Subscribe
Sign in
Home
About Us
Local Wildfire Info
‘The network is completely unstable’
LAPS finally addresses longstanding computer networking issues
Aug 21
•
Minesh Bacrania
2
Deal or no deal
Two recent rape cases resulted in defendants avoiding prison as part of plea agreements, but what factors determine whether someone is offered a plea…
Aug 19
•
Ryan Lowery
5
‘It happens here too’: Gaps in housing support for domestic violence survivors in Los Alamos
The current state of domestic violence housing resources for our community, and where a local shelter might fit in.
Aug 14
•
Maya Price
9
Man who raped LAHS student to serve probation as part of plea deal
The man who raped a Los Alamos High School student after taking her off campus in December accepted a plea agreement last month that will require him to…
Jul 30
•
Ryan Lowery
3
Bears responsible for multiple recent home invasions in Los Alamos
Bears broke into two Western Area homes during the night of July 28, a week after two similar incidents happened in Quemazon.
Jul 29
•
Minesh Bacrania
14
Subscribe to receive Boomtown straight to your inbox
Subscribe
Recent posts
View all
🪿 ICYMI — Boomtown stories from July 2026
Bear break-ins, gas leaks, road construction, and significant court rulings — here's everything you need to know from the biggest stories in Los Alamos…
Aug 1
•
Becca Louden
1
Your support built this newsroom
Nearly three years ago, we started Boomtown with a simple idea: create a newsroom that looks beyond the headlines, follows the evidence wherever it…
Jul 27
•
Minesh Bacrania
4
Man convicted of raping child to be sentenced for probation violation
Police arrested 37-year-old Shawn M. Cavasos earlier this year on charges of raping a child. He’s now set to be sentenced for violating the terms of a…
Jul 23
•
Ryan Lowery
6
2
Local man bitten by rattlesnake on Quemazon Trail
A Los Alamos man in his mid-thirties suffered a rattlesnake bite to his left ankle wh…
Jul 19
•
Minesh Bacrania
10
Bears behaving badly, but they're not entirely to blame.
Story by Eliana Padilla
Jul 10
12
Gas leak calls explode in Los Alamos
New Mexico Gas Company has shut down the main gas pipeline that supplies Lo…
Jul 8
•
Minesh Bacrania
6
Fireworks? No thanks.
The July Fourth weekend is almost here, and nearly everyone knows That One Neighbor who believes their Ph.D.
Jul 2
•
Minesh Bacrania
5
Construction set to begin (again) on Trinity Drive next week
What's happening and how to stay updated.
Jul 1
•
Maya Price
7
🪿 ICYMI — Boomtown stories from June 2026
Big changes, big questions, and the people shaping Los Alamos
Jun 29
•
Becca Louden
2
‘An easier way to live’: the people behind Los Alamos Pride
A community-based approach helps make Los Alamos Pride unique.
Jun 26
•
Maya Price
11
1
LAPS solicits community feedback for Thursday's School Board annual evaluation
District superintendent Jennifer Guy yesterday published a survey link inviting students, parents, staff, and the community at large to submit feedback…
Jun 24
•
Minesh Bacrania
3
Labor and delivery services at LAMC will cease on June 27
Los Alamos Medical Center CEO Michael Covert confirmed to Boomtown today that the center’s labor and delivery services will cease June 27.
Jun 19
•
Jennifer Armstrong
4
1
See all
This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please
turn on JavaScript
or unblock scripts
