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By SFNF  Unseasonal weather on the Cuba Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest, including snow earlier in the week, has created treacherous road conditions across the Cuba Ranger District. The latest round of moisture on top of a wet winter and heavy spring runoff has left many Forest …

By NM Game and Fish Northwest There are several places in the Jemez Mountains that offer quality fishing for anglers. Fenton Lake is stocked with rainbow and wild brown trout and occasionally Rio Grande cutthroat trout year-round. Nearby, at Seven Springs Kids’ Fishing Pond, kids have the potential to catch …

By NMDOH The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) reports a case of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in a 50-year-old woman from McKinley County who was  hospitalized care and has since returned home. HPS is a severe respiratory illness is caused by the Sin Nombre virus and can be deadly. …

By SFNF All Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) offices will be closed Monday, May 27, 2019, in observance of Memorial Day.  Forest offices will resume regular business hours on Tuesday, May 28. Last year, SFNF fire personnel found 84 abandoned campfires over the three-day Memorial Day weekend in spite of …

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By NCRTD The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) has announced that the RTD “Blue Buses” will not be in service on Monday, May 27, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.  The exception will be the 255 RTD Mountain Trail to the Santa Fe National Forest which will be …

By NM Game and Fish Catches of the week Bluewater Lake: Miguel Salas of Moriarty caught and released a 37-inch tiger muskie May 14. He was using hot dogs. Anders Barela of Albuquerque caught and released a 39-inch tiger muskie May 12. He was using a black and gold, 8-inch, …

By NMDOT The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) will be monitoring roadway conditions with law enforcement as high wind advisories have been issued by the National Weather Service. The NMDOT would like to remind the traveling public that blowing dust can escalate to blinding dust storms as they move …

By NM Economic Development  Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed a former U.S. Air Force commander and cabinet secretary to head the state’s Office of Military Base Planning and Support. Gregory A. Myers is a Pennsylvania native who served as New Mexico Cabinet Secretary for Homeland Security and Emergency Management …