🌱 How officials finally identified the wrong-way driver near Los Alamos

Coffee in hand, Los Alamos? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How officials finally identified the wrong-way driver near Los Alamos

Also on today's calendar: Speaker Series: Medicare 101: Making Sense of Your Benefits Featuring: Cheryl Canty, Independent Medicare Insurance Advisor and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 53 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and warm, temps: high: 87, low: 52. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 95 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Driver Killed in Wrong-Way Crash with Chumash Bus Identified as Church Vandal (noozhawk.com) — A deadly wrong-way crash on Highway 101 near Los Alamos in June has now been linked to a Santa Barbara man previously convicted of vandalizing Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. Authorities used DNA to confirm the driver's identity, while injured Chumash Casino employees on the bus were treated locally and the church continues to face costly mosaic repairs.
   

📸 Around Los Alamos

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Los Alamos

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 2
• Bandito Burgers and BBQ Tacos →
  Bodega, 273 Bell Street, Los Alamos
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Friday October 2
• Speaker Series: Medicare 101: Making Sense of Your Benefits Featuring: Cheryl Canty, Independent Medicare Insurance Advisor →
  Clemetine Carter Wines, 388 Bell Street, Los Alamos
  5:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• BBQ Round Up →
  Bodega, 273 Bell Street, Los Alamos
  11:00 am
Sunday October 4
• Bandito Burgers and BBQ Tacos →
  Bodega, 273 Bell Street, Los Alamos
  11:00 am
Saturday October 10
• Van Allen Twins at Rocktoberfest →
  Rocktoberfest, Los Alamos
  4:00 pm
• Rocktoberfest →
  Los Alamos CA
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• HBA Grow Your Business Event
  Town Center Mall near Macy's upstairs above Gina's Piece of Cake
  5:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Pet Wellness Clinic, Buellton →
  Farm Supply Company Buellton, 700 McMurray Road, Buellton
  10:00 am
Saturday October 3
• Nataly Lola at the Tasting Room →
  Vega Vineyard & Farm, 9496 Santa Rosa Road, Buellton
  10:00 am
• Nataly Lola at Vega Vineyard and Farm →
  Vega Vineyard & Farm, Buellton
  12:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• Jimmy Becker at Tasting Room →
  Vega Vineyard & Farm, 9496 Santa Rosa Road, Buellton
  10:00 am
• Joel Martin at Pop's Place →
  Vega Vineyard & Farm, 9496 Santa Rosa Road, Buellton
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Buellton. Apply here.
• O'Reilly Automotive posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager in Buellton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Los Alamos here.

🗞 Nearby News

Buellton

• Santa Ynez Valley Children's Museum gets $2 million state budget boost (santamariatimes.com)
• Santa Ynez Notebook: Solvang strike deadlock continues, Buellton advances plans for new downtown core (newspress.com)

Mission Hills

• Same Halls, Different Sidelines: Shared High School Roots Run Deep in the Battle for the Ax (suutbirds.com)
• Receptive Fuel Beds (ladancechronicle.com)

Lompoc

• Organic Soup Kitchen Coming to Lompoc (noozhawk.com)
• Lompoc police handled 35,680 calls for service, 694 investigations in 2025, annual report says (lompocrecord.com)

Ok Los Alamos! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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