Monday Top Stories
- Beehive Fire burns 2,236 acres in northern New Mexico
- Rescue crews search for missing person in Cochiti Lake
- City of Roswell launches its own ambulance service
- O.J. Simpson, first to be inducted into Bills’ Wall of Fame, won’t be included at new stadium
- Activists demand more protections for New Mexico’s waterways amid dry Rio Grande
- Woman finds rare baseball card collection worth more than $100K: ‘Duds or diamonds’
Monday Five Facts
[1] Bernalillo County, Albuquerque officials weigh in on speed cameras – A total of 34 speed cameras have been installed across Albuquerque, with Bernalillo County officials saying the cameras are helping crack down on dangerous drivers. The city first started installing cameras in 2022 in hopes of cutting down on erratic drivers.
[2] Fire crews face tough conditions as multiple wildfires burn across New Mexico – Firefighters on the McCauley Springs Fire burning in Sandoval County are making some progress. The fire has burned over 700 acres and is now 33% contained.
[3] Storms set to return for parts of New Mexico – Very clear skies are present with some passing clouds occasionally in southern areas through the mountains, indicating that some upper-level moisture is starting to return from the southwest. Temperatures are starting off mostly very mild to start, humid air has settled east of the region, and some patchy haze is also present from some fire smoke, with some breezy conditions…