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Mass firings, buyouts and heightened uncertainty led to an exodus of federal workers in 2025. More than 300,000 employees will be out of the government by the end of December.
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Local healthcare providers told a state legislative committee about issues they feel are making it hard to practice in New Mexico. KC Counts spoke with District 53 State Representative Sarah Silva about those concerns. -
El Rito Media Publisher Josh Byers covers top stories each week on Alamogordo NOW. -
Infection Preventionist for Memorial Medical Center Elizabeth López shares helpful information on prevention and vaccines for cold and flu season. -
New Mexico Environmental Department adopted Regional Haze Program to help clear skies in national parks and wilderness areas. -
Educators and state officials raise concerns over new student loan caps from the federal government. The move will cap student loans at $100,000 for what they call non-professional degrees and $200,000 for professional degrees.
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More than 400 calls for help across Kerr County last summer when devastating floods hit during the overnight hours on the July Fourth holiday. -
Without rapid and large-scale action on both sides of the border, the researchers warn that unsustainable use threatens water security for millions of people who rely on the binational basin. -
Lubbock's crosswalk was first installed in 2020 and is near the Buddy Holly Center, a downtown museum with exhibits honoring Lubbock’s most famous native son. -
Earlier this year, seven states were told to agree to a framework for a river plan by Nov. 11. That deadline passed Tuesday with no announcement of a deal or even details about sticking points.
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The Trump administration has announced a massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion that includes medium-range missiles, howitzers and drones, a move that is sure to infuriate China. -
Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who spent decades dodging bullets and bombs to bring the world eyewitness accounts of war from Vietnam to Iraq, has died. He was 91. -
Bongino's tenure was at times tumultuous, including a clash with Justice Department leadership over the Epstein files. But it also involved the arrest of a suspect in the Jan. 6 pipe bomber case. -
A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. has ruled that National Guard troops can remain in the city for now. That decision comes after a different federal appeals court ruled that troops must leave Los Angeles earlier this week. -
The former Justice Department special counsel told the House Judiciary Committee that his team developed "proof beyond a reasonable doubt" that Trump took part in a criminal scheme to overturn the 2020 election.
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