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- Category: Weather
CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY... Gusty winds and very low relative humidities are expected for Saturday ahead of a strong upper level trough moving into the Rockies. West to southwest winds of 15-25 mph with gusts over 35 mph are possible in the Sacramento Mountains. These winds combined with single digit RH's and drying fuels will lead to critical fire weather conditions. A second day of gusty winds is expected on Sunday with winds of 15-25 mph, overspreading all of South Central and Southwestern NM, which will combine with very low relative humidities to create critical fire weather conditions. ERCs are relatively higher across the Gila National Forest, but with recent beetle die-off, the Gila is included within the Fire Weather Watch for Sunday.
Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 055 El Paso County- Texas Fire Weather Zone 056 Hudspeth County-331 AM MDT Fri Mar 13 2026
- Category: Front Page News
On Friday March 6, 2026 at approximately 1:52 PM Deputies with the Grant County Sheriff's Office responded to the 100 block of Arenas Valley Road in reference to a structure fire. A male decedent was discovered inside the home.
The Grant County Sheriff's Office and Office of Medical Investigator conducted an investigation to positively identify the decedent and to discover the cause of death. The decedent has been positively identified and confirmed to be Henry A. Wedgewood of Arenas Valley. An official cause of death has not yet been determined and is still under investigation.
The investigation is ongoing and information will be released as it becomes available.
- Category: Front Page News
On the early morning hours of March 6, 2026 a male pedestrian was hit by a vehicle and left alone on US Highway 180 between Bayard and Hurley. A press release for information has been previously released but the Grant County Sheriff's Office is continuing to request information regarding the identification of anyone involved.
Debris was recovered that indicated that the vehicle that struck the pedestrian was likely a Ford Truck or SUV. It is believed that the vehicle sustained damage to either the driver or passenger side due to the recovery of a side mirror. The vehicle is believed to be in the range of a 2004-2008 (11th Generation Ford). No other vehicle information is available for disclosure at this time. The vehicle and driver have yet to be identified. Any information regarding who could be responsible is again requested.
- Category: Front Page News
By Roger Lanse
On Wednesday, Mar. 11, 2026, at about 7:55 a.m., Santa Clara Police Department Chief Lonnie Sandoval was made aware by the Santa Clara Post Office Postmistress of smoke and a fire alarm at the post office. According to Chief Sandoval, camera footage showed John Elizalde, 46, of Santa Clara, entering the post office at 2 a.m. earlier that morning. Chief Sandoval said Elizalde was known to him due to prior incidents.
Camera footage showed Elizalde walking in and out of the building and then walking back in, removing the lid from a trash can, and propping it up in front of a window to hide what he was doing, Chief Sandoval stated. Elizalde could then be seen throwing something in the trash can and the glow of a fire and smoke could be seen. Elizalde then left the building smiling at the camera.
- Category: Front Page News
Attached is the latest graphical Drought Information Statement. This product will be updated on April 7th or sooner if necessary in response to significant changes in conditions.
- Severe (D2) drought status affecting Southwest New Mexico. Drought status removed for South-Central New Mexico and Far West Texas.
- Below normal precipitation, above normal temperatures in February.
- Drought conditions for Southwest New Mexico expected to persist in March due to below normal precipitation and above normal temperatures.
- Category: Front Page News
At the community session on Friday, Feb. 27,2026, to meet the second Western New Mexico University president candidate, Carlos Romero, Regent Dean Reed again reminded people of the QR code on the large poster at the front of the room in order for participants to give their impressions on the candidate's presentation.
Reed emphasized that the deadline was midnight on Wednesday, March 4, after the fourth presentation that afternoon. The results go directly to the search firm, Anthem, which compiles the statistics and provides them the next day for the regents to choose their No. 1 and No. 2 candidates to make offers and negotiate with.
The new president will be announced at a Regents' meeting set for March 17, 2026.
"Why do we need two, you might ask? Reed said. "Well, one of our five already withdrew, so when you do a search like this, these candidates are in demand."
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