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A newborn elk is lucky to be alive after being found by firefighters as wildfire continues to rage across New Mexico and the Western part of the country. Cinder the elk calf was discovered by firefighter Nate Sink of Missoula, Montana, while he patrolled the remote area of the forest in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains near Mora, New Mexico.

A volunteer worker from the San Diego Humane society arrived at the site of New Mexico's largest wildfire in state history -- and firefighters handed her a box with a precious passenger inside. Behind the lines of the worst wildfire in New Mexico state history, firefighters are facing all manner...

BAKERSFIELD, CA - Sophomore starting guard, Tyrell Coleman has signed with New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, New Mexico. New Mexico Highlands plays in the highly competitive RMAC (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference). Tyrell Coleman leaves Bakersfield College as the 9th all-time leading scorer in program history with 1099 career points.

With Mora being right in the path of the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon Fire, fire evacuations happened fast for everyone. Educators have had a particularly challenging time: balancing the safety of themselves and their students while also trying to focus on education.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Volcano Vista standout Jakwon Hill is staying in-state. The Gatorade New Mexico Boys Basketball Player of the Year signed a letter of intent to attend New Mexico Highlands next season. Hill averaged over 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists per game this past season while leading the Hawks to the Class 5A […]

The Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire has devastated communities in San Miguel County and Mora. It has terrified many of us, and left much of our precious landscape marred. A lot of New Mexico residents have been wondering if it will come to an end and, thankfully, it might, but the journey to contain this fire is not an easy one.

For the first time since the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon fire began, our crews got to see the north edge of the fire line and how it's being fought. It's ripped through 311,000 acres from Las Vegas into Taos County. Today, KOAT got a look into the damage and what's left behind.

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A family’s house is still standing despite the Hermit’s Peak Calf Canyon Fire burning all around it – but they say their worries are far from over. Kristen Duran has been displaced by the wildfire for more than a month. Her home is now an Albuquerque hotel room she shares with her two […]

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Firefighters say they have rescued an abandoned newborn elk calf from the ashes of the nation’s largest wildfire as calving season approaches its peak in early June and fires rage across the American Southwest. Missoula, Montana-based firefighter Nate Sink said Tuesday that he happened upon the motionless calf on the […]

Los Alamos Kiwanis Treasurer Rita Bronson, right, and President Doug Hemphill with a check for $3,000 the club has collected for forest fire relief fund, which will be forwarded to the Las Vegas Sunrise Kiwanis Club. Courtesy photo. KIWANIS NEWS RELEASE. The Los Alamos Kiwanis Club has established a forest...

The people of Mora have struggled financially for quite some time. Many communities in rural New Mexico have. On the other hand, folks in affluent areas such as Santa Fe have had access to a lot more resources.

Just as the City of Vision’s varsity softball teams dominated District 1-5A action this spring, when the Rio Rancho Rams (18-9) finished first and the Cleveland Storm (20-8) finished second, local players dominated the All-District teams. Rams senior Labraida Tenorio and Storm sophomore Mya Pacheco were tabbed as the...

Las Vegas business owners are also battling against the effects of the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon fire. Lea Henderson is the owner and operator of Athletics and Aesthetics. It began as a gym here in Albuquerque, but Henderson has always wanted to bring her business back home to Las Vegas. Now that dream is close to coming true even as the biggest wildfire in New Mexico history continues to burn there.

Although their season ended short of playing for the Class 5A championship at Isotopes Park, the Cleveland High baseball team received plenty of postseason honors. Although the Storm were eliminated from their first state title by the eventual champion, the La Cueva Bears, in the quarterfinals, the only head coach they’ve ever had – Shane Shallenberger – was named the District 1-5A Coach of the Year.