New Mexico governor declares emergency as deadly wildfires raze 1,400 structures

Two growing wildfires near a popular New Mexico resort town and historic Native American reservation killed at least one person and destroyed more than 1,400 structures as officials rushed to evacuate thousands of people on Tuesday.The big picture: Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham declared an emergency Tuesday in the state’s Lincoln County and the Mescalero Apache Reservation and ordered additional National Guard members to the scene. Grisham’s spokesperson Michael Coleman said no additional details were immediately available about the death, but the South Fork Fire and Salt Fires in New Mexico…