The lightning-caused Chris Mountain Fire, which was first reported June 28 in the San Juan National Forest 12 miles west-northwest of Pagosa Springs, had grown to 511 acres and was 46% contained as of.
New Mexico is bracing for a rapid exodus of up to 100,000 people from subsidized Medicaid health care next year as the federal government phases out special pandemic-era spending and eligibility for the program.
From mending fences to planting seeds, firefighters are nearly done fixing the damage they caused while battling the largest wildfire New Mexico’s ever seen.
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Last fall, when the Middle Fork Fire north of Steamboat Springs would cast a smoky haze through the ski town, Jim and Barb Ficke would head to their Lynx Pass Ranch for some fresh air.