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Three people are dead and more than a dozen first responders had to be quarantined and assessed Wednesday for possible exposure to an unidentified substance after being called to a suspected drug overdose.
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At Tuesday night's meeting, the Las Cruces Public Schools Board of Education voted unanimously to rename César Chávez Elementary to Desert Bloom Elementary. -
There have been over 120 dust events that have caused 21 deaths in the corridor since 2012. -
KRWG Public Media is covering contested races around the region ahead of the June 2nd primary. KRWG’s Abigail Salas spoke with Samantha Barncastle, who is a Republican candidate for Doña Ana County Commissioner in District 1. -
7% containment achieved. The lower winds allowed for aerial firing to enhance control lines.
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Pearce’s background as a Republican Party leader in New Mexico known for supporting public land leasing and industry made him a contentious pick. -
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.
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Swing voters in North Carolina say they are frustrated with President Trump and the state of the economy, but aren't ready to abandon him or his party as the midterms inch closer. -
The agency calls the program an update to the Screening Partnership Program, in which 20 U.S. airports currently use private security screeners rather than federal workers. -
Pratt, a former reality TV star, is flooding social media with edgy humor, AI slop and combative rhetoric as a way of grabbing attention and winning the vote of the very online. It's a strategy some political experts see as the future of online campaigning. -
The Federal Student Aid office lost half its staff last year as part of Trump administration downsizing. Now, it's hiring hundreds of new workers.
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