I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…
While environmental activists played their part yesterday during demonstrations at the capitol building, going so far as to dress up as solar panels and to sing the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” their counterparts, the anti-cap-and-trade contingency who has…
Roughly one quarter of University of New Mexico students are unimpressed with the state’s flagship public school, according to a survey that questioned college students about their higher education experiences.
The Los Conchas wildfire has burned 43,000 acres since Sunday, forcing residents of Los Alamos to evacuate Monday, reports the Los Alamos Monitor:
County officials issued a mandatory evacuation for Los Alamos Town Site and residents left Monday afternoon.
Shelters open at this time are the Santa Claran Resort Center, Cities of Gold Casino and Pojoaque High School.
A Type I Incident Management has been ordered and in its latest advisory, the Forest Service said, seven Hotshot crews (Type 1 crews), 12 Type 2 Crews, 7 engines, and 20 aircraft (12 air tankers and 8 helicopters).
“This is an interagency fire fighting effort,” Forest Service spokesman Lawrence Lujan said. “In fire management we all work together. We are working with local, state and federal agencies.”
According to the website of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, a fire briefly burned in a remote area of the property but was quickly extinguished. As we reported yesterday, all hazardous material has been secured, and the laboratory faces no imminent threats.
