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Six states are holding primaries May 19 that could help to decide the balance of power in Congress and in key state governments.
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The crash of the Trans Aero MedEvac plane sparked a fire in the Capitan Mountain Wilderness, which has grown to 500 acres. -
KRWG Public Media is covering contested races around the region ahead of the June 2nd primary. KRWG’s Abigail Salas spoke with Rafael Reyes, who is a Democratic candidate for Doña Ana County Sheriff. -
KRWG Public Media is covering the New Mexico State Representative race for district 34. Democratic candidate Raymundo Lara spoke to Noah Raess.
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Indigenous leaders say that in the Trump administration's rush to build border walls, contractors are desecrating Native American sacred places and cultural sites at an unprecedented pace, more than 170 years after the international boundary split the territories of dozens of tribes. -
The Seven Cabins Fire has exploded to over 12,500 acres as of Monday morning. -
New Mexico produces more oil than any other state besides Texas, and the state's revenue from taxes, royalties and lease sales helps cover the cost of college tuition, all school meals, health insurance and a new initiative for free universal child care. -
The Environmental Defense Fund estimates oil and gas methane emissions across New Mexico amount to at least a million metric tons per year.
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The Kremlin has said Putin and Xi plan to discuss economic cooperation between the two countries, but also "key international and regional issues." -
Fuhrman was one of the first two police detectives sent to investigate the 1994 killings of OJ Simpson's ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ronald Goldman, in Los Angeles. -
Stephen Colbert spent Monday's show revisiting material that never made it to air, performing for a studio audience made up entirely of his staff. -
President Donald Trump says he is holding off on a military strike on Iran planned for Tuesday because "serious negotiations" are underway to end the war.
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