Welcome to the new week in New Mexico. The state is dealing with several issues, including the Sacaton Fire in Gila National Forest, which has forced local officials to put the Willow Creek area on evacuation status. The wildfire has burned an estimated 9,274 acres with no containment.
Local News
Law enforcement officers are also on the lookout for Mataius Alijah Oros, 20, who escaped from a facility in Farmington on Sunday at 2 p.m. He is not believed to be dangerous. If you see him, call the police.
New Mexico is sending money to support jobs for Project Jupiter, a $165 billion AI data center near the U.S.-Mexico border in Santa Teresa, New Mexico. The state fund will train 95 employees to make $100,000/year.
National and International News
In other news, at least 11 were killed, and 60 were injured in Kyiv after another large Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian capital. The latest deadly attack fell on the heels of phone calls that the White House says President Donald Trump held with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin over the weekend.
Team USA is also facing Belgium in the World Cup tonight after a controversial red card was reviewed and overturned after President Trump called the head of FIFA. There will be a free, public watch party at Civic Plaza for the game that starts at 6 p.m.
Original reporting: KOAT Albuquerque — read the source article.
