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I-25 North to be closed at Truth or Consequences for roadwork
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — If you are traveling from Las Cruces or El Paso to Albuquerque, your trip may take a little longer. The New Mexico Department of Transportation announced that the northbound lanes of Interstate 25 will be closed at Exit 75 at Truth or Consequences, starting on Wednesday, April 24. The closure […]
New pantry boosts food access in Hatch
HATCH – Situated in a desert valley next to the Rio Grande, Hatch is a hub for agriculture, especially its world-famous red and green chile. But its role in farming doesn’t insulate the community from hunger. Indeed, Casa de Peregrinos emergency food pantry, the largest in Doña Ana...
Schools sue state over five-day weeks
From Alamogordo to Wagon Mound, more than 50 school districts and charter schools have joined the New Mexico School Superintendents Association in taking legal action against a New Mexico Public Education Department rule that would essentially end four-day school weeks while adding days to many school calendars. The civil lawsuit...
Doña Ana County commission announces official leadership for troubled water utility
Juan Carlos “JC” Crosby is losing the “interim” in his job title at the Camino Real Regional Utility Authority, and is now the full-time director of the water utility under scrutiny for sending water with high arsenic to its 19,000 customers in Southern New Mexico. Susana Chaparro, a Doña Ana county commissioner and chair of […] The post Doña Ana County commission announces official leadership for troubled water utility appeared first on Source New Mexico.
State approves Doña Ana water utility governance change, process begins to seat new CRRUA board
The Doña Ana County Government Center captured Tuesday, April 16, 2024. The state has approved an agreement allowing a change in governing board members for a troubled Southern New Mexico utility, which the county failed to file until last week. (Danielle Prokop / Source NM) Doña Ana County and...
Discussion looks at building CDT connections
Community members and hikers gathered around a campfire Saturday night at the old Silver City Waterworks to discuss building on the sense of community that draws people along the Continental Divide Trail to Grant County in particular. The Waterworks opened to accommodate CDT hikers for Trail Days, with about 40...
Man charged with first-degree murder after allegedly killing his wife
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 57-year-old man is being charged with first-degree murder after allegedly shooting his wife. Oscar Sandoval, 57, has been charged with first-degree murder, after allegedly shooting and killing his wife, Sheireen Al Jibury on Monday, April 1. He will remain in the Doña Ana County Detention Center until his trail, […]
The buck stops here: Dona Ana Community College to host financial literacy fair
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) — Students hoping to get a leg up on their finances are invited to attend a Financial Wellness Fair at Dona Ana Community College Thursday. Dona Ana Community College is hosting a free Financial Wellness Fair in its Student Resources Building on the East Mesa Campus from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday.
Arsenic levels in Dona Aña County drinking water meet EPA standards
DOÑA ANA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) says arsenic levels in Doña Ana County drinking water are now at normal levels. Last month, a water sample taken in Doña Aana County contained levels of arsenic that exceeded the federal maximum containment level. Residents were later warned of the effects of drinking […]
- Rebellion goes mainstream
According to multiple sources, the act of celebrating all things cannabis-related on April 20 may have started way back in 1990, at possibly the most predictable place one could imagine. During a Grateful Dead concert in Oakland, Calif., a reporter for the stoner magazine High Times was handed a flyer about a group planning to gather a large group to smoke at 4:20 p.m. on April 20. Once it was reported in the magazine, the idea soon spread all around the world.
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