Domenici and Michelle Laxalt sent statements to theAlbuquerqueJournal that announced the relationship for the first time and identified their son as Nevada attorney Adam Paul Laxalt.
John Parmenter, director of Scientific Services Division at the nearby Valles Caldera National Preserve in New Mexico, told theAlbuquerqueJournal that the Thompson Ridge fire ignited Friday in dense territory that was scheduled for thinning in the next few years because it posed a fire hazard.