Southern NM struggles to receive funds for damage caused by Black Fire alamogordonews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from alamogordonews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Triple digit temperatures and a fickle monsoon season have combined with decades of persistent drought to put one of North America's longest rivers in its most precarious situation yet.
As the state continues fronting costs to fight and recover from the largest wildfire in New Mexico history, legislators are questioning whether the federal government will really pay it all back in full, and when exactly that will happen.