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May 20, 2022 at 1:49 pm

US forest chief calls for pause of prescribed fires

Federal officials are warning that expanding drought conditions coupled with hot and dry weather, extreme wind and unstable atmospheric conditions have led to explosive fire... Updated 2:23 pm

May 19, 2022 at 4:48 pm

Gusty winds fan wildfires in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado

More than 5,000 firefighters are battling multiple wildland blazes in dry, windy weather across the Southwest.

May 18, 2022 at 10:09 am

Crews slow New Mexico fires, brace for dangerous conditions VIEW

More than 2,000 firefighters battling the largest U.S. wildfire are digging back-up fire lines and rearranging fire engines around homes in northeast New Mexico.

May 17, 2022 at 4:58 pm

New Mexico fires prompt forest closures; governor seeks aid VIEW

Three of New Mexico’s five national forests will be off limits to the public starting this week due to active wildfires and extreme fire danger.

May 16, 2022 at 11:17 am

Rain brings relief to massive, record-wildfire in New Mexico

Lightning has sparked a few new small fires in the drought-stricken Southwest.

May 13, 2022 at 3:38 pm

Proposed revision of Mexican wolf management plan draws fire

U.S. wildlife managers want to see at least 320 Mexican gray wolves roaming the Southwest within the next several years.

A sunset is seen through plumes wildfire smoke in Las Vegas, N.M., on Saturday, May 7, 2022. Area residents have been on and off of evacuation orders of the past month as fires grow and move with intense and unpredictable winds. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio) NMCA702 NMCA702

May 11, 2022 at 7:30 am

Massive New Mexico wildfire grows, but Taos safe for now VIEW

More people in northern New Mexico are being warned they might have to flee as the largest wildfire burning in the United States heads toward...

A sunset seen through a wall of wildfire smoke from the Amtrak train station in Las Vegas, N.M., on Saturday, May 7, 2022. The CastaÃ±eda Hotel, right, hosted meals for residents and firefighters this week with sponsorships from restaurants and other businesses. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio) NMCA704 NMCA704

May 10, 2022 at 4:45 pm

New Mexico fire costs top $65M; blaze moves closer to Taos VIEW

New Mexico’s governor said Tuesday the risk of more destruction is high and that the long-term costs of recovering from the massive blaze will soar.

May 8, 2022 at 9:23 pm

Crews in New Mexico, Arizona scramble to corral wildfires VIEW

Firefighters in New Mexico’s Rocky Mountain foothills are excavating new firebreaks and clearing brush to keep a massive wildfire from destroying more homes and pine...

May 5, 2022 at 3:22 pm

US panel to focus on Native American missing, slain cases

U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland wants to do more than just put a bandage on a crisis that she says has been decades in the...