Jingle Jam is downtown Sanford’s big holiday festival. "It's very much well-attended and people look forward to doing it every year," said Sanford visitor Rick Sims.
This year there have been five deaths at national parks because of the extremely hot weather. In New Mexico, there have not been reports of heat-related incidents.
Furious business owners in Albuquerque, New Mexico hit out at a lack of action to control the city s rampant homelessness, which has led local business Griff s Hamburgers to close.