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A round of storms impacted the region on Aug. 11
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A look back at the week's top stories and interviews from KRWG Public Media with KC Counts. -
Bob Moore, El Paso Matters President and CEO, covers top stories each week. -
Jonny Coker is back at KRWG Public Media and "hotter" than ever; Dr. Paul Bosland and Danise Coon chat about chile.
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The New Mexico Truth Commission released their first interim report on Jeffery Epstein's actions in New Mexico. KRWG’s Noah Raess spoke with State Representative Andrea Romero, who serves as chair of the commission, to learn more. -
Keith Sonderling's visit sparked discussion on labor issues facing the agriculture industry and the effectiveness of the H-2A program which helps to provide workers for farmers and ranchers.
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The review comes less than two months after an Associated Press investigation found DEA agents repeatedly monitored — but did not seize — major fentanyl shipments in New Mexico between 2023 and 2025. -
Outgoing U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-TX, sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin asking Mullin to stop the work and meet with local elected officials and residents of the region. -
The yearly Perseid meteor shower is active until Aug. 24. -
Federal court wins by prediction platforms such as Polymarket and Kalshi allow new gambling options — including parlays on wildfires — even as experts warned they could trigger arson.
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IndyCar drivers zoomed past some of the nation's most famous landmarks this weekend. They faced novel challenges on an unconventional route. -
As President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C. enters its second year, three guard members who served many months on the mission share their reactions with NPR. -
Sean Grayson, a former Illinois sheriff's deputy whose fatal shooting of Sonya Massey inside her home became a flashpoint over police use of force, died Sunday while serving a 20-year prison sentence. -
Officials say the fire, which has now burned more than 15,000 acres and is zero percent contained, was human caused. Nearly 90,000 people have been told to evacuate or prepare to leave. -
A nonprofit and a local public health agency are subsidizing marketplace health insurance for Austin musicians , even as rising healthcare costs make the program more expensive.
August 21, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode
From White House ballroom to IndyCar race, Trump's spectacles take center stage in D.C.
U.S. ambassador responds to rising tensions between Israel, Turkey and Syria
Paramount's Warner Bros. bid and threat to leave California divide Hollywood
U.S. Forest Service, timber companies spraying record amounts of glyphosate in California
