Fires keep 140 homes under evacuation in Pecos region
Fire officials extended evacuation orders for more than 140 homes as the Pecos and Las Vegas ranger district remained in emergency closure including the Pecos Wilderness. Residents like Scott and Kay Rice sheltered, watering properties to guard against the flames amid drought and harsh weather.
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Pecos and
Las Vegas Ranger District
Pecos
Gerry Perry
Perry
Scott Rice
Connor
Kay Rice
New Mexican
Jemez Mountains
Thompson Ridge
Thompson Valley
Rancho de la Cueva
Elk Valley
Health officials issue wildfire smoke advisory
Northern New Mexico areas including Pecos Jemez Springs and La Cueva face smoke from two wildfires reducing visibility to under three miles and risking unhealthy air overnight. Health Secretary Retta Ward warns eye irritation respiratory issues and aggravated heart and lung conditions. Sensitive groups such as pregnant women elderly and children should limit outdoor time when visibility falls below five miles.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
State Department of Health
Pecos
Jemez Springs
la Cueva
Retta Ward
IRS conference upgrades raise cost concerns for 2010 event
A Treasury IG report says 132 IRS officials received hotel upgrades at a 2010 Anaheim conference, paid under a $135 daily room rate, boosting overall costs. The probe links to Congressional hearings on IRS scrutiny of conservative groups seeking tax exempt status and broader agency spending reforms.
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Anaheim
Calif
J. Russell George
Treasury Department Inspector General
Tax Administration
Becky Gerritson
Wetumpka
House
Ways and Means
Congressional
Justice Department
Inspector General
Philadelphia
San Diego
Atlanta
White House
U.N. reports likely chemical attacks in Syria face evidence gaps
A U.N. team warned solid proof remains elusive without on site samples from victims or attack sites in Syria. experts caution that videos and witness accounts fade, complicating the case as political tensions rise over possible external intervention and red lines.
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Syria
U.N
Assad
West
U.S
Obama
Laurent Fabius
le Monde
Fabius
France 2
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