Southern New Mexico highway checkpoints set up based on need, Border Patrol says
Views 0 Smuggling activity west of Santa Teresa, New Mexico prompts spot checks, additional border wall construction COLUMBUS, New Mexico (Border Report) — The U.S. Border Patrol is deploying temporary highway checkpoints as needed in Southern New Mexico, the agency said on Wednesday.
Las Cruces Swift Water Rescue Team Dispatched to Luna County
Views 0 At the request of the Luna County Office of Emergency Management, the Las Cruces Fire Department is sending a Swift Water Rescue Team and Mesilla Valley Search and Rescue is sending a crew to an area near west Deming where severe flooding has stranded several residents.
6 Western states blast Utah plan to tap Colorado River water
Views 0 CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Six states in the U.S. West that rely on the Colorado River to sustain cities and farms rebuked a plan to build an underground pipeline that would transport billions of gallons of water through the desert to southwest Utah.
Forrest Fenn, man at helm of famed treasure hunt, dies in Santa Fe home
Views 0 Fenn’s treasure was reportedly found earlier this year SANTA FE, N.M. — The creator of a 10-year-long treasure hunt has died, Santa Fe police confirm. Santa Fe author Forrest Fenn, 90, was a well-known art collector and gallery owner but he was perhaps most known for a mysterious treasure that he claimed to have […]
Rare September storm brings snow, wind and rain to New Mexico
Views 0 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico has seen record heat and record cold over the course of 48 hours. A rare September storm has brought rain, wind and even snow to the state.