7 Things You Need to Know: Wind and rain, new wildfire, Santa Fe speed cameras
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AS YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. HERE ARE THE SEVEN BIG THINGS THAT WE’RE FOLLOWING FOR YOU TODAY. YEAH. QUIET TODAY. BEFORE THE WIND AND RAIN MOVE IN TONIGHT. HERE’S ERIC WITH THE FORECAST. YEAH. PLEASANT THIS MORNING. YOU KNOW, WE’RE JUST BARELY BELOW 50 IN SANTA FE AND STILL IN THE 50S. RIO RANCHO AND ALBUQUERQUE. THERE’S AN EAST WIND BLOWING RIGHT NOW AT 15 WITH THAT 57 AT THE SUNPORT. WE’VE GOT MORE WIND IN THE FORECAST. I THINK THAT 15 IS MAYBE AN EARLY MORNING WIND SPIKE. THERE WILL BE SOUTHERLY BREEZES INTO THE AFTERNOON. WE’RE STILL IN THE 70S LATER ON TODAY, SEVEN, EIGHT, 9:00. THAT’S WHEN THE WINDS WILL REALLY RAMP UP IN STRENGTH HOUR BY HOUR. WE GO INTO WEATHER IMPACT MODE THIS EVENING AS A WIND ADVISORY TAKES EFFECT. DON’T BE SURPRISED TONIGHT AS YOU HEAR THE WINDOWS RATTLE WITH SUSTAINED WINDS, 30 TO 35 IN THOSE GUSTS UP AROUND 50MPH. WOW. SOUNDS LIKE A SPOOKY NIGHT. THANK YOU. ERIC. CREWS FIGHTING THE CROW CREEK FIRE IN NORTH OF MAXWELL IN COLFAX COUNTY. IT STARTED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. HAS BURNED 5000 ACRES SO FAR WITH NO CONTAINMENT. MEANWHILE, THE HUMMINGBIRD FIRE IN THE GILA WILDERNESS HAS GROWN TO MORE THAN 4300 ACRES, AND EVACUATION ORDERS ARE STILL IN PLACE. SPEED CAMERAS COMING BACK TO SANTA FE. LAST NIGHT, CITY COUNCILORS APPROVED A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT WITH THE COMPANY TO RELAUNCH THE PROGRAM. THE CITY HAD CAMERAS FROM 2008 TO 2013. THE NEW PROGRAM WILL ALSO INCLUDE NOISE CAMERAS, WHICH CRACK DOWN ON LOUD CARS. GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM ORDERED HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY INSPECTIONS TO RESUME IMMEDIATELY. THE STATE’S ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT HAD STOPPED THEM DAYS AGO, CLAIMING IT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH MONEY. THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE SAYS THEY’RE WORKING TO FIND THAT DEPARTMENT MORE BUCKS. NEW MEXICO’S PRIMARY ELECTION IS COMING UP ON JUNE 2ND. LAST NIGHT, YOU HEARD FROM THE REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR RIGHT HERE ON KOAT. YOU CAN WATCH THE DEBATE AND THE FULL CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM@KOAT.COM. AND ON THE KOAT APP. THE MAN ACCUSED OF FIRING A GUN AT THE WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS DINNER WILL APPEAR IN COURT TODAY, THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SAYS. COLE THOMAS ALLEN TRACKED PRESIDENT TRUMP’S SCHEDULE BEFORE RUSHING THE SECURITY CHECKPOINT. ALLEN IS CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTING TO ASSASSINATE THE PRESIDENT. VALENCIA COUNTY IS IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING A SECOND INTERCHANGE AT I-25 IN LOS LUNAS, AND A NEW ROAD WILL EVENTUALLY CONNECT TO HIGHWAY 47. THE COUNTY C
7 Things You Need to Know: Wind and rain, new wildfire, Santa Fe speed cameras
Top headlines to get your day started
Here are the seven things KOAT is following for you today:Thursday Forecast:The day will start off quiet and mild. Then rain chances ramp up in southern New Mexico. A wind advisory has also been issued for Albuquerque for this evening. And parts of northern New Mexico are under a winter storm warning.Wildfires:Crews are working to contain the Crow Creek Fire in Colfax County. It started Wednesday north of Maxwell and has burned 50-100 acres with no containment.Evacuation orders remain in effect for the Hummingbird Fire in the Gila Wilderness. The fire has grown to 4,364 acres with no containment.Santa Fe Speed and Noise Cameras:Santa Fe city councilors approved a five-year contract to bring speed cameras back to the city for the first time since 2013. The new program will also include noise cameras to help crack down on loud cars.Food and Health Inspections Resume:Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has ordered food and health inspections across the state to resume. The New Mexico Environment Department stopped the inspections earlier this week due to funding issues.Gubernatorial Debate and Conversation:The Republican candidates running to be New Mexico’s next governor gathered for a debate on KOAT Wednesday night. And the Democratic candidates met with KOAT for a conversation.White House Correspondents Dinner Shooting Suspect in Court:The man charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is scheduled to be in court Thursday for a detention hearing.Highway Extension Meeting in Valencia County:Valencia County Commissioners will host a public meeting to discuss the new interchange project in Los Lunas and the plans to create a road from the interchange to Highway 47.
Here are the seven things KOAT is following for you today:
Thursday Forecast:
The day will start off quiet and mild. Then rain chances ramp up in southern New Mexico. A wind advisory has also been issued for Albuquerque for this evening. And parts of northern New Mexico are under a winter storm warning.
Wildfires:
Crews are working to contain the Crow Creek Fire in Colfax County. It started Wednesday north of Maxwell and has burned 50-100 acres with no containment.
Evacuation orders remain in effect for the Hummingbird Fire in the Gila Wilderness. The fire has grown to 4,364 acres with no containment.
Santa Fe Speed and Noise Cameras:
Santa Fe city councilors approved a five-year contract to bring speed cameras back to the city for the first time since 2013. The new program will also include noise cameras to help crack down on loud cars.
Food and Health Inspections Resume:
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has ordered food and health inspections across the state to resume. The New Mexico Environment Department stopped the inspections earlier this week due to funding issues.
Gubernatorial Debate and Conversation:
The Republican candidates running to be New Mexico’s next governor gathered for a debate on KOAT Wednesday night. And the Democratic candidates met with KOAT for a conversation.
White House Correspondents Dinner Shooting Suspect in Court:
The man charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is scheduled to be in court Thursday for a detention hearing.
Highway Extension Meeting in Valencia County:
Valencia County Commissioners will host a public meeting to discuss the new interchange project in Los Lunas and the plans to create a road from the interchange to Highway 47.
