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Governor promises a temporary halt to prescribed burns while wildfires rage in New Mexico

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said Tuesday that it was “negligent” for the United States Forest Service to ignite a prescribed burn in early April, and that she has received assuran...

DATE: May 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Film producers defend safety in Alec Baldwin shooting

SANTA FE, N.M. – A film production company is contesting sanctions by New Mexico officials for alleged workplace safety violations on the set of “Rust,” where actor and producer Alec Baldwin...

DATE: May 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Massive New Mexico wildfire grows, but Taos safe for now

Burning now for more than a month, the largest wildfire in the U.S. was spreading toward mountain resort towns in northern New Mexico on Wednesday, prompting officials to issue another set o...

DATE: May 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Cost of fighting New Mexico wildfires reaches $65M so far

Many homes near America’s largest wildfire survived the latest barrage of howling winds and erratic flames, but New Mexico’s governor said Tuesday the risk of more destruction is high and th...

DATE: May 10, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

More New Mexico residents warned they may need to flee fire

LAS VEGAS, N.M.– Firefighters in New Mexico’s Rocky Mountain foothills prepared Monday to excavate new firebreaks and clear brush to create more defensive lines aimed at preventing a massive...

DATE: May 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Unprecedented gusts expected to fan wildfires in New Mexico

LAS VEGAS, N.M. – Weather conditions described as potentially historic were on tap for New Mexico on Saturday and for the next several days as more than 1,400 firefighters and a fleet of air...

DATE: May 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Fire crews close in around massive New Mexico wildfire

LAS VEGAS, N.M. – Firefighters in New Mexico took advantage of diminished winds Thursday to build more fire lines and clear combustible brush near homes close to the fringes of the largest w...

DATE: May 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico seeks opportunity in Texas border disruptions

SANTA FE – New Mexico is highlighting its support for proposals that would route an international rail line through its Santa Teresa border crossing, capitalizing on Mexico’s unease with dis...

DATE: May 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

President declares disaster in New Mexico wildfire zone

LAS VEGAS, N.M. – Firefighters slowed the advance of the largest wildfire in the U.S. as heavy winds relented Wednesday, while President Joe Biden approved a disaster declaration that brings...

DATE: May 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico wildfire prompts call for U.S. disaster declaration

LAS VEGAS, N.M. – New Mexico’s governor on Tuesday asked President Joe Biden to declare a disaster as firefighters scrambled to clear brush, build fire lines and spray water to keep the larg...

DATE: May 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Wind-whipped fire forces more New Mexico residents to flee

ALBUQUERQUE – Wind-whipped flames raced across more of New Mexico’s pine-covered mountainsides on Monday, forcing more residents to flee their homes and the evacuation of the state’s psychia...

DATE: May 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Bulldozers, aircraft used to fight fire near New Mexico city

More than 1,000 firefighters backed by bulldozers and aircraft battled the largest active wildfire in the U.S. on Saturday after strong winds pushed it across some containment lines and clos...

DATE: Apr 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico