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  The Silver Fire is presently 21,400 acres. Firefighters continue to focus on protection of the Kingston and Royal John Mine area as well construction of fire lines. Incident Commander Curtis Heaton said, “We have a good plan but it will take time to contain the fire. Steep rugged terrain, heavy fuel load and warm, windy weather will continue to challenge firefighters.” Citizens can learn more about how the Northern Arizona Team is managing the fire by attending scheduled public meetings. 

(Alamogordo, New Mexico) -  The International Space Hall of Fame (ISHF) and the New Mexico Museum of Space History are honored to announce that the members of the original Delta Clipper Experimental (DC-X) Team will be inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame (ISHF) on the evening of Saturday, August 17, 2013. 

A fire in southern New Mexico has reached the historic mining town of Kingston but a fire management team spokesman says crews have protected buildings and that none have burned.

The lightning-caused Silver fire is burning in a rugged area of the Gila National Forest west of Hillsborn. It had burned more than 29 square miles as of Thursday, with containment put at zero.

Fire management team spokesman Kevin Bailey says the fire continues to grow and that the fire reached Kingston by early Thursday.

There's another wildfire burning in New Mexico now.

State Forestry officials say the White Peak's fire has charred an estimated 850 acres about 14 miles southwest of Cimarron.

The lightning-caused fire began Thursday morning and is burning ponderosa pine and mixed conifer on state and private land.

It's in a remote area some three miles south of the Philmont Scout Ranch Border.

Authorities say the fire is zero percent contained.

The state Supreme Court has upheld the first-degree murder conviction of a former police officer from Mexico for killing a Carlsbad man nearly four years ago.

Fernando Lopez was sentenced to life in prison for murdering Rodolfo Murillo, who was shot in the chest and head on July 4, 2009.

Lopez contended that he shot Murillo after being threatened with a knife. Lopez fled to Mexico after the killing, but later turned himself in to police.

Thirty-two New Mexico communities will get a total of $34.6 million under a federal program that compensates local governments for federal lands that they can't tax.

Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced the payments under the 2013 Payments in Lieu of Taxes program. Across the country, about 1,900 local governments are receiving a total of $399.8 million under the program.

June 14, 2013 – Las Cruces, NM - On this edition of PUENTES, Emily Guerra bridges the community with La Semilla Food Center Food Planning & Policy Coordinator, Krysten Aguilar, and with New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service Ideas for Cooking and Nutrition (ICAN) Special Projects Coordinator, Kari Bachman, to talk about local foods and nutrition education.

Summer camp…that place where kids play outside and enjoy the freedom away from school.

         Crews with Doña Ana County Fire and Emergency Services fought back flames and smoke most of Thursday after a resident in the community of Organ reported seeing heavy smoke and fire coming from a neighboring single-wide mobile home.

   The call for help was made shortly after 9 a.m. As of Thursday afternoon, the fire was contained to a subfloor in the home, located in the 9100 block of Berry Patch Lane.

WASHINGTON – Building on the eight outreach sessions held last year with Tribal communities and the 22 formal one-one-one tribal consultations, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has scheduled two additional regional outreach meetings with Tribal representatives to discuss how the Bureau’s proposed hydraulic fracturing rule would strengthen oil and gas operations on Indian trust lands.

Led by Chintalapalle Ramana, Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical engineering, researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso are investigating novel structural materials to improve nuclear reactors.

  Officials from The University of Texas at El Paso discussed the initial phase of what could be “the most ambitious and most exciting” student housing community in the almost 100-year history of the University during a media event June 13.

Greg McNicol, associate vice president for business affairs - facilities management, described the three-building complex as the first phase of what could become a 3,000-bed community with food service, recreation components and other resources.

  Las Cruces, NM – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Cruces District Office will prepare an amendment and associated Environmental Assessment (EA) of the 1993 Mimbres Resource Management Plan for possible disposal of public land in Doña Ana County, New Mexico.

  SILVER CITY, NM. – Fire behavior decreased overnight as a result of higher humidity and cooler temperatures from thunderstorms passing to the south of the fire.  The Silver Fire has grown to 18,800 acres and is zero percent contained.  Storms remain in the area today bringing gusty, erratic winds with the possibility of dry lightning further challenging firefighting efforts.  As a result, expect the fire to remain active.