Author: Tim Korte
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Air Force will prioritize Kirtland fuel spill
ALBUQUERQUE — New Mexico Environment Secretary Ron Curry said Wednesday a high-ranking Air Force administrator has assigned top priority to cleanup of a decades-old spill of millions of gallons of jet fuel at Kirtland Air Force Base. Curry discussed the fuel plume earlier this week with Terry Yonkers, the assistant secretary who oversees environmental issues…
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Air Force official: Nuclear problems were administrative
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Air Force on Thursday blamed administrative problems for the decision to remove an Air Force squadron overseeing an underground nuclear weapons cache, detailing another instance of questionable oversight even after the military took steps to correct similar issues. Ron Fry, spokesman for the Air Force Materiel Command, said the problems…
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New Mexico teen making mark as a decathlete
ALBUQUERQUE – Teenage track and field prodigy Curtis Beach has a quick smile, a curly auburn haircut and the potential to someday carry the title of World’s Greatest Athlete. “He speaks to the future of our event,” former Olympic and three-time world decathlon champion Dan O’Brien says. Beach, who turns 19 next month, broke a…
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BASEBALL: Timo Perez shines in Triple-A All-Star Game
Paul Snow: Known as “a happy man,†he’s surrounded by family after two long surgeries. Photo by