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By NM Game and Fish Catches of the week Alto Lake: Dmitri Hewitt, age 6, and his dad, both of Las Cruces, each caught their limits of trout using salmon eggs and worms April 8. Bill Evans Lake: Jacob Garcia of Silver City caught a 24.5-inch, 12.4-pound largemouth bass using …

By SFNF Acres: 1,908acres Start Date:  April 6, 2022 Cause: Multiple spot fires spread beyond the prescribed fire project boundary Containment:10% Total personnel:244 Location:Approx. 12 miles northwest of Las Vegas, NM, Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District, Hermits Peak/Pecos Wilderness Fuels: Mixed conifer   Highlights: The Southwest Area Type 2Incident Management Team …

By Arnie Leshin  It’s that back-to-back track and field weekends when there’s not much traveling to do for the Santa Fe area high schools. This past Saturday, it was the annual Jaguar Invitational at Capital High, while this Saturday has the annual Capital City Invitational held at Santa Fe High, …

By SFNF Acres: 728 acres Start Date:  April 6, 2022 Cause: Multiple spot fires spread beyond the prescribed fire project boundary Containment:10% Total personnel:178 Location:Approx. 12 miles northwest of Las Vegas, NM, Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District, Hermits Peak/Pecos Wilderness Fuels: Mixed conifer Highlights: The Southwest Area Type 2Incident Management Team …

By Arnie Leshin  Before Saturday’s anticipated baseball doubleheader against visiting Robertson in a clash of District 2-3A rivals, head coach Augustin Ruiz said he has seen his St. Micael’s teams sometimes get too worked up at the idea of facing the Cardinals, but those times appear to finally be changing. …

By Arnie Leshin  After dropping a doubleheader to visiting Robertson Saturday, St. Michael’s softball team lost for the seventh straight time and looked forward to ending it with a non-district game Wednesday at hapless Santa Fe High. Except that that contest was cancelled by the Demonettes (2-15) after learning they …

By NMSNF The Northern New Mexico Incident Management Team will continue using full suppression strategy utilizing hand crews and directly engaging the fire with helicopter support. The Hermits Peak Fire is in steep, rugged, terrain with limited access by vehicle. Firefighters are working to keep the fire out of Beaver …

By Arnie Leshin  Backcourt whiz Kyrie Irving was a dismal 1-for-8 from the field but the other half of the one-two punch, Kevin Durant, was right on target with the game-high 31 points to bring the surging Brooklyn Nets Friday night‘s huge fourth quarter run and a 118-107 big win over the visiting …

By Arnie Leshin  The Hermits Peak Fire is burning in rocky, steep terrain in a remote southeastern corner of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF). There is a temporary flight restriction (TFR) in place for the fire area, and a public closure order will be implemented soon to protect public …

By Arnie Leshin  If you’ve been following the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament through the years, there’s quite a list of the premier championship games. No rap against women’s hoops, but it was much easier to recall those of the men and perhaps one day include the other gender. 1939: Let’s …