When marijuana becomes a Schedule III instead of a Schedule I substance under federal rules, researchers will face fewer barriers to studying it. But there will still be some roadblocks for science.
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The Tour of the Gila returns to Silver City for its 37th year starting Wednesday through this Sunday. Scott Brocato spoke with Jack Brennan, co-director of the Tour of the Gila, about the race and what roads will be impacted each day.
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The Mesquite Street Amigos will hold various community events to celebrate the 175th Birthday of Las Cruces in the Original Townsite.
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Catch up on the latest stories and interviews from KRWG Public Media.
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El Paso Matters President and CEO Bob Moore covers top stories each week.
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The ongoing drought in the Southwest United States has pushed some farmers in the Mesilla Valley to change the way they irrigate their crops. But experts warn that more action is needed to conserve water from the river and in our aquifers to avoid future shortages.
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Authorities say an F-16 fighter jet crashed west of Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico on Tuesday and the pilot safely ejected.
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The $24.5 million agreement with Ameredev announced Monday is the largest settlement the state Environment Department has ever reached for a civil oil and gas violation.
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Federal health officials say three women who were diagnosed with HIV after getting “vampire facial” procedures at an unlicensed New Mexico medical spa are believed to be the first documented cases of people contracting the virus through a cosmetic procedure using needles.
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Local authorities say Interstate 40 has reopened in both directions as fire crews continue watch over a controlled burn of remaining fuel from a freight train derailment near the Arizona-New Mexico state line.
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From sparking the imagination to helping with mental health, listen to poems read by NPR readers and see how poetry has affected their lives.
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Katie Ledecky is used to getting medals, having earned 10 at the Olympics. But on Friday she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest award a civilian can get from the U.S. government.
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Hicks was a communications director for the Trump White House and prosecutors questioned her on her knowledge of the deals made during his first presidential run.
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Siblings — especially twins — sometimes share the strangest traits, like throwing a ball with their head or picking up keys and crayons with their toes. Researchers want to know what's up with that.
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For decades, nonprofits, health insurers and hospitals have been trying to solve the problem of the people who need the emergency room again and again. Here are some of the lessons they've learned.
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Dr. Bryce Jorgensen spoke with Scott Brocato about financial matters and answered questions our audience asked during the show.
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Professor Anderson answers listeners' gardening questions.