Denver area wildfire kept fire crews ahead of swelling smoke
Hundreds of firefighters battled a massive wildfire southwest of Denver as it spread over 135 square miles since Saturday. The blaze has destroyed at least 21 homes, threatened 2,500 more, and prompted up to 40,000 people to evacuate warnings. Gov. Bill Owens said the fire itself does not threaten Denver, but smoke remains a regional problem causing health concerns.
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Colo
Denver
Colorado Springs
Bill Owens
Associated Press
Rockies
Valerie Miller
William Allstetter
National Jewish Medical and Research Center
Transport plane crashes in Afghanistan killing three soldiers
A U S military MC-130H transport plane carrying 10 soldiers crashed on takeoff near Bande Sardeh dam in Paktika province killing three. Seven others survived with minor injuries and were taken to Kandahar base. The crash is not believed caused by hostile fire.
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Washington
U.S
Afghanistan
Pentagon
Rick Thomas
Gardez
Kandahar
Air Force
Bande Sardeh
Paktika
Dave Lapan
Pakistan
Roswell seeks local option gross receipts tax for development
Cordero promotes a local option gross receipts tax as a tool to lure business and fund city improvements. He envisions Roswell's population rising toward 64,000 in five years and says the tax could unlock matching grants and relocation incentives. He stresses outreach to explain benefits and addresses concerns about tax export concerns.
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Roswell
Rudy Cordero
Committee
Cordero
Warboys Named Deputy Fire Chief in Roswell
Mike Mathews selects Alan Warboys to deputy chief of Roswell Fire Department, moving from a 15 year veteran to second in command. Warboys, 51, moved from Cameron Missouri in 1969 with his father and aims to improve department programs and service to the Roswell community. He expresses satisfaction with serving the public and handling medical calls.
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Roswell
Mike Mathews
Alan Warboys
Warboys
Cameron, Mo
War
Boys
Department
Southeastern New Mexico's Largest Newspaper
Tax information dominates the front pages of See TAX, highlighting how the regional paper frames fiscal matters for readers in a Southeastern New Mexico city. The brief note points readers to Page A3 for full coverage and analysis.
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New Mexico
Sheriff Department unveils pepper ball non lethal weapon
The Chaves County Sheriffs Department introduced a pepper ball gun as a new non lethal option. Lt Britt Snyder described a double effect with painful impact and pepper irritant. officers including the sheriff tested it, noting it draws blood and comparing it to pepper in the face.
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Chaves County
Snyder
Vigil-Giron speaks to Girl Scouts on voting and reform
Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron visited Roswell to talk with Girl Scouts about civics and voting. She highlighted a statewide move to an advanced centralized voter accounting system funded at 2 million dollars and noted 13 supportive measures passed in her first term.
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Rebecca Vigil-Giron
Roswell
Vigil-Giron
Taos
Vigil Giron
David Kunko
Secretary of State
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Darryl Gaines
Giron
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