NM Tourism Secretary hopes wildfires don't hamper summer season
SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico’s tourism secretary is hoping for a modest rebound in tourism this summer. And although fires are burning near three of the state’s four borders, Monique Jacobson says she is trying to stay optimistic and reassure people that New Mexico is open for business.
Jacobson says much of the department’s focus for building tourism has been on keeping New Mexicans in New Mexico. She says the department now is also trying to be proactive to keep travelers from being scared off by the fires.
Tourism officials in Carlsbad say summer visitors remain steady, despite the fact that the nearby Carlsbad Caverns park has been closed by fire this week.
And Taos officials say tourism there is up 9 percent and they haven’t seen any signs of fire-related cancellations.
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SANTA FE, New Mexico () - Firefighters gained the upper hand on Wednesday against a high-desert brush fire that has scorched 25000 acres in and around Carlsbad Caverns National Park in southeastern New Mexico.
Tourism officials in Carlsbad say summer visitors remain steady, despite the fact that the nearby Carlsbad Caverns park has been closed by fire this week. And Taos officials say tourism there is up 9 percent and they haven't seen any signs of
This image provided by the Pecos Zone Team 3 shows a firefighter lighting backfires along the road leading into Carlsbad Caverns National Park, NM on Wednesday June 15, 2011. Crews raced to get a jump on flames marching along the New Mexico-Colorado
In the case of New Mexico, literally every corner of the state is on fire with large blazes near Carlsbad Caverns in the south, in the White Mountains in the West, the Pecos Wilderness in the East and near the town of Raton in the north.
AP This image provided by the Pecos Zone Team 3 shows a firefighting air tanker passing over the Loop Fire near Carlsbad Caverns National Park, in southeastern NM Wednesday June 15, 2011. Crews raced to get a jump on flames marching along the New
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A forest fire in rapid growth in southern New Mexico has forced the evacuation Tuesday of White City, a small community on the outskirts of the Carlsbad Caverns National Park, a fire official said Tuesday afternoon.
The blaze, which has so far extended to some 16,000 hectares, 10% contained, said Jennifer Myslivy, a spokesman for the incident management team in charge of the fight against the fire.
"He is very active," she said. "The wind will push and hold (it) growing."
Myslivy estimated that about 300 people, including tourists and visitors to the park, were affected by the White City evacuation order.
FULL STORYA forensic expert says heart-shaped stickers were found in Casey Anthony's bedroom but didn't testify whether the items were linked to similar outlines on duct tape on the body of the Florida woman's slain 2-year-old daughter.
Even so, the stickers shown to jurors at the 25-year-old's murder trial Tuesday over the objection of defense lawyers were powerful images just before the prosecution wraps up its case.
Crime scene investigator Alina Burroughs told the jury the stickers were found in a box and an album, accompanied by a letter to Caylee Anthony.
Another investigator previously testified she noticed the silhouette of a heart on one of three pieces of tape while examining under ultraviolet light. There were no photos taken what she saw, though.
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