The Maine Legislature approved gun safety legislation including background checks on private gun sales, waiting periods for gun purchases and criminalizing gun sales to prohibited people.
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“The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy”, opens Friday for a two-weekend run at the Mark and Stephanie Medoff Theatre in the ASNMSU Center for the Arts. Scott Brocato spoke with Lisa Hermanson, NMSU’s assistant professor of theatre and the director of “The Addams Family”, about the musical.
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Nick Seibel, editor and publisher of the Silver City Daily Press, covers the area's top stories.
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KRWG Public Media invites you to join us for a special “Borderland Storytellers” television taping that will highlight the personal stories and rich history of Stahmann Farms in southern New Mexico.
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KC Counts speaks with MaryKay Brady with End of Life Options New Mexico about her work and what led her to it.
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Jessica Onsurez covers top stories for Alamogordo and Otero County.
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House Democrats, including Congressman Gabe Vasquez, are calling on their Republican colleagues to address immigration reform.
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Movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was convicted in March by a jury on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
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Tribal police and courts are stretched thin and are coping with conflicting jurisdictional issues and underfunding, leaders told the Senate Indian Affairs Committee at a session last month that drew more than 600 comments.
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The former president of the American Federation of Teachers-New Mexico and a state lawmaker sued following injuries they received after different incidents at the Roundhouse.
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The Santa Fe New Mexican reported that Democratic state Rep. Patricia Royal Caballero, of Albuquerque, claimed that she was “severely injured” in January 2020 when she used her keycard to get through a door.
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Schools and businesses were closed across the United Arab Emirates after about a year's worth of rain fell in a single day. Flooding has also disrupted travel at Dubai International Airport.
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Guns are now the leading cause of death among American children. And many more children are injured in shootings, putting them at risk for life-altering disability, pain, and mental trauma.
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The number of U.S. children dying from gunshot wounds has climbed in recent years. Keeping guns out of reach is one way to curb the trend — others argue to teach kids to handle guns responsibly.
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Lots of older Americans say they'd love to downsize, but it doesn't make financial sense. The housing roadblock has left some would-be buyers stuck. We asked experts what policies could change that.
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Our sun was born in a cosmic cradle with thousands of other stars. Astrophysicists say they want to find these siblings in order to help answer the question: Are we alone out there?
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Professor Anderson answers listeners' gardening questions.
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Two New Mexico lawmakers join KRWG to discuss the 2024 legislative session.