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U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez delivers remarks on the House floor beside a memorial display honoring Deputy Sheriff Antonio Aleman
Rep. Gabe Vasquez

Vasquez honors fallen Doña Ana County deputy during National Police Week speech

U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez honored fallen Doña Ana County Deputy Sheriff Antonio Aleman during a House floor speech marking National Police Week.

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Headshot photo of Margarita Gonzalez provided through records associated with the Texas Board of Nursing
Crime

AG charges Las Cruces ‘imposter nurse’ accused of endangering patients, using stolen identities

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced 34 charges against a Las Cruces-area woman accused of posing as a nurse, using stolen identities and endangering patients.

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Red and blue police lights illuminate the scene of a nighttime law enforcement response in Las Cruces
Crime

Las Cruces woman accused of stabbing father during argument over moving boxes, finances

A Las Cruces woman faces felony charges after police say she stabbed her father during an argument over moving boxes and finances, leaving him with serious injuries.

Damien Willis
Former Rio Rancho Mayor Gregg Hull speaks during an Albuquerque Journal town hall event about the Republican race for New Mexico governor.
Elections

NM GOP governor candidate Gregg Hull touts experience leading, growing Rio Rancho

Former Rio Rancho Mayor Gregg Hull says his experience leading one of New Mexico’s fastest-growing cities makes him the best choice in the Republican race for governor.

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

Vasquez pushes to add mobile home protections to bipartisan housing bill

U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez is urging congressional leaders to include protections for mobile home residents in a bipartisan housing package aimed at addressing housing affordability and corporate ownership practices.

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NMSU animation professor Derek Chase speaks with junior animation student Joshua Petit inside a studio at New Mexico State University’s Creative Media Institute.
NMSU

NMSU animation program moves up in national, regional rankings

NMSU’s animation program moved up in national and regional rankings this year, marking the 15th straight year the Creative Media Institute landed among the nation’s Top 20 programs.

Minerva Baumann
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham smiles in an official portrait photograph.
State

Lujan Grisham begins trade mission to Japan focused on energy, technology

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham arrived in Japan on Monday for a trade mission focused on energy, technology and economic partnerships between New Mexico and Japanese companies and officials.

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NM State softball coach Benet Higgs stands with her arms crossed during a game
Sports

NM State Removes Interim Tag, Announces Benet Higgs Head Softball Coach

NM State removed the interim tag from Benet Higgs after she led the Aggies to a 27-27 season and a winning Conference USA record in her first year leading the softball program.

Michael Navarrette
Exterior view of the New Mexico Supreme Court building in Santa Fe.
El Paso Electric

NM Supreme Court upholds EPE recovery of Winter Storm Uri power costs

The New Mexico Supreme Court upheld regulators’ approval of El Paso Electric’s recovery of Winter Storm Uri-related power costs, though the utility says the money has already been recovered from customers.

Damien Willis

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