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Reports shed light on investigation into crash that killed local educator
Los Alamos police officers responding to the intersection of North Road and Urban Street on a Sunday morning in mid-March found 68-year-old Brian Easton…
May 14
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Ryan Lowery
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Election season officially starts May 5th. Here’s what you need to know.
Here’s what’s in this story:
Apr 28
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Megan Hesselink
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Minesh Bacrania
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Los Alamos cuts the ribbon on two new playgrounds
Boomtown’s trying something new: short audio stories.
May 11
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Megan Hesselink
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Minesh Bacrania
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Training dogs to find the lost and avoid the dangerous
In Los Alamos and throughout northern New Mexico, search and rescue isn’t theoretical. It’s late-night callouts, rugged, harsh terrain, and the uneasy…
May 6
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Megan Hesselink
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LAPS ignored period products law for more than two years
Invoices show that Los Alamos Public Schools was aware of a state law requiring free menstrual products in school bathrooms as early as July 2023 but…
May 3
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Ryan Lowery
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New LAPS board member appointed and a possible solution for internet troubles
Plus a first look at the district’s 2026-27 budget and more from the April 14 school board meeting.
May 13
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Minesh Bacrania
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🪿 ICYMI — Boomtown stories from April 2026
Long-awaited safety upgrades are finally coming to NM 502 and Camino Entrada, while new developments continue to unfold in the investigation into the…
May 1
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Becca Louden
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Driver in crash that killed former LANL director receives suspended sentence
A woman involved in a crash that killed former Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Charlie McMillan received a ninety day suspended sentence as part…
Apr 23
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Ryan Lowery
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Minesh Bacrania
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County to conduct an emergency notification test on Friday
The first large-scale community test of Los Alamos County’s emergency notification syst…
Apr 22
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Emily Piltch
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Behind the scenes with Los Alamos Animal Control
And some of their friends.....
Apr 18
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Megan Hesselink
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LAPD child sexual abuse investigation leads to additional Albuquerque charges for Los Alamos man
A Los Alamos man is facing charges related to child sexual abuse in Los Alamos and Albuquerque following separate investigations by police in both…
Apr 9
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Ryan Lowery
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Easton memorial scholarship fund established as crash investigation continues
Some school-related stories we’ve been keeping an eye on:
Apr 4
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Minesh Bacrania
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Safety upgrades finally coming to NM 502 and Camino Entrada
Nearly two years after the September 2024 crash on NM 502 near Camino Entrada that resulted in the death of former LANL Director Charlie McMillan, the…
Mar 30
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Emily Piltch
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Minesh Bacrania
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🪿 ICYMI — Boomtown for March 2026
From a troubling lack of compliance with state law within the local school district to a spotlight on a local hockey team that is proving passion…
Mar 27
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Becca Louden
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Los Alamos resident dies after being struck by vehicle on Sunday
Brian Easton, a Longtime Los Alamos resident and educator, died Tuesday after being struck by a vehicle near Urban Park on Sunday, March 15.
Mar 20
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Minesh Bacrania
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Fire season is here. Are you ready?
This year’s zero-star winter has set the American West up for an active wildfire season. Here’s Boomtown’s list of tips to help you start preparing.
Mar 16
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Minesh Bacrania
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Megan Hesselink
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Pedestrian hit at Urban & North, intersection closed
Update: March 15 at 5:50 pm
Mar 15
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Megan Hesselink
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