer Eric Ulibarri, Public Works Senior Engineer Jennifer Morrow, Los Alamos Daily Post Managing Editor Kirsten Laskey, Department of Public Utilities Project Manager Casey Aumack, Public Works Project Manager Jeremy Lujan and Public Works Project Manager Benjamin...
Final Update: Oso Canyon Fire Declared Contained
USFS News: Firefighters completed hand line around the fire and it has been declared contained SANTA FE — The Oso Canyon Fire, discovered during the early afternoon of July 26 west of Española in Rio del Oso Canyon near Chicoma Mountain on the Española Ranger District, has...
Updated Link: Community Organizations Invited To Share Information About Student Programs
Courtesy/LAPS LAPS News: The start of the 2026-2027 school year is just a few weeks away. Students in kindergarten through 12th grade will return to classes on Monday, Aug.10. Preschool students will start on Wednesday, Aug. 12. Los Alamos Public Schools would like to invite community organizations...
COURT News: SANTA FE — The state Supreme Court ruled today a physician-patient confidentiality privilege remained in effect when an Artesia teenager made statements in the presence of police as a doctor confronted the then-high school senior about her dead newborn found in a hospital bathroom...
County Council Proclaims August ‘Bear Month In Los Alamos’
Land of Enchantment Wildlife Foundation Founding Board Member and Treasurer James Robinson and Los Alamos County Councilor Beverly Neal-Clinton hold up the proclamation for ‘Bear Month in Los Alamos’ during the Council meeting Tuesday night. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com COUNTY News: Los...
Governor Announces 2026 Excellence In The Arts Awards
STATE News: SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham honors eight arts luminaries for the 2026 Governor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts in her final year of office. The recipients represent the unique and rich artistic heritage of the state. “Every year I am astounded by the talent and passion...
A site plan to transform the former CB FOX building into a boutique hotel, retail space and a restaurant and bar, was approved during the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting July 22. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com A site plan to allow for nine food truck spaces and overflow parking for...
DOE Announces Partnership To Expand Reliable, Affordable Energy Access & Power America’s AI Future
DOE News: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a landmark partnership with Brookfield, NextEra Energy, Big Rivers Electric Power Corporation, Jackson Purchase Energy Cooperative, and Paducah Power System to redevelop portions of DOE’s Paducah Site into a data center...
Retiring UWNNM Executive Director Cindy Padilla, 3rd from left, during a check presentation. Courtesy/UWNNM Retiring UWNNM Executive Director Cindy Padilla, left, during a food distribution event. Courtesy/UWNNM By JEREMY VARELA UWNNM After four decades of service, and four tries at retirement,...
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Los Alamos Reporter
Location : Oso Canyon, 2 miles northeast of Chicoma Mountain Fuels: Timber and brush. The Oso Canyon Fire, discovered during the early afternoon of July 26 west of Española in Rio del Oso Canyon near Chicoma Mountain on the Española Ranger District, has been officially declared contained. The fire...
Los Alamos County Council Proclaims August ‘Bear Month In Los Alamos’
Former Los Alamos County Councilor James Robinson, who is a founding board member and treasurer of the Land of Enchantment Wildlife Foundation, left, accepts the Bear Month proclamation from County Councilor Beverley Neal-Clinton at Tuesday’s council meeting. Photo Courtesy LAC Los Alamos County...
Brendan Treat Of Los Alamos Scout Troop 122 Completes Eagle Scout Project
Brendan Treat applies stain to one of the new benches. Courtesy photo Finished bench on Prayer Walk, Courtesy photo Previous bench/Courtesy photo Brendan Treat, center, supervises as volunteers assemble benches. Courtesy photo SCOUT TROOP 122 NEWS Brendan Treat, a member of Los Alamos Scout Troop...
Los Alamos Police Department Report: July 22 – July 28, 2026
Information published in the weekly Los Alamos Police Department Report is obtained from LAPD. Please note that when a person is charged with a crime, a formal allegation of an offense is made and that being charged does not mean the person has been convicted of that offense. Also, please note...
Interfaith Los Alamos Backpack/School Supply Drive Is Underway
INTERFAITH LOS ALAMOS NEWS RELEASE The annual Interfaith Los Alamos Backpack/School Supplies Drive is underway. The community is asked to help Lutheran Family Services (LFS) provide backpacks and school supplies to approximately 200 families/refugees in need. Lutheran Family Services Rocky...
Scholarship creator Celia Pesiri/Courtesy photo Scholarship recipient Jillian Lewis/Courtesy photo LAPS FOUNDATION NEWS RELEASE Recent Los Alamos High School graduate Celia Pesiri created a new scholarship with the Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation this year to honor Rawan Alsaraj, a Palestinian...
Clouds above Arizona Street in Los Alamos Tuesday. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
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