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JEMEZ FIRE FINALLY FULLY CONTAINED
THE THOMPSON RIDGE FIRE NORTH OF JEMEZ IS STILL JUST UNDER 24 THOUSAND ACRES BUT FINALLY FULLY CONTAINED. STILL NO CONTAINMENT NUMBERS ON THE JAROSO FIRE SOUTH OF TRUCHAS. IT'S BURNED JUST ...
Cumulus Media Jul 02, 2013
GILA FIRE TAKES OFF AGAIN
THE LIGHTNING-CAUSED SILVER FIRE IN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST IS BIGGER STILL. IT'S GROWN TO 133-THOUSAND 625 ACRES … IT WAS NEARLY 126 THOUSAND ACRES OVER THE WEEKEND. MORE SMOKE IN T...
Cumulus Media Jul 01, 2013
FIREFIGHTERS KILLED IN ARIZONA BLAZE
NINETEEN HOT SHOT FIREFIGHTERS PULLED OFF A WILDFIRE IN NEW MEXICO TO HELP BATTLE A FIRE IN ARIZONA ARE DEAD. THEY WERE KILLED SUNDAY WHEN THEY WERE OVERTAKEN COME BY THE FAST-MOVING FLAMES OF A...
Cumulus Media Jul 01, 2013
MOUNT TAYLOR ACCESS CLOSED
ANOTHER PART OF THE CIBOLA NATIONAL FOREST IS NOW CLOSED DUE TO THE INCREASED RISK OF FIRE: ACCESS IS CLOSED TO THE NATIONAL FOREST FOR THE MOUNT TAYLOR RANGER DISTRICT … EXCEPT FOR THOSE ...
Cumulus Media Jul 01, 2013
NM FARMERS SELLING WATER TO OIL AND GAS DEVELOPERS
CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) In the face of crippling drought, some Eddy County farmers are selling their supplemental well water to companies drilling for oil and gas using hydraulic fracturing, a technique t...
Cumulus Media Jul 01, 2013
HEAVY HOLIDAY TRAVEL PREDICTED
WITH ANOTHER HOLIDAY TRAVEL OPPORTUNITY COMING UP THIS WEEK, TRIPLE "A" NEW MEXICO HAS RELEASED IT'S PROJECTIONS. SPOKESMAN DOUG SHUPE SAYS AROUND 3-POINT-1 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE ...
Cumulus Media Jul 01, 2013
UBS NEEDS HOLIDAY BLOOD DONORS
THE JULY 4TH HOLIDAY IS THIS WEEK … AND UNITED BLOOD SERVICES IS ASKING YOU TO DONATE. SPOKESPERSON CHARLENE SMITH TELLS US THEY HAVE MOST BLOOD TYPES ON THEIR SHELVES RIGHT NOW. BUT SHE S...
Cumulus Media Jul 01, 2013
NM COURT ORDERS NEW TRIAL IN GANG-RELATED KILLING
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) The state Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of second-degree murder and other charges in a 2006 gangelated shooting in Albuquerque. The court ruled Friday t...
Cumulus Media Jul 01, 2013
FARMINGTON COUNCIL TO MULL ELECTRICITY PROPOSAL
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) The Farmington City Council on Tuesday will consider whether to acquire 65 megawatts of electricity at a power plant in northwestern New Mexico that serves more than 2 million cu...
Cumulus Media Jul 01, 2013
NM PART OF NATIONWIDE “SPICE” TAKEDOWN
NEW MEXICO PLAYS A BIG ROLE IN WEDNESDAY'S NATIONWIDE CRACKDOWN ON SYNTHETIC DRUGS, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "SPICE." D-E-A SPECIAL AGENT JOE ARABIT SAYS FOUR PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED AFTER...
Cumulus Media Jun 28, 2013