Latest New Mexico Headlines
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New Mexico Pueblo Receives $11 Million in Flood Relief
Jul 31 2012 // A New Mexico pueblo hit by flooding after a wildfire scorched the area is receiving $11 million in federal assistance. The grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency goes to Santa Clara Pueblo for mitigation and...
Seeding To Begin This Week On NM Little Bear Fire
Jul 10 2012 // A special team assigned to survey the damage of the Little Bear Fire in southern New Mexico says aerial seeding will begin on parts of the burn scar this week. There will be at least two phases of seeding on about 12,000...
Monsoons Bring Hope, Caution to Wildfire Stricken Western States
Jun 26 2012 // Monsoons are about the only thing right now that could bring much needed relief to wildfire-plagued Western states like Colorado and New Mexico, which are both on track to have fire seasons on a historic level – although...
West Drought Conditions Make For ‘Tragically Historic’ Wildfire Season
Jun 13 2012 // In what could be shaping up to be one of the worst wildfire seasons in recent memory, insurers are scrambling to deal with the aftermath of several massive wildfires in the region – and they’re preparing people for...
New Mexico Wildfire Now 30% Contained
Jun 7 2012 // The Whitewater-Baldy Complex fire in New Mexico’s Gila National Forest is now 30 percent contained, according to an official fire report that was updated on Thursday. The fire, which was caused by a lighting strike...
Slow Containment on New Mexico Wildfire
Jun 6 2012 // The Whitewater-Baldy Complex wildfire in New Mexico’s Gila National Forest is now consumed more than 263,000 acres and is at 22 percent containment, according to an official fire report. More than 1,000 personnel are...
More Containment On New Mexico Wildfire
Jun 5 2012 // Aerial ignitions along multiple portions of the Whitewater-Baldy Complex wildfire boundary in New Mexico allowed crews to hold and mop-up without any complications, while containment of the state’s largest recorded...
More Containment on New Mexico Wildfire at 255K acres
Jun 4 2012 // Firefighters conducted more aerial ignitions over the weekend along pieces of the western boundary of the Whitewater-Baldy Complex wildfire in New Mexico’s Gila National Forest, which has grown to more than 255,000...
New Mexico Fire Over 216K Acres, 10% Contained
Jun 1 2012 // Firefighters made progress on the northern and western fronts of the Whitewater-Baldy complex fire in New Mexico’s Gila National Forest with the help of increased humidity levels. The fire has now consumed a reported...
Wildfire Now New Mexico’s Largest Recorded
May 30 2012 // A wildfire in New Mexico’s Gila National Forest has consumed 170,252 acres, making it the largest wildfire on record in New Mexico, a fire incident spokesman told the news website msnbc.com. “It’s...
Wyoming Pushes Workplace Safety With New Hire
May 25 2012 // Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead announced Wednesday the state is hiring a veteran public health official from New Mexico to continue the push to reduce Wyoming’s workplace fatality rate. Dr. C. Mack Sewell, who has served as...
How States Rank in Injury Prevention
May 24 2012 // On a set of 10 steps states can take to prevent injuries , 24 states scored a five or lower. Two states, California and New York, received the highest score of nine out of a possible 10, while two states scored the lowest,...
More Than Dozen Animals Killed In NM Hospital Fire
May 23 2012 // More than a dozen animals perished in a fire at a New Mexico veterinary clinic. KOB-TV reports authorities say a fire started Monday morning in the front office of Tucumcari Animal Hospital and quickly spread. Fire...
Federal Help Sought To Avert Flooding At NM Pueblo
May 8 2012 // Members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation are asking the federal government for help to prevent possible flooding at Santa Clara Pueblo. Sens. Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall and Rep. Ben Ray Lujan say the...
New Mexico Widow Sues Utah Crematory, Claims Ashes Mix-Up
Apr 27 2012 // A New Mexico widow whose husband was killed in a 2009 plane crash is suing a Utah crematory and funeral home after she says they gave her the wrong person’s ashes. Marilynn Flynn of Alamogordo has filed a federal...
Family Of Girl Killed In Crash With New Mexico Doctor Sues
Apr 24 2012 // The family of a little girl killed when her family’s van was hit by a vehicle driven by a Santa Fe, New Mexico surgeon suspected of driving drunk has filed a wrongful death suit against the doctor and her insurance...
Family of New Mexico Girl Killed in Crash with Santa Fe Doctor Sues
Apr 23 2012 // The family of a little girl killed when her family’s van was hit by a vehicle driven by a Santa Fe, N.M., surgeon suspected of driving drunk has filed a wrongful death suit against the doctor and her insurance...
New Mexico Governor Urges Wildfire Prevention
Mar 29 2012 // Gov. Susana Martinez says conditions are in place for another difficult fire season in New Mexico. The governor kicked off Wildfire Awareness Week on Tuesday by urging residents to be prepared and do their part to prevent...
Alcohol-Related Traffic Deaths In New Mexico Slightly Up
Mar 15 2012 // State records show that alcohol-related deaths from traffic crashes in New Mexico rose slightly. Preliminary Traffic Safety Bureau records indicate 146 people were killed in highway crashes involving alcohol in 2011....
Poms Names Rossetti Vice President of Employee Benefits in New Mexico
Feb 22 2012 // Los Angeles, Calif.-based Poms & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. has named John Rossetti vice president of the employee benefits group in the firm’s Albuquerque, N.M. office. Rossetti was previously an account...
