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KUNM News Update
An employee with Runyan Construction takes a temperature reading of a Gallup-area coal mine fire that’s been burning since for at least 13 years. State officials announced Monday that two mine fires burning since at least 2011 were extinguished.
Courtesy, EMNRD
Two fires burning in abandoned coal mines since at least 2011 – and possibly much longer – were finally extinguished near Gallup recently, thanks to a dedicated effort by a state team and federal funding, officials announced Monday.
Local News
Democratic U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury is running for reelection against Republican challenger Steve Jones in the 2024 general election.
Stansbury: Susan Montoya Bryan/AP, Jones: Nash Jones/KUNM
Democratic incumbent Rep. Melanie Stansbury and Republican challenger Steve Jones have differing stances on the federal government’s role in resolving matters like pocketbook issues and abortion protections, and how Congress should go about it.
Let's Talk New Mexico
Susan Montoya Bryan
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AP
There seems to be never-ending road construction around our state. On the next Let’s Talk New Mexico, we’ll discuss road construction, from funding to planning, and how we can best deal with the associated traffic.