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FEMA offering temporary housing help for Ruidoso wildfire victims
RUIDOSO, N.M. (KRQE) – Some people who have suffered housing damage due to the recent wildfires near Ruidoso can get temporary housing paid for by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). FEMA will pay for a temporary stay in a hotel or motel for eligible people. The federal agency will pay the cost of a room, […]
Otero County enacts fireworks restrictions
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Otero County has enacted a restriction for some fireworks that will last past the Fourth of July holiday. The restriction lasts from Wednesday, June 26, through Tuesday, July 16, on the use of specific fireworks within unincorporated areas of Otero County, the County said. Within unincorporated areas of Otero County, […]
Salt Fire | NM | July 1, 2024 | 1
The Salt Fire is burning about seven (7) miles west of Mescalero, New Mexico, which started on June 17, 2024, from an undetermined cause. The fire is under the leadership of a CIMT with Incident Commander Mark Bernal at the helm with one (1) camp crew, four (4) Type 1 crews, two (2) Type 2 crews, one (1) Type 2IA crews, one (1) dozer, two (2) Type 6 engines, one (1) Type 1 copters, an overhead team, one (1) water tender as support and 197 total personnel.
Severe flooding prompts evacuations, Crews to assist in flood mitigation
Mescalero Apache Tribe Emergency Operations Center: 575-464-9214 (8am-6pm) Village of Ruidoso and Lincoln County Emergency Operations Center: 575-258-6900 (7am-10pm) Fire Information Phone: 575-323-8378 or 575-323-8258 (8am-8pm) Media Information Phone: 575-323-8053 (8am-8pm) Email: 2024.southfork@firenet.gov. Acres: South Fork – 17,569; Salt – 7,939. Start Date: June 17, 2024. Location: South...
Colorado officials celebrate $41 million federal investment in quantum development
The federal government awarded a Colorado-centered tech hub $41 million to boost its development of quantum information technology, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced Tuesday. The U.S. Economic Development Administration awarded the money to Elevate Quantum, a consortium of 120 organizations across Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming focused on quantum development, to expand its quantum […] The post Colorado officials celebrate $41 million federal investment in quantum development appeared first on Colorado Newsline.
Radioactive waste storage continues in New Mexico with 14,000th shipment
CARLSBAD, N.M. (KRQE) – The U.S. Department of Energy says the 14,000th shipment of transuranic nuclear waste has been placed into the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, New Mexico. “This marks an important milestone in our mission to clean up the country’s legacy waste dating back to World War II and Cold War eras. […]
Educators, consultants, and lawyers have outsized representation in New Mexico’s legislature
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico’s laws are created by a group of 112 legislators that are supposed to represent more than two million New Mexicans. But a close look at lawmakers’ financial disclosures shows that a few industries play an outsized role in lining lawmakers’ pockets. Candidates and incumbents for the New Mexico legislature […]
Some scattered storms and breezy
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Flash Flood Warnings were in effect in San Juan County earlier this morning with widespread rain totals of 0.5-1.5 inches, while an isolated area just to the east of Farmington got up to 2 inches or more, according to radar. That band of thunderstorms quickly moved east and dissipated along The New […]
New Mexico looking for input on Paseo del Volcan road project
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) wants input from residents living near Paseo del Volcan. An online community survey is helping shape the ongoing project. The big picture is that the state is working to eventually connect Paseo del Volcan to I-40 as a way to bypass Albuquerque traffic. The state has […]
As bird flu spreads on dairy farms, an ‘abysmal’ few workers are tested
Public health officials are concerned about bird flu, which so far has been detected in three dairy farmworkers — two in Michigan and one in Texas — as well as in cattle in a dozen states including New Mexico. The farmworkers’ symptoms were mild, and researchers have not found that the H5N1 virus, also known […] The post As bird flu spreads on dairy farms, an ‘abysmal’ few workers are tested appeared first on Source New Mexico.
KRQE Newsfeed: Fire containment, New laws, More storms, Celebrating safely, Miss New Mexico
Tuesday’s Top Stories Tuesday’s Five Facts [1] Increased containment in Ruidoso fires – Weekend moisture helped crews fight the wildfires in Ruidoso. As of Monday both the South Fork and Salt fires are 84% contained. Combined, the two fires have burned more than 25,000 acres. Crews are nearly done with structure assessment and are focusing […]
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