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Blue 2 Fire slows down, only grows 50 more acres
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Blue 2 Fire has grown 50 more acres with 0 percent containment on Thursday, May 30, according to the New Mexico Forestry Division. The fire was listed at 7,402 acres on Wednesday, May 29 and the fire is now at 7,455 acres with 0 percent containment, according to the […]
Resources and personnel in the hundreds to fight Blue 2 Wildfire
RUIDOSO, N.M. — Loretta Benavidez is part of a team who arrived in Ruidoso on Sunday morning. She and others have been briefed on the type of fire they are dealing with as the Blue 2 Wildfire continues to burn. "As this activity gets more complex, then there are...
Breaking down the qualifiers for the Ruidoso Futurity and Ruidoso Derby in June
RUIDOSO, NEW MEXICO — The race for the 10 spots in the June 8, 400-yard Ruidoso Derby finals figured to be hotly contested in Sunday's 10 trials at Ruidoso Race Track and Casino. And quarter horse racing fans saw some of the best 3-year-olds fight it out with several of last year's 2-year-olds racing at a high level. ...
Coltharp to lead Ruidoso transition
El Rito Media, which purchased the Alamogordo Daily News and Ruidoso News June 1, has appointed longtime New Mexico editor and publisher Richard Coltharp to lead the transition at the two newspapers. “I’m excited to be back in my old stomping grounds to help with El Rito’s mission to bring local news back to these community newspapers,” said Coltharp, who was editor of the Alamogordo Daily News from 1995-98, and publisher from 1998-2007. From 2001-2007, Coltharp collaborated...
Coltharp to lead Alamogordo transition
El Rito Media, which purchased the Alamogordo Daily News and Ruidoso News June 1, has appointed longtime New Mexico editor and publisher Richard Coltharp to lead the transition at the two newspapers. “I’m excited to be back in my old stomping grounds to help with El Rito’s mission to bring local news back to these community newspapers,” said Coltharp, who was editor of the Alamogordo Daily News from 1995-98, and publisher from 1998-2007. From 2001-2007, Coltharp collaborated...
Blue 2 Fire growing in size, residents share concerns
RUIDOSO, N.M. — "We've been adding personnel to this fire for days," said Margo Whitt with the U.S. Forest Service in New Mexico. "They're coming from far away so it's that long sometimes to get personnel here." With the fire growing the strategy is to survey the area as...
Bonito Lake Reopening Postponed Due To Blue 2 Fire
RUIDOSO — Today’s reopening of Bonito Lake to anglers is postponed due to the Blue 2 Fire (inciweb). Today’s reopening had been scheduled after more than a decade of being closed. The lake, which is owned by the City of Alamogordo, filled with sediment after the 2012 Little Bear Fire. The City has undertaken extensive efforts to remove the sediment and restore the lake.
Blue 2 Fire now 83 percent contained, virtual meeting to be held
Video above: Blue 2 Fire aerial footage on Friday, May 24 EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Blue 2 Fire is almost contained and a virtual community meeting will be held on Thursday, June 6, to discuss fire operations and post-fire recovery, according to the New Mexico Forestry Division. The virtual meeting will start at […]
Evacuation orders lifted for Blue 2 Fire near Ruidoso as fire crews gain containment
Evacuation orders were lifted as nearly 400 firefighting personnel continue to work to extinguish the Blue 2 Fire burning near Ruidoso, according to the New Mexico Forestry Division. By the morning of Wednesday, June 5 the wildfire was 77% contained as crews continued focusing on repairing bulldozer and hand lines...
Over 600 firefighters tackle Blue 2 Fire near Ruidoso, 0 percent containment
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Blue 2 Fire grew to over 7,400 acres with 0 percent containment on Wednesday, May 29, according to Blue 2 Fire’s Facebook page. The Facebook page says smoke will be visible during the day due to the fire still being active in the area. The fire is located in […]
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