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 returning to office for a second term, Trump has promoted "energy dominance" through the aggressive expansion of oil, natural gas, and coal production, while working to end federal support for wind and solar energy. -
The system will forecast rain events as well as take measurements during storms. -
Sixty years ago, 80% to 90% of Americans self-identified as environmentalists. Now, polls show only 40% do. -
The child's mother reported to Child Protective Services that the abuse occurred between November 2022 and spring 2024, the complaint said.
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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
Minnesota leaders call for calm as protests escalate and Trump intensifies threats
Machado presents Trump her Nobel Prize as uncertainty surrounds Venezuela’s leadership
What is the Insurrection Act? Explaining its powers as Trump threatens to use it
News Wrap: U.S. places new sanctions on several Iranian officials
