By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press The number of residents still unaccounted for has been shrinking significantly after thousands of people fled their homes as two fast-moving wildfires approached their village in southern New Mexico, Ruidoso Mayor Lynn Crawford said Tuesday. Search and rescue crews have cleared more properties in the areas of Ruidoso, the […]
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Public records and lightning data shed new light on Salt and South Fork fire origins
By PATRICK LOHMANN Officials from many agencies responding to the unfolding natural disaster in southeast New Mexico have said an investigation is ongoing about the cause of the South Fork and Salt fires, including whether the blazes were caused by a human or nature. “When we got here we were told it was human-caused; we were […]
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NM voters support abortion rights
This story is republished from NM Political Report, a nonprofit news outlet, as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. By Matthew Reichbach A majority of New Mexicans believe that New Mexico’s abortion laws should be less restrictive or should remain about the same […]
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New Mexicans react to fire in Ruidoso
All eyes in New Mexico are on Ruidoso where two fires are threatening the village and the Ruidoso Downs. The South Fork Fire has burned around 15,000 acres and the Salt Fire has burned around 5,000 acres as of Tuesday afternoon. More than 7,000 residents were told to evacuate and an estimated 500 structures “have […]
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Albuquerque Fire Rescue Sends Crew to Help Fight Ruidoso Fires
The Albuquerque Fire Rescue Wildland Division is deploying resources to Ruidoso to help with the ongoing efforts to fight the South Fork and Salt fires. AFR resources have been requested through New Mexico State Forestry’s Resource Mobilization Plan and the City of Albuquerque Office of Emergency Management. “The Wildland Division is currently preparing to deploy […]
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Southern New Mexico wildfires lead to evacuation of village of 7,000
RUIDOSO, N.M. (AP) — Residents of a village in southern New Mexico were ordered to flee their homes without taking time to grab any belongings due to fast-moving wildfires. “GO NOW: Do not attempt to gather belongings or protect your home. Evacuate immediately,” officials with Ruidoso, a village home to 7,000 people, said on its website […]
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Santa Ana Pueblo is on a preservation mission as it celebrates trust status for ancestral lands
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN SANTA ANA PUEBLO, N.M. (AP) — When the sprawling Alamo Ranch first went up for sale nearly a decade ago, it was advertised as a working cattle ranch with incredible wildlife habitat and superb potential for development and recreation not far from New Mexico’s largest metropolitan area. For Santa Ana Pueblo, […]
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LANL plans to release highly radioactive tritium to prevent explosions. Will it just release danger in the air?
This story is republished from Searchlight NM, a nonprofit news outlet, as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. By Alicia Inez Guzmán Last fall, the international community rose up in defense of the Pacific Ocean. Seafood and salt purveyors, public policy professors, scientists and […]
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PHOTOS: Albuquerque Pride Parade
Thousands lined the streets of Nob Hill Saturday morning as revelers decked in rainbows and costumes marched down Central Avenue for the annual Albuquerque Pride Parade. (Roberto E. Rosales / City Desk ABQ)
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Weeklong heat wave loosens grip slightly on US Southwest
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN / Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The weeklong heat wave that baked most of the U.S. Southwest in temperatures well into triple digits is on its last legs, but forecasters are still urging people to be cautious as there will be little relief from the warm weather until monsoon thunderstorms begin to […]