Albuquerque’s Fire Rescue Department responded to calls from at least 5 motorists stranded in flooded vehicles late Saturday night as a large thunderstorm dropped just under 1.5 inches of rain in about two hours across the metro. City Desk’s Roberto Rosales captured the scene Downtown where storm water forced the closure of Central Avenue under […]
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Here come the ads! GOP reserves $2M in ABQ TV ads for election
New Mexico’s second congressional district is one of the most hotly contested races in the country, and Republicans are already spending big to reserve coveted local TV ad space. A memo from the National Republican Campaign Committee shared with Republican donors and posted online Thursday touts a $2,043,200 ad buy in the Albuquerque media market […]
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NM authorities dispel rumors of looting during the South Fork and Salt fires
By AUSTIN FISHER As thousands of people go back to their homes in the Village of Ruidoso, authorities say they are clearing out neighborhoods where there has been significant damage from fires and floods where the public must wait to return. And contrary to some 911 callers and rumors, there have been no reports of looting, […]
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Gov. Lujan Grisham, who pushed her own gun health orders, weighs in on Surgeon General’s gun health crisis declaration
On Tuesday, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy declared gun violence a national public health crisis. While that federal declaration carries no immediate effects, it does echo a similar order issued last year by New Mexico’s Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. Lujan Grisham weighed in today on the new federal declaration: The surgeon general’s declaration of […]
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List of missing residents shrinks as New Mexico village seeks recovery from wildfires
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 […]