Wildfires hit Southwest as season starts "dangerously early"
Hundreds of structures were lost in a growing number of wind-driven blazes across drought-stricken New Mexico.
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Hundreds of structures were lost in a growing number of wind-driven blazes across drought-stricken New Mexico.
A wildfire in New Mexico has forced more than 5,000 from their homes, and crews have also battled fires in Texas, Oklahoma and Colorado this week.
Fire crews across the West are battling large fires burning in several states including Colorado and New Mexico.
The McBride Fire had burned over 5,700 acres as of midday Thursday and was 0% contained.
Most of the students were freshmen who were getting their first taste of life away from home at the private university.
The governor of New Mexico is calling on the National Guard to act as substitute teachers amid the state's COVID-19 surge. Some 80 volunteers are working across the state as more teachers test positive. Kris Van Cleave reports.
The Weather Channel meteorologist Jim Cantore breaks down a storm that is impacting much of the country from New Mexico to Maine with record cold and severe weather.
Jeannine Jaramillo was arrested after evidence submitted to a lab showed she was the sole driver of the stolen vehicle involved in the crash, police said.