Tuesday’s Top Stories
- Lights, Cameras…Slowdown? Inside New Mexico’s Film Industry
- Prosecutors show video they say shows former NM lawmaker in the act of stealing money
- Video shows arrest after accused drunk driver crashes and flees from police in Albuquerque
- Spaceport says pause in Virgin Galactic spaceflights has caused budget shortfall
- Roswell police make 29 arrests in retail crime operation
- Friends and family gather to remember man killed over the weekend in Albuquerque
- Lobos edge rusher Darren Agu receiving national recognition
Tuesday’s Five Facts
[1] Some residents in Cundiyo told to evacuate as Frijoles Fire burns – The Frijoles Fire continues to burn in the Española Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest, 10 miles north of Ski Santa Fe. The fire is more than 4,158 acres and is 0% contained. Investigators believe lightning storms started the fire earlier this week. Monday, Santa Fe County said residents on Camino del Cañon Road in Cundiyo need to evacuate and are on “GO” status. The remainder of Cundiyo and the community of Cerro Piñon are in “SET” status. Cordova, in Rio Arriba County, is in SET status.
[2] Heavily armed man seen near Albuquerque’s Ventana Ranch neighborhood – BCSO is investigating after receiving reports Monday of a heavily armed man seen walking in the area of Ventana Ranch in northwest Albuquerque. BCSO said the man is described as a white man in his late 30’s to early 40’s, wearing all black. He was seen wearing a ballistic vest and carrying a rifle slung across his body, a handgun on his hip and a large knife. BCSO said witnesses told them the man was seen trying to change or manipulate home security cameras. If seen, residents in the area are asked to not approach the individual and call 911.
[3] Heavier monsoon storms and cooler air ahead – Monsoon storm chances will increase later this week across New Mexico. The increase in moisture will also bring down temperatures across most of the state. The heat will continue across the lower elevations again Tuesday, with more record and near-record highs. Noticeable changes arrive Wednesday. More areas of New Mexico will see thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon, with heavier rainfall possible across western, central, and northern parts of the state…