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Yahoo
29-04-2025
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KRQE Newsfeed: Wildfires, Zoning violation, Warmer and breezy, Asking for input, Mariachis game
New Coaches, New Challenges In Lobo Athletics UNM, NMSU international students visa records restored Roswell man sentenced for voluntary manslaughter Man sentenced to over 390 years for sex crimes in Otero County Community invited to meeting on Rio Bravo neighborhood projects Nine student-athletes sign from Albuquerque High What to know about the secretive process to elect the new pope [1] Fire destroys multiple homes in Grants overnight – Two wildfires recently sparked up in different parts of the state. The first is east of Socorro, now labeled the Otero Fire. That fire is still burning, but has not destroyed any structures. The cause of the Otero Fire is under investigation. Grants police say another fire, now labeled the Alamo Fire, started in an open field before moving to a nearby mobile home park. That fire destroyed some structures, but is now fully contained. Grants police are investigating the cause of the fire and believe it was human caused. [2] ABQ bookstore pushes back on plans to remove homeless camp – The owner of Quirky Used Books said he's trying to help people affected by homelessness. The business, between Nob Hill and the International District, also serves as a safe haven for a handful of homeless people living in tents. Gillam Kerley said he started allowing the tents almost a year ago. In July 2024, the business received a notice from the city's code enforcement that the camp is violating the zoning code. Kerley and his attorneys were in front of a hearing officer Monday afternoon to argue his case. A ruling is expected by May 9. [3] Warmer & breezier weather with more rain ahead – Daily chances for isolated showers and thunderstorms begin Tuesday afternoon. For Tuesday and Wednesday, rain chances will focus in western, northern, central, and eastern parts of the state. Drier air will move in for Thursday, but a chance for showers and storms are still likely in northern New Mexico along the Colorado state line. Temperatures will stay seasonable across New Mexico through the week, with a few breezy locations in the afternoon. [4] New Mexico officials ask for input on how to take care of aging population – New Mexico officials are asking for input on how to take care of the state's aging population. The state recently released a draft of it's four-year plan. The plan's three goals include expanding services to the elderly and caregivers, responding to social determinants of health by giving opportunities for community engagement and nutritional support, and reducing occurrences of abuse. The aging and long term services department is looking for public comment on its plan. [5] What do the Isotopes have planned for Sunday's Mariachis game? – Cinco de Mayo is right around the corner, and to celebrate, the Isotopes will trade in their jerseys to become the Mariachis. The Isotopes will host a Mariachis game on Sunday, highlighting Hispanic heritage and culture. It's a tradition the team has been taking part in for a few years, embracing their alto ego with unique jerseys, special menu items and more. Gates open at noon on Sunday with the game starting at 1:35 in the afternoon. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
28-04-2025
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Two small NM fires erupt Sunday, including one in Grants neighborhood that burned 14 structures
Members of the Mimbres wildland firefighting team dig fire line during a wildfire in 2024. (Photo Courtesy NM Forestry) Two small wildfires prompted evacuations and burned a few structures in the Grants and Socorro areas Sunday, though a state Forestry spokesperson said Monday that crews were making progress. Witnesses spotted the Otero Fire in the bosque east of Socorro and the Alamo Fire in a neighborhood in Grants on Sunday evening. The Grants Fire is fully contained at between 3 and 5 acres, said Forestry spokesperson George Ducker. Despite progress overnight in Socorro, where crews built a fire line across the northern edge of the 360-acre fire, the Otero Fire is 0% contained, Ducker said. The causes of both fires remains under investigation, Ducker said, though they occurred amid high winds and ongoing drought across the state. The National Interagency Fire Center earlier this month warned that most of the state would experience above-normal wildfire risk, and that the risk would spread to the western two-thirds of the state as May approaches. A new forecast is expected in the next few days. High winds around 7 p.m. pushed the Alamo Fire on the east side Grants into structures, burning eight structures and six outbuildings and prompting evacuations. Residents are being allowed to return this morning, Ducker said, and crews will focus on watching for hotspots and dealing with the burned structures, now that the fire is fully contained. In the Socorro-area fire, crews detected active wildfire burning on the south end of the perimeter. They plan today to hold and increase containment lines. No structures are threatened in that fire, and no evacuation orders are in effect.
