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Jonny Coker
KRWG Public Media Multimedia JournalistJonny Coker is a Multimedia Journalist for KRWG Public Media. He has lived in Southern New Mexico for most of his life, growing up in the small Village of Cloudcroft, and earning a degree in Journalism and Media Studies at New Mexico State University. Jonny believes that access to news and information is essential for a smoothly functioning society, and public media is one of the best ways to spread that knowledge.
Phone: 575-646-3537
Email: jcoker@nmsu.edu
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New Mexico’s special legislative session lasted roughly five hours before adjourning on Thursday of last week. As KRWG’s Jonny Coker reports, Southern New Mexicans are grappling with public safety concerns and how best to address the issue moving forward. In wake of the special session’s abrupt ending, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham will be speaking at the Las Cruces Convention Center Thursday at 5:30 p.m.
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The New Mexico Department Of Justice is launching an investigation into Memorial Medical Center following allegations that the hospital unlawfully denied medical services to patients.
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Incoming rain storms have prompted evacuations and water rescues around Ruidoso. There have been over 160 water rescues in the last two weeks, and officials are preparing for more precipitation as the burn scars from the South Fork and Salt wildfires intensify flash flooding in the area.
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After flash flooding prompted evacuations around Ruidoso this weekend, officials are gearing up and preparing for more moisture as New Mexico’s monsoon season continues.
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A Lincoln County spokesperson said that there were 164 water rescues between Saturday and Sunday as rain came down on the Village of Ruidoso and surrounding communities.
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Ruidoso residents and businesses are gathering their bearings, and assessing how to move forward amidst the Salt and South Fork Wildfires. As KRWG’s Jonny Coker reports, some businesses are already open, and preparing for an influx of tourists that will come when the Ruidoso Downs Race Track hosts a horse racing event this weekend.
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Ruidoso businesses and residents are filtering back into town after evacuations were lifted for the South Fork and Salt Wildfires.
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First responders are continuing their efforts to clean up and contain the South Fork and Salt Wildfires as Ruidoso residents trickle back into the town.
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Federal and state resources have been freed up for victims of wildfires in the Lincoln National Forest and Mescalero Apache tribe, where crews have adapted to storms and heavy rainfall that have impacted the area recently.
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The South Fork and Salt Wildfires continue to burn across the Lincoln National Forest, prompting visits from high-level officials including New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and Congressman Gabe Vasquez. As KRWG’s Jonny Coker reports, an incident management team has taken over command of fire operations, and briefed the elected officials on the current state of the blaze.