Wildfire victims respond to damages, arrests
"We don't know the motive behind all of this. Why would you trigger a neighborhood that doesn't do anything? We stick to ourselves," Carol Mitchem said.
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"We don't know the motive behind all of this. Why would you trigger a neighborhood that doesn't do anything? We stick to ourselves," Carol Mitchem said.
Authorities are asking residents in the small community of Echo Ridge to evacuate Sunday...
The New Mexico Court of Appeals vacated on Friday two felony convictions for embezzlement against a former secretary of the state Taxation and Revenue Department because a yearslong prosecution extended beyond the statute of limitations. Plus, New Mexico produced more than 53,000 tons of its most famous crop during the last growing season, meaning more chile peppers found their way into salsas and onto dinner plates than the previous year.
A grass fire in central New Mexico has been mostly contained according to officials. Residents of Echo Ridge, New Mexico, were evacuated following the fire.
A grass fire near Moriarty led officials to request nearby residents to evacuate.