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Chama Valley & Abiquiú Daily Digest Tuesday, June 09, 2026

Ty McDuffey

09 Jun 2026 — 1 min read

Ty's Take

Fire season's already knocking at the door up here—Seven Cabins burning near Capitan means the Forest Service is watching the high country closer than usual, and anyone with property in the Brazos or up toward the Colorado line better have their evacuation plan dusted off and ready. We've been dry since spring, and August heat hasn't broken yet, which is the recipe that keeps fire crews awake at night in Rio Arriba County. The land-grant families and the newer folks who've built homes in that timber country need to remember: out here, a fire doesn't ask who owns what before it burns.

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Seven Cabins Fire burning near Capitan

The Seven Cabins Fire north of Capitan had burned nearly 30,000 acres by early June, roughly two weeks after igniting in mid-May. Firefighters had achieved about 50 percent containment as of Monday, June 1, with the blaze spreading across the northern face of the Capitan range.

Candidates Haaland and Hull Briefly Meet at New Mexico Broadcasters Meeting

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Man Indicted 2 Years Later

A Rio Arriba County grand jury indicted a Santa Fe man this week on felony drunk driving charges stemming from an October 2024 arrest. Arnolfo Salcido Pavon, 48, was charged with aggravated drunk driving as a sixth offense following the delayed indictment in late May.

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