News

By Michael Olson

Las Cruces, NM – Last year, the Richardson administration attempted to buy a larger and faster plane for the governor's office. It cited safety concerns as the primary reason for needing to replace the old plane. As Michael Olson reports, a new owner has safely flown the governor's old plane in California.

By Michael Olson

Las Cruces, NM – Gov. Bill Richardson wants to spend more than $300 million on capital-outlay projects throughout the state. Included in his proposals is a plan to spend $5 million for a new state airplane. Michael Olson has more.

By Host Greg Bloom, Cultural Correspondent Emily Guerra, Producer Michael Olson

Las Cruces, NM – We explore curanderismo, traditional folk healing in Mexican and South American culture. Greg Bloom's guest is NMSU photography professor Sterling Trantham, who has photographed indigenous religious ceremonies in Guatemala for many years. We also hear from author Dr. Eliseo "Cheo" Torres, who recently penned "Curandero: A Life in Mexican Folk Healing." These interviews, plus the Borderland Headlines.

By Bob Mitchell

Las Cruces, NM – The Dona Ana County Commission and the Sunland Park City Council have reached an agreement as to what entity will provide water and wastewater services to Sunland Park and Santa Teresa. Dona Ana County Commission Chairman Bill McCamley says the plan will extinguish the argument that the county pays too much attention to development, and not enough attention to the people. Bob Mitchell has more.

By Marco Grajeda

Las Cruces, NM – Drug cartels in Mexico are consolidating their power, especially because smuggling cocaine and marijuana into the U.S. is so lucrative. As KRWG's Marco Grajeda reports, the U.S. is offering a large sum of money for information leading to the capture of a cartel mastermind.

By Lindsey Bilovesky

Las Cruces, NM – Shipping packages by freight is becoming very popular in the U.S. As KRWG's Lindsey Bilovesky reports, railroad companies in the Southwest are trying to keep up with the growing demand for more service.

By Host Greg Bloom, Cultural Correspondent Emily Guerra, Producer Michael Olson

By Katie J. Goetz

Las Cruces, NM – Protections for the mountain lion may be dropped if a bill introduced in the New Mexico House passes. The proposed measure has age-old rivals exchanging rhetoric once again and, in the absence of real scientific data, arguing the true meaning of the word "balance." KRWG's Katie Goetz reports.

By Lindsey Bilovesky

Las Cruces, NM – An elderly Truth or Consequences woman is dead after being hit by a car on I-25. KRWG's Lindsey Bilovesky reports.

By Host Greg Bloom, Cultural Correspondent Emily Guerra, Producer Michael Olson

Las Cruces, NM – We look at different aspects of immigration to the U.S. Host Greg Bloom speaks with director Tommy Davis about his film Mojados Through the Night, in which he followed four migrants from Mexico into Texas. Producer Michael Olson takes the pulse of the the state's congressional delegation on the proposed guest-worker program. Cultural Correspondent Emily Guerra provides a firsthand account of immigration to the U.S.

By Marco Grajeda

Las Cruces, NM – Pressure from human-rights groups and U.S. officials has prompted the Mexican government to more seriously address the Ciudad Juarez femicides. As KRWG's Marco Grajeda reports, Mexico has announced a plan to distribute millions of pesos to the families of femicide victims.

By Bob Mitchell

Las Cruces, NM – Las Cruces Mayor Bill Mattiace touted the city's accomplishments in his State of the City address. But as KRWG's Bob Mitchell reports, there's a lot more to be done.

By Greg Bloom- Host, Emily Guerra-Cultural Correspondent, Michael Olson-Producer

Las Cruces, NM – Near the close of 2004, 532 Victims of Mexico's Dirty War were considered to be disappeared. The New Year marked a positive turn for a horrible period in Mexico's recent history when one of the covert war's victims was found alive in Washington D.C. This story and more on KRWG's weekly news magazine Vision

By Michael Olson

Las Cruces, NM – The BLM has issued its final decision on oil and gas development on Otero Mesa. Gov. Richardson and others - including an environmental group - say the BLM hasn't compromised with them. KRWG's Michael Olson reports that the matter is headed to the courts.

By Lindsey Bilovesky

Las Cruces, NM – Enrollment is climbing at community colleges in southern New Mexico. Dona Ana Branch Community College officials say new facilities are needed to keep pace with growing enrollment. KRWG's Lindsey Bilovesky reports.