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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
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Ryan Lowery
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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
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Minesh Bacrania
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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
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Ryan Lowery
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Local man bitten by rattlesnake on Quemazon Trail
A Los Alamos man in his mid-thirties suffered a rattlesnake bite to his left ankle while hiking on Quemazon Trail above Western Area this morning.
Jul 19
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Minesh Bacrania
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Bears behaving badly, but they're not entirely to blame.
Story by Eliana Padilla
Jul 10
12
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🪿 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
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Becca Louden
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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
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Minesh Bacrania
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Gas leak calls explode in Los Alamos
New Mexico Gas Company has shut down the main gas pipeline that supplies Los Alamos and many of the communities between Albuquerque to Taos for…
Jul 8
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Minesh Bacrania
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Fireworks? No thanks.
The July Fourth weekend is almost here, and nearly everyone knows That One Neighbor who believes their Ph.D.
Jul 2
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Minesh Bacrania
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Construction set to begin (again) on Trinity Drive next week
What's happening and how to stay updated.
Jul 1
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Maya Price
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🪿 ICYMI — Boomtown stories from June 2026
From big changes to big questions, Boomtown has you covered.
Jun 29
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Becca Louden
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‘An easier way to live’: the people behind Los Alamos Pride
A community-based approach helps make Los Alamos Pride unique.
Jun 26
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Maya Price
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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
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Minesh Bacrania
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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
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Jennifer Armstrong
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Introducing Boomtown's new interns!
This summer, Boomtown is continuing its tradition of hiring and training the next generation of young journalists.
Jun 17
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Minesh Bacrania
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‘Everyone here is an artist’: J. Muzacz on Los Alamos’s new community-built mosaic
Boomtown sat down with the Austin-based artist to chat about the new mosaic he designed for Los Alamos and the ethos of community care at its core.
Jun 12
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Maya Price
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Charges filed in crash that killed local educator
The Los Alamos Police Department last week filed traffic charges against the driver who struck and killed 68-year-old Brian Easton as he crossed a…
Jun 8
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Ryan Lowery
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