Today's News

The Albuquerque Isotopes’ Blake Johnson continued his recent hot streak on the mound, helping the Isotopes to just their second shutout victory of the season Tuesday.
Johnson, who is fifth in the Pacific Coast League in ERA, gave up just three hits in five innings at Round Rock.
His counterpart, the Round Rock Express’ Brad Mills, who had the eighth-best ERA coming in, didn’t fare as well, although he gave up just two earned runs in six innings.
But with Tuesday’s game still tight, the Isotopes rallied for four runs in the top of the seventh inning to defeat Round Rock 6-0.
Johnson (6-3) improved his season ERA to 3.10. He allowed only one walk and struck out five as the Isotopes (34-31) continued their string of alternating wins and losses to 11 games.
Mills took his first loss of the season Tuesday, going to 6-1.
Johnson has allowed just four runs in his last 30 innings of work.
The Isotopes will return to Albuquerque Friday night.

Dodgers, Isotopes swap players

The Family YMCA of Los Alamos will host one of its biggest fundraising events of the season this weekend.
The Ed Griggs Memorial Strong Kids Golf Classic will be played at the Los Alamos Golf Course. Interested players still have time to sign-up for the event, which is scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday.
The tournament, now in its fourth year, is scramble format and players can register individually or as a team. Registration is open through Friday at the YMCA.
In 2012, the YMCA raised approximately $17,000 with the tournament, which attracted more than 100 players.
Linda Daly, the CEO of the Family YMCA, said 174 individuals, including 80 kids, directly benefited from the Strong Kids program. Approximately $120,000 was used to subsidize activities for underprivileged individuals.
This year, Daly, said, the need is greater. The YMCA wants to raise $130,000 to benefit individuals, including those who use the Española Tennis Center and other YMCA programs, but fundraising has been lagging.
“We’re hoping for a strong turnout,” Daly said. “We feel very blessed all our major sponsors came back this year…and we actually gained a few more tee box sponsors.

A wildfire charged through the Black Forest area northeast of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Tuesday, igniting several large houses as its flames threatened a neighborhood where some home values top $1 million.

The New Mexico Department of Health and Children’s Youth and Families Department advise residents to take extra precautions to avoid heat-related illnesses such as heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Temperatures over the next several days are expected to top 100 degrees in many areas of the state.

“It’s important to remember the dangers that come with severe heat,” said Department of Health Cabinet Secretary, Retta Ward, MPH. “It doesn’t have to reach 100 degrees to make you sick. You can become ill from the extreme heat if your body can't compensate for it and properly cool you off.”

Tuesday in Albuquerque, CYFD reported a 7 month-old was hospitalized after being left in a vehicle for 1 ½ hours.  New Mexico reported one child death in the last three years from being left in a car.

“Knowingly or negligently putting a child in a situation in which the child's health or safety could be at risk can be considered child abuse,” said CYFD Cabinet Secretary Yolanda Deines.  “There should never be a reason to leave a child alone in a hot vehicle or alone in a vehicle period.”