The man has been identified as 28-year-old Johnny Ray Morales.
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Former Representative Steve Pearce was nominated by President Trump to head the Bureau of Land Management last November. With hearings surrounding his nomination expected to start soon, southern New Mexicans who he used to represent have differing views on his possible tenure. -
Rep. Gabe Vasquez visits La Piñon to discuss decrease in number of assault cases due to ICE activityRep. Gabe Vasquez visited La Piñon to discuss ICE activity and its effect on the number of assault cases being reported. -
Recently the manufacturing facility Endurance Technologies chose Las Cruces as the location for its first facility in the U.S. Scott Brocato recently spoke with Las Cruces Mayor Eric Enriquez about that and other recent developments. -
A man died after Las Cruces police police say he exchanged gunfire with officers. -
A look back at the week's top stories and interviews with KC Counts.
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New Mexico data show there were 80 fewer overdoses in 2023 when compared to 2021, an 8% decline, but sustaining improvement may be difficult, as federal data for 2025 showed New Mexico's fatal overdose counts began to rise. -
Earlier this month, congressional Democrats removed a rider from an appropriations bill to fund the Environmental Protection Agency that would have granted pesticide makers legal immunity from nondisclosure lawsuits by New Mexicans and others. -
The Village of Ruidoso discourages any travel and warns residents to stay clear of downed power lines. -
State lawmakers again will weigh a pledge to reduce emissions. Last year, two Democrats joined the GOP to sink it.
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The 41-year-old star said her torn ACL was not a factor in her crash. "While yesterday did not end the way I had hoped, and despite the intense physical pain it caused, I have no regrets," she wrote. -
"This is very valuable to us, and we will pay," Savannah Guthrie said in a new video message, seeking to communicate with people who say they're holding her mother. -
Their lawyers fear the notices are merely the first step toward the removal without due process of Somali asylum applicants in the country. -
U.S. figure skating phenom Ilia Malinin did a backflip in his Olympic debut, and another the next day. The controversial move was banned from competition for decades until 2024. -
Rachel Weaver worked for the Forest Service in Alaska where she scaled towering trees to study nature. But in 2006, she woke up and felt like she was being spun in a hurricane. Her memoir is Dizzy.
February 9, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode
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Atkins Stohr and Parker on political fallout from Trump’s call to ‘nationalize’ elections
One-on-one with Ambassador Huckabee on what’s next for Gaza and the Middle East
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