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A New Mexico State Parks ranger patrols Heron Lake by boat while wearing a life jacket marked “Ranger.”
Outdoor Recreation Featured

New Mexico State Parks increases BUI patrols for Fourth of July weekend

New Mexico State Parks will increase on-the-water BUI patrols July 3-5 for the Fourth of July weekend as part of Operation Dry Water.

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An aerial view shows Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces with the Organ Mountains in the background.
Recognitions Featured

Memorial Medical Center earns national stroke care recognition

Memorial Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus award for stroke care.

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Rendering of the planned Project Jupiter data center complex in a desert area of Doña Ana County.
Project Jupiter Featured

Project Jupiter developer approved for $3M in state job-training funds

STACK Infrastructure, developer of Project Jupiter, has been approved for up to $3.06 million in state job-training funds as county officials seek overdue job reports.

Damien Willis
U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez speaks into a microphone at a public lands event while people behind him hold “Not for Sale” signs.
Outdoor Recreation Featured

Vasquez backs bipartisan bill to fund public lands maintenance

U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez is backing the bipartisan America the Beautiful Act, which would invest $1.9 billion over five years in public lands maintenance.

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A close-up photo shows a mosquito on human skin.
Health

CDC urges mosquito precautions as West Nile season starts early

CDC is urging mosquito precautions over the Independence Day weekend as West Nile virus season starts early, with 48 human cases reported by June 30.

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Doula Melissa Marie Lopez-Sullivan works with Nicara Rodriguez Hardin during a body-balancing session before childbirth.
Health

Medical providers say NM policy of taking custody of substance-exposed newborns hurts families

New Mexico medical providers say the state’s policy of seeking custody of substance-exposed newborns is hurting families and discouraging prenatal care.

Cecilia Nowell
A vacant former gas station property with cracked pavement, overgrown weeds and old canopy structures is shown in Las Cruces.
City of Las Cruces

Las Cruces asks residents to identify vacant, neglected properties for redevelopment survey

Las Cruces is asking residents, property owners and business owners to identify vacant, abandoned or neglected properties through a Brownfields Identification Survey.

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Chef Junior Martinez prepares dishes in a Santa Fe restaurant kitchen.
Business

‘Punishing’ changes to New Mexico food regulations include fee hikes for restaurants

New Mexico restaurants and food service establishments will face higher permit, reinspection and application fees under food-code changes taking effect Oct. 1.

Lily Alexander
NMSU FFA and 4-H Leadership Team members and support staff pose near the Palace of Westminster during a trip to the United Kingdom.
NMSU

NMSU ag students take leadership lessons across the Atlantic

NMSU students and New Mexico 4-H and FFA leadership members traveled to the United Kingdom to study agriculture, food systems and leadership.

Tiffany Acosta
A rendering of Project Jupiter appears beside a public comment saying support for the project was submitted without the resident’s consent.
Project Jupiter

New Mexico residents say their names used without permission to support Project Jupiter data center

New Mexico residents say their names were used without permission on public comments supporting Project Jupiter’s air quality permit application.

Joshua Bowling
U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez stands outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Rep. Gabe Vasquez

Vasquez criticizes proposed EPE rate hike as ‘ridiculously high’

U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez criticized El Paso Electric’s proposed New Mexico rate increase, saying it could cost the average Doña Ana County family up to $42 more per month.

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An illuminated New Mexico State University sign and campus building are shown at night.
NMSU

NMSU researcher selected for fellowship aimed at building future faculty

NMSU postdoctoral researcher Moises M. Gutierrez was selected for a national fellowship program designed to prepare future faculty at Hispanic-Serving Institutions.

Vladimir Avina
Promotional image for the NMSU University Art Museum screening of The Adventures of Buratino.
Film

NMSU art museum to screen Soviet children’s musical ‘The Adventures of Buratino’

The NMSU University Art Museum will screen the 1975 Soviet children’s musical “The Adventures of Buratino” on July 17.

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Maggie Toulouse Oliver smiles for a portrait outdoors in a park-like setting.
Elections

Toulouse Oliver says Trump election-order rulings affirm state authority

New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver said federal rulings blocking parts of Trump election executive orders affirm states’ authority over elections.

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Aaron Sheridan stands inside Smoke City in Albuquerque, where shelves and coolers display food, drinks and other products.
Food Insecurity

NM smoke shop owner says food desert, not fraud, the reason for his high SNAP revenue

A Smoke City owner says high SNAP sales reflect food access needs in Albuquerque’s International District, not fraud, after a state report flagged smoke shops for unusual revenue.

Patrick Lohmann
A row of parked vehicles is shown in a parking lot, led by white and red cars in the foreground.
State

New Mexico vehicle registration fees, weight-distance tax increase July 1

New Mexico vehicle registration fees and weight-distance taxes will increase July 1 for the first time since 2004, generating an estimated $70 million for road maintenance.

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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks at a news conference alongside state and local officials about allegations involving DEA fentanyl operations in New Mexico.
Public Safety

New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham calls for restitution amid allegations that feds let fentanyl into NM

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said New Mexico could seek restitution from the federal government over allegations that DEA agents knowingly let fentanyl shipments into the state.

Joshua Bowling
A white security camera is mounted on a wall.
Business

Las Cruces expands small-business safety grant program

Las Cruces is expanding its Small Business Safety Improvement Grant Program to eligible businesses and commercial property owners in the West Picacho and Motel Boulevard area.

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