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Western wildfire smoke causes East Coast haze, vivid sunsets

The smoke from dozens of wildfires in the western United States is stretching clear across the country – and even pushing into Mexico, Canada and Europe. While the dangerous plumes are forci...

DATE: Sep 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

U.S. agency denies petition to strip protections from songbird

ALBUQUERQUE – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has denied a petition that sought to end federal protections for the western yellow-billed cuckoo, saying the rare songbird continues to face...

DATE: Sep 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Colorado State Forest Service reminds residents dying, off-color pine needles are normal in autumn

Although thousands of evergreen trees are beginning to display dying yellow or brown needles, most are simply going through a natural shedding process and are not being damaged by bark beetl...

DATE: Sep 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Water shortages in West more likely than previously thought

Colorado River flowing at 55% of average for year

DATE: Sep 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Start Rosh Hashanah on a sweet note with tishpishti, an orange-scented semolina cake

When it comes to Rosh Hashanah desserts, apple cake or honey cake might sound most familiar to Ashkenazi (Eastern and Central European) Jews celebrating the Jewish New Year. But the Jewish d...

DATE: Sep 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Food

Local First Harvest Dinners reborn as new Eat Local Month

Weekly meals will benefit local food industry and nonprofits

DATE: Sep 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Food

Snoop Dogg’s for-the-people label and an exclusive club mark extreme poles of the wine world

In this weird year, when we experience whiplash whenever we watch TV, check our phones or open the newspaper, we shouldn’t be surprised to see two head-scratching debuts that show wine argua...

DATE: Sep 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Food

Think 2020’s disasters are wild? Experts see worse in future

Scientists say climate-connected disasters expected to worsen in coming decades

DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

6 Western states blast Utah plan to tap Colorado River water

CARSON CITY, Nev. – Six states in the U.S. West that rely on the Colorado River to sustain cities and farms rebuked a plan to build an underground pipeline that would transport billions of g...

DATE: Sep 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

A platter of crisp, Cajun-spiced fried green tomatoes is a fitting coda to summer

Many times I’ve tried to replicate the taste or flavor of a specific dish I’ve had. Sometimes, though, the memory is so distant that it turns out all I’m trying to capture is a feeling – and...

DATE: Sep 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Food

New Mexico to grocery stores: Stop taxing food on deliveries

SANTA FE – New Mexico state taxation authorities on Wednesday urged grocery stores to stop unnecessarily collecting sales taxes on food that is delivered during the coronavirus pandemic. ...

DATE: Sep 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Food

Wine-centric novels to pair with a good vintage for pandemic escapism

Unable to satisfy my wanderlust this summer, and tired of binge-watching “Somebody Feed Phil” and “Chef’s Table” on Netflix, I turned to my bookcase and dusted off a few wine novels. My favo...

DATE: Sep 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Food

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