The portions of the Bosque that fall within the city of Rio Rancho’s limits will be closed to the public effective at 8 a.m. on Monday, May 27, 2013, and will remain closed until further notice.

High temperatures, low humidity, and a lack of rainfall have caused tinder-dry vegetation in the Rio Rancho Bosque area. These conditions have created an extremely high fire danger.

The full closure of the Bosque means that all paths, ditch roads near the Bosque, and the forest (trees) are closed to all visitors and users.

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In an effort to keep your kids and you safe, the Summer Safety Blast campaign is being launched this weekend.

State police will be patrolling looking for seat belt and child restraint violations.

The campaign coincides with the fed’s click it or ticket initiative as well as New Mexico’s 100 days of summer which targets drunk drivers.

During summer weekends, ABQ RIDE’s 66 Late Night is launching to help Albuquerque residents get to and stay later at fun spots along Central Avenue.

Starting Friday, May 24th, 2013, service on Route #66-Central will be extended by one hour, until 1:00 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays until September 21, 2013.

“66 Late Night can take you to almost any of Albuquerque’s summer hot spots,” said Mayor Richard J. Berry. “And you can save a lot of money by riding the #66 and leaving your car behind.”

66 Late Night utilizes the #66-Central buses, which run from ABQ RIDE’s Park & Ride at Tramway and Wenonah all the way to the Central and Unser Transit Center.

Riders along Central can use this bus to access four of Albuquerque’s main entertainment districts- Old Town, Downtown, Nob Hill and East Central and do so at later hours.

66 Late Night runs every 30 minutes, with the last pickups through Downtown at about 1:00 a.m. The fare is $1 per trip.

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Good news for those of you on the hunt for a job.

Sprint is having a job fair Wednesday at their call center at 4300 Sprint Boulevard in Rio Rancho.

The job fair is from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

New Mexico’s Disaster Medical Alert Team is headed to Moore Oklahoma after a tornado caused massive destruction Monday.

The 26 member team includes six medical, IT and security specialists from UNMH. They will join a 46 member team from New Mexico, Colorado and Texas.

The NM DMAT is set to arrive in Oklahoma City around 1 p.m.

Their deployment could last two weeks.