(Silver City, NM, March 9, 2026) — The Gila National Forest is planning prescribed fire operations in the Silver City Ranger District this week, pending favorable conditions and required approvals.

Fire agencies are investigating a fire that partially closed New Mexico State Road 91 in Guadalupe County.

The Portales/Roosevelt County Office of Emergency Management reported that area fire crews worked to put out two grass fires Tuesday morning.

Fire crews are responding to the Cummings Fire, located to the east of Albuquerque. The New Mexico Forestry Division said the wildfire was discovered just before 4:30 p.m. Monday, March 9. The fire ...

The Moriarty Fire Department responded to the fire around 4 p.m. near Cummings Ave. and Appaloosa. No homes were lost, but an ...

Viewer video, seen above, shows several people stepping up in a rescue near the New Mexico/Colorado state line after a semi ...

The National Nuclear Security Administration’s deputy administrator for defense programs argued in a memo last month that Los Alamos National Laboratory should increase its annual production of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nancy Casper, right, is the new interim director of the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire Claims Office. The longtime FEMA official is ...

A red flag warning was issued by the National Weather Service in Norman at 9:55 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24. This warning applies to Harper, Woods, Alfalfa, Grant, Kay ...

Record high winter temperatures and ongoing snow drought are leaving New Mexico with a fraction of its typical snow pack and at higher risk of wildfire, even after accounting for February storms, ...

We cannot control when disasters strike, but we can make sure we are prepared. Freeze-cured grasses, unseasonably warm temperatures and dry conditions will support increased potential for wildfire ...