Barley Fire on Jemez Mountains burns near Fenton Lake
The Barley Fire in the Santa Fe National Forest near Fenton Lake and Seven Springs in the Jemez Mountains was human caused and under investigation. One engine, a brush unit and six USFS crew fought the blaze while three engines and an air tanker were ordered. The fire had limited structures threatened and was part of several fires in southern New Mexico with 75 percent containment on the 5-2 fire and 962 acres burned on Kokopelli. FEMA will cover 75 percent of state firefighting costs under an approved grant.
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Fenton Lake
Seven Springs
Jemez Mountains
New Mexico
U.S. Forest Service
Ruidoso
Urday
Orozco
Alto
Federal Emergency Management Agency
State budget talks begin with bipartisan panel in Santa Fe
A 12 member bipartisan group of lawmakers begins budget talks in Santa Fe and plans to meet through the week. Representative Max Coll says discussions will narrow topics before negotiations heat up. Governor Johnson’s administration attends, with no special session called unless a budget agreement is reached.
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Santa FE
Max Coll
D-Santa Fe
House
Coll
Terry Marquardt
Alamogordo
Harold Field
Department of Finance and Administration
Duffy Rodriguez
Department
Gary Johnson
Johnson
Ben Lujan
Roswell Girl Scouts Send Cookies to Troops in Uzbekistan
Roswell area groups led by Girl Scouts, Red Cross, and veterans clubs organized a cookie drive that produced two large boxes totaling 77 pounds of Thin Mints and other treats. Local residents bought all the cookies within a week to support U S troops overseas.
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Roswell
Girl Scouts
Red Cross
U.S
Uzbekistan
Jackie Morris
Chaves
Morris
Isabel Olsen
Rio Hondo
American Red Cross
Olsen
Megan Dawe
Cadette Troop 57
Dave
Military Order of the Purple Heart
Telephone Pioneers
Lake Arthur Man Killed in Eddy County Crash
A Lake Arthur man, Luis Torrez, dies in a single vehicle crash on State Road 529 near marker 2. Alcohol and driver fatigue contributed to the 11:20 p.m. accident as Torrez lost control and overturned, ejecting him. Three passengers Jesus Lucero 43 Artesia Reyes Gonzales 25 El Paso and Jesus Manuel Barceñas 31 Glendale were injured and transported to Artesia General Hospital.
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Lake Arthur
Marker 2
Eddy County
Luis Torrez
Torrez
Jesus Lucero
Artesia
Reyes Gonzales
el Paso
Jesus Manuel Barceénasa
Glendale
Ariz
Artesia General Hospital
Robbery in a Truck at 1000 S Main St
An armed robbery at 1000 S Main St where a man sleeping in his truck was approached by two unidentified males who punctured the window and produced a gun demanding money. The suspects fled in a gray car with $2000.
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S. Main St
East Ballard Street
North Garden Avenue
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SAMON
Dow
Oibi
Arta
Ation
Kohler
Wellworth
Interbath
Ondine
Reian
Sterling
Samon's
Bo Seph
Lewice
Monterey Plaza
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