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  • Lawmakers told that NM drought likely to persist

    SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — State water officials say the prospects are bleak that seasonal rains will provide much relief from the drought gripping New Mexico.

    Legislators were told Monday by the State Engineers Office that the precipitation outlook for June to August is likely below normal for the eastern two-thirds of New Mexico and the odds favor above normal temperatures for most of New Mexico.

    That's based on the latest long-term forecast from the National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center, which says drought is expected to continue or intensify in New Mexico through the end of August.

    The State Engineers Office said precipitation was 47 percent of normal statewide from January to April.

    The water management agency made the report to the interim legislative Water and Natural Resources Committee.

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  • Fire officials report more progress on Thompson Ridge

    The late Friday update from the Central West Zone Incident Management Team indicates firefighers continue to make slow, but steady progress in containing the Thompson Ridge wildfire.

    Very minimal fire activity was observed from the air and the ground today due to higher humidity, some rain on the northeast side of the fire, and cloudy skies overall. Firefighters continue to address hotspots on the south flank of the fire, patrol the perimeter of the fire, and mop-up further into the interior. Cleanup efforts began today with the removal of hoses, chipping of felled trees and cutting of snags.

    Both lanes of Highway 4 are back open as the chipping and removal of vegetation is complete.

    The pre-evacuation advisory of the Bennett Road subdivision has been lifted.

    Here's an overview of the fire and resources currently committed:

    Acres: 24,032

    Start date: May 31, 2013

    Cause: Downed powerline

    Location: Valles Caldera National Preserve, NM

    Containment: 75 percent

    Fuels: Mixed conifer and Ponderosa pine

    Terrain: Steep, rugged

    Resources: 13 crews, 29 engines, 29 water tenders, 3 dozers

    Total personnel: 763 Available air support: 5 helicopters

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  • AP Source: Tebow to sign with Patriots

    Tim Tebow may still have a future in the NFL after all.

    The New England Patriots seem to think so and plan to sign him on Tuesday if he passes a physical.

    He won't be a starting quarterback, of course, with Tom Brady on hand in Foxborough. But certainly he's an intriguing reclamation project — yet another chance for coach Bill Belichick to torture the New York Jets, who failed to find a role for Tebow last season.

    And that could make for quite a Boston Tea-bow Party.

    A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Monday that Tebow will join the Patriots' minicamp on Tuesday and sign with the team, pending the medical exam. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no official announcement had been made. Even when Tebow signs, there is no guarantee he will play for the Patriots.

    ESPN first reported that Tebow would sign with New England.

    Former Broncos general manager Ted Sundquist sees the logic in the move.

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  • Raw: "Ochocinco" Gets 30 Days for Butt Slap

    Former NFL star Chad Johnson received 30 days in jail for a probation violation in a domestic violence case by a judge who angrily rejected a no-jail plea deal after Johnson playfully slapped his attorney on the backside in court.

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  • Sellers to make nonprofit awards at Wednesday event

    Area nonprofit organizations will receive more than $180,000 from Los Alamos National Security (LANS), LLC during a recognition event beginning at 9:30 a.m. June 12, at Fuller Lodge in downtown Los Alamos.

    LANS contributions are determined by the number of volunteer hours logged by Los Alamos National Laboratory employees and retirees through a web-based organization called VolunteerMatch and through the Los Alamos Retired Seniors Volunteer Program (RSVP).

    Deputy Laboratory Director Beth Sellers is scheduled to be the keynote speaker and present awards. Sellers also will recognize the top volunteers and nonprofit organizations.

    “The genuine care and commitment laboratory employees and retirees have for their communities are clearly demonstrated by the number of hours volunteered to these nonprofit organizations,” said Kurt Steinhaus, director of the Community Programs Office, which manages the laboratory’s volunteer program.

    Since the laboratory joined VolunteerMatch and RSVP in 2007, nearly 3,000 Los Alamos employees and retirees reported more than 1.2 million volunteer hours. In 2012, more than 269,000 hours of volunteer service were reported through the lab’s Vecinos volunteer program. Vecinos is Spanish for neighbor. Additionally,

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  • Apple revamps look of iPhone, iPad software

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is throwing out most of the real-world graphical cues from its iPhone and iPad software, like the casino-green "felt" of its Game Center app, in what it calls the biggest update since the iPhone's launch in 2007.

    The new operating system, called iOS 7, strives for a clean, simple, translucent look. Apple is redesigning all its applications and icons to conform to the new look, driven by long-time hardware design head Jony Ive.

    Apple demonstrated the new software at the Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco on Monday. The new design direction was widely expected.

    The software strives for a multi-layered look, with translucent panels. On the main screen, the background image moves with the movement of the phone, creating an illusion of depth.

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  • Crews continue to battle Thompson Ridge Fire

    Residents attending Saturday afternoon’s update of the Thompson Ridge Fire also got a little show as a new plume of smoke flared up into the sky. The La Cueva Volunteer Fire Station offered a good view of the flare up, though no one thought much of it at the time.

    They are giving it a lot of thought today, though. According to Fire Information Officer Peter D’Aquanni, that new plume was the original source of a spot fire that, as of 11 a.m. today, is heading toward N.M. 4. This morning, fire officials said crews have secured a perimeter around the perimeter and N.M. 4 was reopened.

    "It had a mind of it’s own at that point,” D’Aquanni said. “We dropped some (incendiary devices) ahead of it to try and slow it down, but it was so hot, it just burned right over them.”

    The spot fire is near South Mountain, which is southeast of Redondo Peak.

    Firefighters battled the blaze all night, and it forced firefighters to redraw their containment line for the Thompson Ridge Fire, making N.M. 4 the new line.

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  • Raw: Hundreds Turnout for NYC Building Implosion

    New York City officials have blown up a vacant building on Governors Island to make way for a new park. Hundreds turned out to see the 11-story brick apartment building, formerly housing Coast Guard families, implode.

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