The wildfire in New Mexico is closing in on the Los Alamos laboratory, which is the birthplace of the atomic bomb.

By Journal Staff Report A prescribed burn is scheduled to begin in the Jemez Mountains on Monday. The burn area is located on Peggy Mesa directly east of Pajarito Peak, approximately 8 miles northwest of Jemez Pueblo and 7 miles southwest of Jemez Springs. The burn, which could run through Oct.

By STACI MATLOCK SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST Use: Routes to favorite undeveloped campgrounds remain largely intact More than half the existing roads on the Santa Fe National Forest will be closed to motorized use of all types and some user-created dirt bike trails will be shut down under a proposal released Thursday by the agency.

By STACI MATLOCK A new version of a popular map showing the geologic history of the Valles Caldera is now available at locally owned bookstores and angling shops in Santa Fe, Taos and Los Alamos.

By STACI MATLOCK Another snowstorm expected on Valentine's Day Runoff: City reservoirs at 57% of total capacity Northern New Mexico's winter precipitation could lull overly optimistic observers into thinking the drought is over and global warming is all washed up.