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Federal officials recently announced a short-term proposal to stave off a crisis in the beleaguered waterway, after states that rely on it — California, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Wyoming and Utah — failed to reach an agreement on how to share the dwindling resource in the long term.
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The NMSU Alumni Pond has been closed off since 2023 because of leaks in the concrete.It is open to the public again following restoration. -
State representative Joanne Ferrary announced that she would be retiring before her term was up, leaving county officials to decide how to handle the vacancy. -
Hillsboro General Store Cafe changes hands, gets a facelift and sees a few changes to the menu. -
A look back at the week's top stories and interviews with KC Counts. This week, we reported on arrests and mayhem at the Doña Ana County Commission meeting, harmful algae blooms in area lakes, helpful spiders, improving crime numbers and a lot more. -
Interview with Katalina Hadfield, Irene Brink
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Industry leaders say the agency's inertia risks delaying business deals, weakening oversight and leaving tribes without a key advocate in Washington as they grapple with an emerging threat posed by online prediction markets. -
Meta posted a profit in 2025 of about $60 billion and investors seemed to shrug off the $942 million judgments. -
The lawsuit in federal court in Washington, D.C., said the department and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche stonewalled New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez’s criminal investigation into Epstein and others, taking action that “harms victims and undermines the public interest.” -
The proposal comes after years of deadlocked negotiations among the states and threats of lawsuits if a proposal didn't comply with longstanding laws and guidelines that govern the river, some of which expire at the end of 2026.
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Meanwhile, Iran has made new demands about the restart of negotiations and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and the Pentagon is pressing the U.S. defense industry to accelerate production of weapons. -
It will be visible in parts of the U.S. on Wednesday. -
Matt Rutherford is sailing 10,000 nautical miles, through ice floes and gales, to try and accomplish a world first. He spoke with NPR from the cabin of his boat. -
Oleksiy Yukov spent two decades recovering the bodies of soldiers — including many Russians. He was killed during a recovery mission after stepping on a landmine.
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