Ken Ruinard
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USA Today Network via Reuters
More than 550 people have contracted measles in Spartanburg County, S.C., in a fast-growing outbreak. Like a majority of U.S. counties, nonmedical exemptions to school vaccination are also rising.
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EL Paso Matters President and CEO Bob Moore covers top stories each week. -
On January 3rd, the U.S. military took Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia into custody. KRWG Local News Fellow Abigail Salas recently covered a small protest in Las Cruces against the action and has additional perspective in this report. -
The Las Cruces Police Department hosted a town hall at City Hall Thursday night that was attended by over 100 people. Juvenile crime and competency were hot topics at the meeting. -
In recent months, state laws around how to handle a person if they are found to be incompetent in a court have taken over the public safety debate. -
The town of Hurley gets a new mayor, Silver City Town Council does not get a new council member and a mining company has started to stake claims near Pinos Altos.
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Since President Donald Trump returned to office, national parks have faced renewed threats from drastic budget cuts, severe staff reductions and the potential opening of certain park lands to drilling and mining. -
A new ordinance to take effect in 2027 will increase the city’s minimum wage from $15 an hour to $17.50 and tie future increases to rental costs. -
While decades old, unrestricted readers are now enhanced by artificial intelligence and data integration, which can be used by public law enforcement and private entities. -
The Environmental Protection Agency says its proposed rule change would align with the 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Sackett vs the EPA.
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A Iran returns to an uneasy calm after protests led to a violent crackdown, a senior cleric is calling for the death penalty for detained demonstrators. His sermon Friday also threatened U.S. President Trump. -
Many jails and prisons around the country don't provide medication treatment for opioid use disorder. Studies show that medication makes recovery more likely and reduces the risk of overdose death. -
All 16 drug companies that inked deals with the Trump administration over the past few months still raised some of their prices for 2026. -
A hospice in Uganda asked itself: Can we do more than ease the pain of dying? Can we actually prevent deaths from cervical and breast cancer? -
Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.
January 16, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode
Machado urges U.S. leaders to push for a democratic government in Venezuela
As U.S. pledge for help goes unfulfilled, Iran’s uprising meets brutal crackdown
News Wrap: Trump threatens tariffs for countries not supporting his Greenland takeover
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