Big Spring Fire grows to 3,000 acres

THE MANZANO MOUNTAINS MANY OF THE SAME RESIDENTS WHO WERE ASKED TO EVACUATE IN APRIL BECAUSE OF THE TRIGO FIRE ONCE AGAIN SPENT THE NIGHT AWAY FROM THEIR HOMES BECAUSE OF THIS LATEST FIRE KAYLA ANDERSON IS LIVE IN TORRANCE COUNTY WITH AN UPDATE WELL ITS DJ VU FOR MANY OF THOSE RESIDENTS WHO ENDURED THE TRIGO FIRE RESIDNETS AT THE VILLAGE OF TAJIQUE AND SHERWOOD FOREST ARE BEING ASKED TO TAKE THE ESSENTIALS AND LEAVE FIRE OFFICIALS SAY THE FIRE HAS NOW CHARRED UP TO 2 THOUSAND ACRES AND THAT S A HUGE JUMP JUST 24 HOURS AGO THEY ESTIMATED IT TO BE ONLY 110 ACRES AND IF RESIDNETS ARE AWARE OF THE DANGER ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS LOOK OUTSIDE AND SEE THE HUGE PLUME OF SMOKE THAT IS LINGERING IN THE AIR THAT S ENOUGH TO KEEP THEM ON EDGE tcode 1 04 everything is up in the air it s a huge fire if the wind changes it could take everything out in a matter of hours 1 14 THANKFULLY AT THIS TIME NO STRUCTURES HAVE BEEN BURNED AND EMERGENCY FUNDING IS AVAILABLE SINCE GOVERNOR RICHARDSON HAS DECLARED A DISASTER IN TORRANCE COUNTY THE GOVERNOR ALSO IS AUTHORIZING THE NEW MEXICO NATIONAL GUARD TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IF NEEDED NOW THERE WILL BE A MEETING THIS AFTERNOON AT 2 RIGHT HERE AT THE ESTANCIA COMMUNITY CENTER FOR RESIDENTS TO GET AN UPDATE ON THE SITUATION REPORTING LIVE A BIG CONCERN THIS MORNING FROM THE BIG SPRING FIRE IS THE SMOKE AND ASH BLOWING TOWARD ESTANCIA ANYONE WITH BREATHING PROBLEMS IS ADVISED TO CLOSE WINDOWS AND DOORS AND STAY INSIDE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE BE SURE TO KEEP IT HERE ON EYEWITNESS NEWS 4 AND KOB DOT COM FOR CONTINUING COVERAGE OF THE BIG SPRING FIRE AND THE LATEST ON EVACUATIONS THERE IS A 5 THOUSAND DOLLAR REWARD FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE ARREST OF THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR STARTING THE TRIGO FIRE THE U-S FOREST SERVICE IS LOOKING FOR 2 PEOPLE — BELIEVED TO BE TURKEY HUNTERS THEY WERE LAST SEEN SPEEDING OUT OF THE TRIGO CANYON IN A LATE 1990S MODEL DARK BROWN FORD TRUCK IN MID APRIL THE TRIGO FIRE BURNED 59 HOMES AND ABOUT 21 SQUARE MILES THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS DEALT WITH A MAJOR POWER OUTAGE THIS MORNING PNM SAYS AROUND 2 THIS MORNING 2 THOUSAND 600 RESIDENTS WERE WITHOUT POWER IN NORTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE THE AREA AFFECTED WAS NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SPAIN AND JUAN TABO BUT ABOUT AN HOUR LATER ALL POWER HAD BEEN RESTORED NO WORD ON A CAUSE NEXT SPRING PEOPLE IN SANTA FE WILL VOTE WHETHER TO TAX EXPENSIVE HOMES WHEN THEY RE SOLD TO HELP OTHERS PAY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS CITY COUNCILORS AGREED TO PUT THE ISSUE ON THE SPECIAL ELECTION BALLOT IT WOULD IMPOSE A 1-PERCENT TAX ON HOME SALES THAT EXCEED 650- THOUSAND DOLLARS SO ON A 750- THOUSAND DOLLAR PURCHASE 100- THOUSAND DOLLARS WOULD BE TAXED MEANING THE SELLER AND BUYER WOULD PAY ONE-THOUSAND DOLLARS THE MONEY WOULD BE USED TO HELP LOWER-INCOME HOME-BUYERS WITH DOWN-PAYMENTS MORE PRISON TIME IS ADDED FOR A MAN INVOLVED IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF A 10-YEAR-OLD CLOVIS BOY DAVID GRIEGO WAS CONVICTED OF ACCESSORY TO MURDER AND SENTENCED TO 16 YEARS BACK IN JANUARY BUT YESTERDAY THE D-A S OFFICE SAID SINCE GRIEGO HAD 3 PRIOR FELONIES HE SHOULD BE GIVEN MORE TIME THE JUDGE AGREED SO HE ADDED 8 MORE YEARS TO HIS SENTENCE CARLOS PEREZ WAS SHOT WHILE HE WAS SLEEPING IN 2005 POLICE BELIEVE HIS OLDER BROTHER WAS THE INTENDED TARGET APD HOPES A CAREER CRIMINAL WHO HAS TARGETED ONE OF THEIR OWN WILL BE PUT AWAY FOR A LONG TIME 29 YEAR OLD RANDY GRAUF HAS BEEN ARRESTED MORE THAN A DOZEN TIMES SINCE THE AGE OF 13 POLICE SAY YOUNGER THIEVES STOLE 10 S OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF ELECTRONICS FROM BIG BOX STORES– AND THEN GRAUF WOULD SELL THE MERCHANDIZE AN A-P-D DETECTIVE EVEN HAD A PERSONAL RUN-IN WITH GRAUF IN 2006 WHEN THIEVES BROKE INTO HIS UNDERCOVER SQUAD CAR 3 39 my neighbor said he saw one of the guys urinating by my car sure enough I look down and there s a wet puddle by the back of my squad car -9 BUT THAT STUNT WAS A HUGE MISTAKE FOR GRAUF INVESTIGATORS TOOK D-N-A FROM THAT URINE — AND MATCHED IT TO HIM HE DIDN T DO JAIL TIME FOR THAT CRIME BUT IN AUGUST THE BIG BOX GROUP HEADS TO TRIAL AND GRAUF COULD GET UP TO 36 YEARS IN PRISON WE CHECK WEATHER AND TRAFFIC EVERY TEN MINUTES ON EYEWITNESS NEWS FOUR TODAY THIS IS A LIVE LOOK FROM OUR BIG-EYE CAM SOME CONSTRUCTION TO LOOK FOR SAN MATEO BETWEEN CENTRAL AND ZUNI WILL HAVE VARIOUS LANE CLOSURES AND WATCH OUT FOR A TOTAL CLOSURE AT 6TH STREET BETWEEN CENTRAL AND GOLD PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION HAS REACHED A BIG MILESTONE IN ALBUQUERQUE THE CITY ANNOUNCED THE A- B-Q RIDE BUS SERVICE HAS BOARDED ITS TEN- MILLIONTH PASSENGER SINCE JUNE OF LAST YEAR THAT S A TEN PERCENT JUMP THE ANNOUNCEMENT FOLLOWS A RECENT DECISION BY THE CITY TO BUY TEN MORE BUSES AS MORE PEOPLE CHOOSE TO TAKE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION THE RAIL RUNNER EXPECTS TO REACH A MAJOR MILESTONE THIS MORNING — ITS ONE-MILLIONTH PASSENGER THE ANNOUNCEMENT COMES JUST THREE WEEKS BEFORE THE RAIL RUNNER S TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY RAIL RUNNER OFFICIALS SAY THE TRAIN CARRIES AN AVERAGE OF 3- THOUSAND COMMUTERS A DAY JUST AHEAD A RIO RANCHO MAN IS ACCUSED OF GETTING OUT OF HAND ON A PLANE FIND OUT WHAT HE DID THAT PROMPTED AUTHORITIES TO WAIT FOR HIM AT THE GATE AND COUNTRY SINGER TIM MCGRAW TAKES THE LAW INTO HIS OWN HANDS AFTER A ROWDY CONCERT GOER GETS OUT OF HAND WE LL SHOW YOU THE VIDEO COMING UP BUT FIRST WE WANT TO SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO FINE LOOKING FOLKS LIKE HERE S A QUICK CHECK OF THIS MORNING S TOP STORIES FIREFIGHTERS ARE BATTLING A BLAZE IN THE MANZANO MOUNTAINS THAT HAS CHARRED UP TO 2 THOUSAND ACRES THE BIG SPRING FIRE PROMPTED VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS FOR RESIDENTS FROM TAJIQUE AND SHERWOOD FOREST A FOUR CORNERS JUDGE IS CHARGED WITH A MISDEMEANOR CRIME AFTER ALERTING A DEFENDANT HE WAS ABOUT TO BE ARRESTED AGAIN BACK IN MAY THE MUNICIPAL JUDGE FROM AZTEC FACES UP TO A YEAR IN PRISON ALL STATE CONTRACTORS MAY SOON HAVE TO RANDOMLY TEST THEIR EMPLOYEES FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL USE UNDER A PLAN BY GOVERNOR RICHARDSON HE SAYS IT S IN RESPONSE TO THE DEATH OF AN INTOXICATED WORKER AT A BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION SITE ALONG I-40 IN GALLUP LAST MONTH MORE JOBS MAY BE ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK AT NEW MEXICO S TWO NATIONAL LABS A BILL THAT WOULD CUT SOME PROGRAMS AT LOS ALAMOS AND SANDIA NATIONAL LABS GOES TO THE FULL HOUSE FOR A VOTE REPRESENTATIVE TOM UDALL VOTED AGAINST IT HE SAID IN A RELEASE TODAY –THE BILL WOULD RESCIND MONEY THE LABS HAVE ALREADY BEEN PROMISED AND HAVE BUDGETED FOR THIS YEAR A SLASH IN FEDERAL FUNDING LAST YEAR LED TO MORE THAN 575 JOB CUTS AT LOS ALAMOS THE BULK OF THE PEOPLE TOOK SEVERANCE PACKAGES AND OTHERS RETIRED AND QUIT F-B-I AGENTS SAY A RIO RANCHO MAN — GOT UPSET WHEN A FLIGHT ATTENDANT REFUSED TO SERVE HIM A FOURTH RUM AND COKE DURING A FLIGHT FROM DALLAS TO CHARLOTTE NORTH CAROLINA ACCORDING TO THE F-B-I JACOB KLINE STARTING THROWING ICE AT PASSENGERS AND AT ONE POINT GRABBED A FLIGHT ATTENDANT S BACKSIDE TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE HIS WIFE SON AND DAUGHTER WERE ON THE PLANE WITH HIM INVESTIGATORS WERE WAITING FOR HIM WHEN HE GOT OFF THE PLANE AIRLINES ARE NOW INCREASING TICKET PRICES FOR PETS MOST OF THE INCREASES RANGE FROM 25 TO 50 DOLLARS PER PET THE AIRLINES SAY THE FARE INCREASE IS DESIGNED TO HELP OFFSET RISING FUEL COSTS HOWEVER MANY ARE ALSO OFFERING INCENTIVES LIKE DOUBLE MILES TO HELP EASE THE PINCH COUNTRY SINGER TIM MCGRAW LAID DOWN THE LAW DURING A CONCERT THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTON STATE MC-GRAW KNEELS DOWN AT THE EDGE OF THE STAGE AFTER SEEING AN OVERLY AGGRESSIVE FAN ROUGH-UP A WOMAN IN THE FRONT ROW THE COUNTRY STAR THEN PULLS THE MAN ONSTAGE WITH THE HELP OF SEVERAL CREW MEMBERS AND SENDS HIM PACKING AT ONE POINT MCGRAW GETS READY TO THROW A PUNCH AS THE MAN MOVES TOWARD HIM SECURITY RESTRAINED THE MAN AND TURNED HIM OVER TO LOCAL POLICE WE UPDATE YOU ON WEATHER AND TRAFFIC TOGETHER EVERY 10 MINUTES ON EYEWITNESS NEWS FOUR TODAY HERE WITH THE LATEST TROUBLE SPORTS IS KOB F-M S HERE S KATIE FITTER STILL TO COME THE NUMBER OF TEENS THAT DRINK IS HIGH- BUT WHERE DO MINORS GET THE ALCOHOL AND A CALIFORNIA MAN IS TAKING RELAXING IN NATURE TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL AFTER HE INSTALLS A BATHTUB IN HIS TREE SEE WHAT HIS NEIGHBORS HAVE TO SAY HERE S A LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE DIRECTOR S NOTE HOLD FOR ABOUT 12 SECONDS GOOD MORNING THE TIME NOW IS THE INTERNATION FEDERATION OF THE RED CROSS SAYS HIV AND AIDS INFECTION RATES ARE GROWING THE HARDERS HIT ARE INTRAVENOUS DRUG USERS PROSTITUTES AND GAY MEN THE REPORT ALSO SAYS THE HIV VIRUS WAS AT THE ROOT OF A SOCIAL CRISIS ACROSS SOUTHERN AFRICA UNITED NATIONS STATS SAY 2-POINT-1 MILLION PEOPLE DIED FROM THE DISEASE LAST YEAR MORE THAN 10 MILLION TEENAGERS DRINK AND THEY RE TURNING TO THEIR PARENTS AND OTHER ADULTS FOR FREE ALCOHOL A NEW GOVERNMENT STUDY SHOWS 40 PERCENT OF TEENAGERS SAY THEY GOT ALCOHOL FROM AN ADULT FOR FREE OVER THE PAST MONTH THE MOST COMMON PLACE FOR TEENS TO DRINK IS SOMEONE ELSE S HOME THOUGH PLENTY ADMIT THE LAST TIME THEY HAD A DRINK IT WAS IN THEIR OWN HOME EVERYBODY LIKES A RELAXING BATH BUT SOME SAY ONE MAN MAY BE TAKING IT TOO FAR CALIFORNIA RESIDENT RAY BISHOP HAS PUT A BATHTUB IN A TREE AT HIS HOME THE MAN SAYS HE LIKES TO RELAX IN NATURE SO HE USES A GARDEN HOSE TO FILL HIS JACUZZI AND ENJOYS THE VIEW BISHOP SAYS HIS NEIGHBORS DON T MIND THEY LL EVEN HOP IN FOR A QUICK SOAK THEMSELVES COMING UP ON EYEWITNESS NEWS TODAY AN UPDATE ON THE INVESTIGATION OF THE APD OFFICER CONNECTED TO THE DEATH OF A WOMAN IN A BAR PARKING LOT AND WE GET AN UP CLOSE LOOK AT A BEAR THAT WAS OUT LOOKING FOR FOOD AND CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AND ALCOHOL SOME CHANGES ARE ON