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Sen. Katy Duhigg sits on the New Mexico Senate floor in 2024.
CYFD

CYFD, some New Mexico police agencies continue secrecy in cases involving dead children

CYFD and some New Mexico law enforcement agencies continue to withhold or inconsistently release names of children who die, despite a 2025 transparency law.

Esteban Candelaria
Four students in NMSU’s NuChemE Pipeline summer program hold test tubes while standing in a laboratory.
NMSU

NMSU brings nuclear engineering training to students beyond New Mexico

NMSU’s NuChemE Pipeline summer program brings students from across the U.S. to Las Cruces for hands-on nuclear energy and radioactive waste management training.

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

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

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

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

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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