It's the second known case of the federal government filing criminal charges against someone who allegedly used insider information to make a large profit on a prediction market site.
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KRWG Public Media is covering contested races around the region ahead of the June 2nd primary. KRWG’s Abigail Salas spoke with Ricardo Segovia, who is a Democratic candidate for Doña Ana County Sheriff.
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El Paso Matters President and CEO Bob Moore covers top stories each week.
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Backyard barbecue season is here! Join KRWG Public Media for Cooking with Chef Tom: Grillin’ and Chillin’! We’re grilling flank and prosciutto skewers, fennel and shrimp salad, and serving up charbroiled pork chops with grilled gorgonzola polenta and berry chutney, and more!
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The Las Cruces City Council approved their annual budget that sees significant cuts to many programs resulting in shorter library hours and slower infrastructure repair times in an effort to balance the budget.
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Crews are fighting to contain a small fire that erupted Monday.
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University of New Mexico Hospital Chief Medical Officer Steve McLaughlin said during a news conference in Albuquerque that authorities were working “under the assumption” that fentanyl was to blame.
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Three people were admitted to the hospital Wednesday. One — an emergency medical services official — has since been released, according to Mountainair Mayor Peter Nieto. The substance in question has yet to be identified.
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Since 2000, more than 7 million acres of forests and wildlands have burned in New Mexico, underscoring the need for a new center designed to grow tree seedlings for reforestation.
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ICE is expanding its use of iris recognition technology, with plans to deploy hundreds of scanning devices across the country. The practice raises concerns among privacy experts that the Department of Homeland Security is amassing a database of biometric data.
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Misogyny is an increasing factor in far-right attacks, but it often goes unnoticed.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Dana White, president and CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, about his plans to build a fighting arena on the White House lawn.
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A painting of George Washington is being used by the Trump administration to argue the founders were devout Christians, but historians have doubts about whether the moment depicted actually happened.