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Alternative response programs, where mental health clinicians respond to 911 calls instead of police, have proliferated since George Floyd's murder. What does it take to do this work well?
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Alamogordo News managing editor Spencer Fordin covers top stories from Alamogordo and Otero County each week. -
USDA secretary announced that the Santa Teresa Cattle Crossing will reopen this week. Protocols to protect livestock from New World screwworm will be implemented. -
A horse in Grant County has tested positive for New World screwworm. -
A documentary called ‘Journeys’ which examines the use of psilocibin use in therapy was shown in Las Cruces late last week. KRWG’s Noah Raess spoke with director and producer Christopher Cramer to learn more about the film. -
The Commons in Silver City has supported Grant County with food security initiatives since 2004 .Scott Brocato talks with executive director Ben Rasmussen.
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Cave Creek, AZ gets nearly all of its water from the river, which serves 40 million people across the U.S. West and has been dwindling because of climate change, demand and overuse. -
Members of the Tohono O'odham Nation, whose membership spans both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, have accused the administration of trespassing and say the construction will damage land sacred to the tribe. -
As federal cuts to food assistance programs trickle down to New Mexico communities, volunteers are seeing the strain. -
Under the Bureau of Reclamation's plan, California, Nevada and Arizona will collectively reduce water use by 1.25 million acre-feet annually during a 2-year period, with the possibility of larger cuts depending on conditions.
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The future of Trump's D.C. arch was already fraught. Then he rebranded it as a military complex. Experts say that only raises more legal and logistical questions. -
This year's shortlist is made up of former Booker winners and debut authors, with tales spanning a wide range of genres, from historical fiction to campus novel to dystopian fiction. -
Scientists have found a species they've named the fire amoeba, which is capable of reproducing at 145°F and continuing to move up to temperatures of 147°F — a record for complex eukaryotic life. -
As the classical concert season ramps up, two of America's finest orchestras will soon be led by new conductors when Daniel Harding takes over in Los Angeles and Elim Chan leads in San Francisco. -
The Islamic State group-inspired attacks were among the deadliest in Sri Lanka's history, killing 42 foreigners.
Press pool declines to cover Trump in protest of his ban on news outlets
Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump's media attacks
American Israeli held hostage by Hamas performs songs of survival and hope
These copper vests are helping injured penguins heal faster
September 21, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode
