Canjilon, NM

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Santa Fe National Forest will begin selling personal-use fuelwood permits June 27. Permits can be purchased in person at forest headquarters in Santa Fe and at offices in Española, Coyote, and Cuba. The Jemez District will sell permits over the phone. Fuel wood permit sales were delayed this year because of […]

The Midnight Fire North of El Rito is in its final stages with 95 percent containment after the weekend’s rainstorms, El Rito Deputy District Ranger Anjie Krall said Monday. The fire was transferred to control of the Carson National Forest for cleanup operations official reports said. The final regular report on the fire was issued Sunday morning and no regular reports will be coming in regarding the Midnight Fire. The Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon fires remain at 72 percent containment and the intensity of the fire was decreasing.

SANTA FE — The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) will begin selling personal-use fuelwood permits when offices open 8 a.m. Monday, June 27. Permits can be purchased in person at forest headquarters in Santa Fe and the offices in Española, Coyote and Cuba. The Jemez District will initially sell permits over the phone.

Driving back to Kearney last week from Abiquiu, New Mexico, I made a critical stop in Last Chance, Colorado. Sixty-two years ago this month, my family stopped for supper at Joe’s Cafe in Last Chance. Memories of Joe’s Cafe are razor-sharp, especially on this Father’s Day weekend. That year,...

Abiquiu Lake is a reservoir situated in the northern portion of the US state of New Mexico. This site has one of the county's most impressive sceneries and views, with beautiful mountains and rock formations. The lake's area includes different recreational areas, making it the perfect location for a weekend getaway.

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The Bureau of Land Management will offer in-person sales of fuelwood permits June 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The permits will be offered at the Canjilon Ranger District Office at 358 State Rd 115 Canjilon, New Mexico. According to the BLM that in almost all field offices, BLM fuelwood permits are […]

José Mendoza of Medanales and Ryan Rodriguez of Chamita were sentenced for their involvement in a drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy, according to New Mexico District Attorney’s Office. A grand jury found the men guilty in 2020 of conspiring to sell cocaine in Rio Arriba County along...

The New Mexico State Police is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Jadis Gutierrez, 15 years old. She was last seen on June 14, at around 7:00 p.m. at her residence in Ojo Caliente. She is described as 5’3” tall, weighing 105 lbs., with brown eyes and brown hair with blonde streaks. She was last seen wearing blue jeans, a black tank top, and brown sandals. Her destination and method of travel are not known.

Against the orange glow of the Midnight Fire sits the Village of Vallecitos, which has been set for potential evacuation. Fire crews created a firebreak two miles away from the village along Forest Road 44 by clearing land to reduce fuels. Vallecitos Fire Department Fire Chief Olin Christy said he...

New Mexico has already struggled immensely as a result of wildfires. Unfortunately, quite a few of them are still ablaze, and the Midnight Fire near El Rito has expanded significantly.

LOS OJOS, N.M. /Massachusetts Newswire – National News/ — Herbal health enthusiast Scarlet Ravin has enjoyed a supportive counterculture following since the 2007 launch of her White Fox Medicinals, a CBD infused topical line of health and beauty mixtures. When she eventually left Colorado for California, her business...

Bayler and Keelin Faulkner saddle bronc riding during a practice. Photo by Sage Faulkner. Lee – Sage’s old cowdog and appreciator of pats. Photo by Sage Faulkner. Like most of us in Rio Arriba County, we got a call Saturday saying if we were on 111 north of La Madera, evacuate. We are not even close to the area, we are not in the line of fire travel forecasts, but we have friends who are, and my answer to the call was to walk outside and burst into tears. I’m helpful like that.

The communities of Potrero and Valle de los Caballos have been ordered to evacuate by the Rio Arriba County Sheriff's department Sunday morning. The community of El Rito, Placitas, Petaca and along State Road 519 (southwest of Tres Piedras) are on READY Status. Vallecito has been placed on SET status.