Boomtown Los Alamos

07/21/2025

Longer wait times. Fewer specialists. Trips out of town just to get care. You're not imagining it.

Our college intern, Pippa Fung, sat down with providers to find out why — and what it means for all of us.

Between 2017 and 2021, New Mexico lost 30% of its primary care providers, according to a 2023 report by the New Mexico Health Care Workforce Committee, a group of stakeholders within state agencies and health care organizations.

07/14/2025

July 8 Council Meeting Recap:
More EV charging approved; golfers will soon have a chance to play part of the rehabilitated course, and more.
https://www.boomtownlosalamos.org/p/july-8-council-meeting-nearly-1m

07/14/2025

Where is all the smoke coming from?
We've created a list of local sources to keep you in the know.
https://www.boomtownlosalamos.org/p/fire-info

07/09/2025

LAPD said it doesn’t suspect foul play and is awaiting results of an investigation by the New Mexico Office of the Medical Examiner to determine if Giovanelli's death was due to a medical incident or if the fall was accidental.
Read more:

Police recovered the body of 82-year-old Damon Giovanelli on Sunday near the Anniversary Trail trailhead, according to police records obtained by Boomtown.

07/01/2025

3:15pm update: they have been found and reunited with their family.

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HAVE YOU SEEN THIS CHILD?

Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) received a call on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, around 9:44 am reporting Sawyer Thronas of Los Alamos, as missing.

She is described as an 11 year old female, 5’4”, Hispanic, with brown hair (with possible blue tint).

Thronas was wearing a dark gray oversized shirt, jeans, and black shoes (Converse style). She was last seen on Woodland Road in Los Alamos around 9 a.m., and was traveling on foot.

Please contact Los Alamos Police Dispatch at 505-662-8222 with any information you may have.

Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) received a call on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, around 9:44 am reporting Sawyer Thronas of Los Alamos, as missing.

07/01/2025

As part of an upcoming story, our high-school intern has put together a survey to understand how teenagers in our community spend their time when they’re not at school.

If you’re a teenager OR a parent of a teenager involved in the Los Alamos community, we’d appreciate your input!

It should take about 3 minutes, and all responses are completely anonymous.

Help Boomtown understand how teenagers in Los Alamos spend their time outside of school.

06/27/2025

Update- There are now 86 confirmed cases in NM with the five latest cases in Luna County. Here's what you need to know protect yourself and your loved ones.

Olivia, my eldest daughter, caught measles when she was seven years old…in an hour, she was unconscious.

06/27/2025

As of June 13, potential exposures to measles have been reported in Bernalillo, Sandoval, and Santa Fe counties after two travelers were diagnosed with measles during a visit to New Mexico. Learn about the history of the virus, symptoms and treatment:

Olivia, my eldest daughter, caught measles when she was seven years old…in an hour, she was unconscious.

06/25/2025

A Los Alamos man is still missing after seven weeks. Anyone who may have seen or spoken to Chavez, however briefly, in the past few months is asked to contact Detective Ladislas Szabo at 505-709-5150.

Story and photos by Minesh Bacrania

06/24/2025

Measles is on the rise in the U.S.—and the Southwest is seeing serious outbreaks. Vaccination rates are down. Misinformation is up. And after nearly 25 years of control, the disease is back.

Here’s what’s driving it—and what’s at stake: https://open.substack.com/pub/boomtownlosalamos/p/measles-is-making-a-comeback-what

Olivia, my eldest daughter, caught measles when she was seven years old…in an hour, she was unconscious.

06/23/2025

A fire was reported in the backyard of a residence on 34th Street in the Western Area (Steels neighborhood). The fire was contained quickly, with no damage to the home and no spread to the nearby canyon.

06/19/2025

Every year, the county compiles and submits its 20 highest-priority Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan projects for possible state funding. Take a look at what's on the table:

Councilors hear updates on affordable housing and ADU applications