Gas blowout near Lovington shuts two roads for hours
A well near Lovington blew out on Thursday releasing millions of cubic feet of methane and sparking a grass fire. U.S. 82 and Lea County Road 238 were closed until about 5 p.m. as authorities fought to control the burning well. No injuries were reported and residents were evacuated. the well owned by UMC Petroleum remained burning with full containment expected in days.
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Road to extend Paseo del Norte near Petroglyph park
U S Senate approves a measure to let Albuquerque extend Paseo del Norte across a park corner at Petroglyph National Monument with a 180 day design consult period with the Park Service and UNM engineering possible if no agreement. The move aims to ease West Mesa traffic while protecting monument integrity.
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R-N.m
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West Mesa
Paseo del Norte
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Intel chief Grove resigns as CEO but will stay as chair
Andrew Grove steps down as Intel chief executive after leading the firm since 1987. Craig Barrett, the current president and COO, will become CEO on May 20 while Grove remains chairman. Barrett helped drive Intel’s processor success as the company faces slower sales and a halted Fort Worth plant project.
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Last surviving astro chimp Minnie dies at 41
Minnie, the last surviving astro chimp from the U S space program, died March 14 at age 41 near Alamogordo. She trained for Project Mercury but never flew, and will be buried beside Ham at the Space Center with a marker.
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Space center chimps aid medical research and HIV vaccine work
Starkey noted the chimps at Holloman returned to the Air Force colony and joined the breeding program. Minnie produced nine offspring and helped raise many others. The group has contributed to medical research, including a Hepatitis B vaccine and potential HIV AIDS vaccine, per a joint Space Center Coulston Foundation release.
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State Briefs: Slain NM State freshman case leads to arrests
Two Las Cruces men, Jason Desnoyers and Jesse Avalos Jr., face accusations linked to the disappearance and death of Carly Martinez, an 18 year old NM State freshman from El Paso. Her body was found west of Las Cruces after a desert assault described in court records. Investigators also pursued a separate missing-women case tied to a truck with a half naked corpse, but searches at Robert Bryant's property and other sites yielded no evidence.
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