Company tests high-altitude airship over New Mexico desert
729 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A technology company that wants to bring broadband to more remote areas and monitor emissions from the oil and gas industry has launched one of its airships from the New Mexico desert. Tuesday’s liftoff by Sceye Inc. is the latest test of the company’s high-altitude platform station. The unmanned […]
Former Navajo Nation vice chairman Edward T Begay dies at 87
706 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Edward T. Begay, who was vice chairman of the Navajo Nation in the 1980s, died Sunday, according to his family. He was 87. No cause of death was given by Begay’s family, but they say he died in Albuquerque surrounded by family members.
Black Fire Now State’s 2nd Largest in History
628 Views There is a Community Meeting Tonight at 6 p.m. in Kingston to address the latest conditions and concerns as the Black Fire has grown to the state’s second largest in history. It has now burned 298,440 acres and is 44% contained. The community meeting tonight is at 6 p.m. at the Black Range Lodge […]
Primary Voter Turnout in Doña Ana County Less Than 2020
492 Views According to unofficial voting numbers released by the Doña Ana County Clerk’s office Tuesday night, 15,400 voters cast ballots in this year’s primary election in the county. That is a decrease from 2020’s primary election when approximately 16,200 voters participated in the primary election in Doña Ana County.
Bob Talamini, member of Jets’ Super Bowl team, dies at 83
578 Views Bob Talamini, an offensive lineman on the New York Jets’ Super Bowl-winning team in 1969 after eight seasons with the Houston Oilers, died May 30. He was 83. Citing his family, the Jets announced Talamini’s death on their website Saturday night. No cause of death was provided, but an obituary posted by the […]
Jury says it’s deadlocked in ‘We Build The Wall’ fraud trial
724 Views NEW YORK (AP) — Eleven jurors accused one juror of political bias before saying they were deadlocked in deliberating the fate of a Colorado businessman accused of defrauding investors in a wall along the U.S. southern border. Federal Judge Analisa Torres read jurors a so-called Allen charge late Thursday in the trial of […]
Suspected Serial Arsonist Arrested
673 Views LAS CRUCES, NM – Las Cruces fire investigators have arrested the man believed to be responsible for setting several fires during an eight-hour period that damaged a city playground and destroyed a pickup parked at a local business.
Fire Restrictions Implemented by Carlsbad National Park
641 Views CARLSBAD, New Mexico—Extreme fire danger continues to affect Carlsbad Caverns National Park. As a result, effective May 25, the following additional restrictions are in effect:
Officials: Black Fire Over 93,000 Acres in Gila
532 Views On Thursday, officials said that the Black Fire burning in the Gila National Forest has grown to over 93,000 acres and is now located 31 miles to the northwest of Truth or Consequences. Officials said that a public meeting on the fire will be take place Friday at 7 p.m. at the Ralph Edward […]
Cross-Border Tunnel Found Linking Tijuana, San Diego
811 Views SAN DIEGO (AP) — Authorities have announced the discovery of an underground smuggling tunnel on Mexico’s border, running the length of a football field on U.S. soil to a warehouse in an industrial area. The cross-border tunnel from Tijuana to the San Diego area was built in one of the most fortified stretches of the border, […]
