U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined his colleagues to introduce a resolution exprssing the sense of the Senate that every patient has the basic right to emergency health care, including abortion care, regardless of where they live. The introduction comes as new reporting from ProPublica makes clear that Republican abortion bans are preventing women from receiving lifesaving emergency health care and resulting in preventable deaths.

AlamogordoTownNews.org reports that the New Mexico State Police announced that it is set to conduct warrant round-up operations statewide. This operation is a proactive measure in attempts to apprehend individuals with outstanding warrants.

Part 3 of our series featured on AlamogordoTownNews.org discusses the rules and regulations pertaining to mobile home parks subject to the Mobile Home Park Act (MHPA). It is important that you understand what is, or maybe isn't an enforceable rule. Why?...

AlamogordoTownNews.org reports that on September 24, 2024, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez, alongside a bipartisan group of Senators, Representatives and advocates,urged the immediate passage of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA). Vasquez called for the inclusion of New Mexicans who were affected by radiation exposure due to uranium mining and the world’s first atomic bomb test in the bill.

I recently came across a story on KRQE news about the New Mexico Department of Finance and administration allocating $24.8 million to fund new corrections officers for 22 out of 33 County Jails and Prison facilities in New Mexico.

A Congressional Hearing on VA services and caregivers was held this week and a new study was released at that hearing with some difficult findings. The authors of the new studyhave produced new estimates of the number of adults caregiving in the United States today; investigated how those caring for wounded, ill, and injured service members and veterans compare with those caring for civilians and with non-caregivers; and share insights on the potential consequences of caregiving on caregivers' health, their economic security, and their families' well-being. They also propose recommendations to strengthen caregiver support.

AlamogordoTownNews.org followed the Otero County teams as they competed at Organ Mountain High School. Organ Mountain Track and Cross Country is led under the direction of of Coach David Nunez. Nunez is an Alamogordo High School track star that competed in the days of Coach Bob Sepulveda for the Tigers.

In military organizations, leadership is paramount. The effectiveness, morale, and cohesion of a unit often hinge on the ability, integrity, and decision-making of its leaders. When a military leader fails to meet the standards of their position, it can trigger a "loss of confidence" among their superiors or subordinates. This loss of confidence is a formal military term used to justify the removal of a leader from their position due to a perceived lack of trust or belief in their ability to effectively perform their duties. The reasons for such removals are varied and complex, but they generally revolve around failures in leadership, ethics, judgment, or competence.

Getting out the military vote is a priority and ArmyTimes.com offers these tips for enlisted military personnel. As America nears the home stretch before the Nov. 5 election, it’s time for those in the military community to make sure they’re squared away if voting by absentee ballot, officials say.

AlamogordoTownNews.org reports that we hear "back the blue" often, but it's important to remember to "honor the green!" At Americas southern border migrant arrests have fallen 77% as the illegal flow of immigrants slows significantly into the US border lands. The numbers have fallen from an all-time high to some of the Biden administration’s lowest levels this fiscal year but at the New Mexico and Mexico border migrant encounters went up 22%, going from 9,087 in July to 11,016 in August bucking the national trend.

It is week 6 of High School football season in the state of New Mexico and MaxPreps has released their high school rankings as updated the the week of 9/22/24... For a run down of Friday's Alamogordo Tigers verses Hobbs game check out https://2ndlifemediaalamogordo.town.news/g/alamogordo-nm/n/274583/alamogordo-high-school-vs-hobbs-friday-night-football-recap.

Chief Master Sgt. Michael Venning was removed from his position by Col. Billy Pope, the 81st Training Wing commander. The senior noncommissioned officer had been reassigned earlier this summer as officials investigated him. The command chief of the 81st Training Wing at Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi was removed from his leadership role this week following an internal investigation into the senior noncommissioned officer, according to the Air Force.

USA Facts presents some interesting facts on changing households and why Americans are uneasy with change. The proportion of single American households with no children has more than doubled since 1960, per USAFacts.org.

The AlamogordoTownNews.org team was on site to witness Alamogordo High School Tigers hosting Hobbs Friday night at Tiger Stadium. Going into this weekend game the Tiger Varsity boys are coming off a rocky season start with a record of 1 and 4. They were successful in double overtime during their homecoming game, but lost while on the road last week at Organ Mountain in district. The second half of that game they found strength when they slowed Organ Mountain to only 19 total passing yards throughout the game.

The US Naval Academy is in federal court over consideration of race in their admissions process. Lawyers on either side of the legal question presented closing arguments Thursday in Baltimore’s U.S. District Court, arguing in support of and against a lawsuit filed by an anti-affirmative action group, Students for Fair Admissions, seeking to end the practice of race-conscious admissions at the Annapolis service academy.

As a new Texas law further restricting what books students can check out of school libraries takes effect, local bans are gaining steam in districts across the state — in some cases going in startling directions.

The New Mexico Mobile Home Act was enacted in 1983. Its purpose was, and is, to outline certain provisions of how "parks" are to be operated by the owners and managers, residents' rights, and other pertinent information. Failure by the owner/management to follow the Act or any sections of the Act is a violation of the Act.

In a post on X, formerly Twitter, the Team Cruz account posted a link to the Republican's campaign and fundraising website while stating "November 5th is almost here! We are in the fight of our lives."

In El Paso Texas voter suppression allegations against Texas Attorney General grow. Attorney General Ken Paxton is again targeting another nonprofit that works with immigrant clients, this time for alleged violations of consumer protection laws — a fresh argument that the El Paso-based organization says is an overreach of the state agency’s authority, according to Border Report.

Police activity logs are provided to the AlamogordoTownNews.com staff and streaming Krazy KALHRadio.org by the Alamogordo Police Department. FTA is short for failure to appear. FTP is short for failure to pay fines. TRO is temporary restraining order.