A 440 ACRE FIRE CONTINUES BURNING IN THE LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST. PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER LORETTA BENAVIDEZ SAYS IT WAS REPORTED SUNDAY MORNING IN THE SMOKEY BEAR RANGER DISTRICT, IN AN AREA NORTH OF THE CAPITAN MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS AREA. SHE SAYS THE FIRE IS IN RUGGED TERRAIN, SO THE ISSUE WILL BE IF THEY…… MORE
Small Growth for Seven Cabins Fire
A 440 ACRE FIRE CONTINUES BURNING IN THE LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST. PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER LORETTA BENAVIDEZ SAYS IT WAS REPORTED SUNDAY MORNING IN THE SMOKEY BEAR RANGER DISTRICT, IN AN AREA NORTH OF THE CAPITAN MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS AREA. SHE SAYS THE FIRE IS IN RUGGED TERRAIN, SO THE ISSUE WILL BE IF THEY…… MORE
The Sky’s The Limit
ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR R-J BERRY SAYS HE WANTS THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO COME TO THE TABLE WITH IDEAS ON BUILDING THE CITY’S TALLEST BUILDING. HE SAYS ALBUQUERQUE CAN HELP BY PROVIDING SOME INCENTIVES, IF NEEDED, INCLUDING TWO POSSIBLE LOCATIONS: THE PARKING LOT NORTH OF CIVIC PLAZA AND THE VACANT LOT ACROSS FROM THE NEW…… MORE
Good Year So Far for NM Home Sales
HOME SALES IN NEW MEXICO ARE OFF TO A GOOD START IN 2017. THE REALTORS ASSOCIATION OF NEW MEXICO SAYS 12 HUNDRED 60 HOMES WERE SOLD STATEWIDE IN JANUARY…A 10 PERCENT INCREASE FROM JANUARY OF LAST YEAR. AND THE TOTAL VOLUME WAS 325-MILLION DOLLARS…AN INCREASE OF 29 PERCENT FROM A YEAR AGO. …… MORE
Wildfire Burning in Lincoln National Forest
A WILDFIRE IN THE LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST HAS BURNED 430 ACRES AS THIS (MON) MORNING. THE SEVEN CABINS FIRE WAS REPORTED YESTERDAY (SUN) MORNING. FOREST SERVICE FIREFIGHTERS WERE ON SCENE BY 10:30AM. PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER LORETTA BENAVIDEZ SAYS THE FIRE IS EIGHT MILES NORTHWEST OF ARABELA, NORTH OF THE CAPITAN MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS AREA.…… MORE
More Wildfires Expected for NM This Year
THE PAST TWO YEARS HAVE BEEN NORMAL TO BELOW NORMAL WHEN IT COMES TO WILDFIRE ACTIVITY IN NEW MEXICO. BUT FIRE WEATHER METEOROLOGIST BRENT WACHTER SAYS THIS SPRING COULD BE MORE OF A CHALLENGE FOR FIREFIGHTERS. HE SAYS THERE ARE A LOT OF GRASS FUELS OUT THERE AND WE’RE EXPECTING A…… MORE
Crash Causes Gas Pump Fire
AN EXPLOSION AND GAS PUMP FIRE IN SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE SUNDAY NIGHT. IT HAPPENED AFTER A DRIVER HIT THE GAS PUMP AT THE 7-11 AT SAN MATEO AND KATHRYN. THE DRIVER WAS RICHARD PENN, WHO SAYS ANOTHER DRIVER SPED PAST HIM, DISORIENTING HIM. HE SLAMMED INTO THE GAS PUMP, WHICH AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF. …… MORE
Abducted Albuquerque Girl Found Safe
A 15 YEAR OLD ALBUQUERQUE GIRL IS BACK HOME AND SAFE AFTER BEING THE SUBJECT OF AN AMBER ALERT OVER THE WEEKEND. THE TEEN WAS KIDNAPPED FROM HER GRANDPARENTS’ HOME SATURDAY, ALLEGEDLY BY 21 YEAR OLD CHRISTIAN OROZCO. OROZCO IS SOMEONE SHE’S BEEN MOVING FROM PLACE TO PLACE TO AVOID ……… MORE
Lawmaker Expects Recreational Pot Eventually for NM
IF NOT THIS YEAR … THEN IN THE FUTURE. THAT’S WHAT ABQ STATE SENATOR GERALD ORTIZ Y PINO SAYS ABOUT PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION TO MAKE RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA LEGAL IN NEW MEXICO. HE HAS A BILL CIRCULATING AT THE LEGISLATURE THAT WOULD DO THAT … BUT HE SAYS THERE’S NO GUARANTEE IT’LL SURVIVE THE…… MORE
IRS Scams for the Tax Season
FEDERAL AUTHORITIES ARE WARNING TAX PAYERS TO BE VIGILANT AND NOT FALL FOR ANY TAX SCAMS. I-R-S SPECIAL AGENT BRIAN WATSON SAYS SCAMS CAN TAKE A VARIETY OF FORMS, INCLUDING PHISHING-EMAIL SCAMS, I-D THEFT AND PHONE SCAMS. HE SAYS THE SCAMMERS CAN BE APPEAR TO BE LEGITIMATE, EVEN TO THE POINT THAT THE…… MORE
