P.A.W.S. Program provides healing for both dogs and prison inmates
293 Views On a sunny fall morning, seven inmates from the Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility escorted their companion dogs to an outdoor recreation pen, enclosed with a fence and barbed wire. The inmates and their dogs were all part of the P.A.W.S. Program with Action Programs for Animals, a progressive animal welfare organization based […]
A discussion on the future of commercial space in the borderland
270 Views On the program this week, Jonny Coker speaks with Executive Director of Spaceport America, Scott McLaughlin about issues surrounding the spaceport and the economic future of the commercial space industry in our region. Also, Native American Storyteller Randy Granger shares more about his creative process. Granger’s music will be featured in the “The […]
Crash near Anthony, TX area
240 Views A news release from the New Mexico Department of Transportation states due to a vehicle crash, I-10 eastbound lanes are closed heading into Texas. Drivers are asked to reduce speed, obey signs, and watch for emergency personnel and equipment. Please expect delays.
Local efforts underway aim to deter drunk driving in New Mexico
317 Views This week, Jonny Coker reports on how local organizations, law enforcement, and legislators are working to curb drunk driving in New Mexico. Also, on this week’s Newsmakers, New Mexico’s State Climatologist Dr. David Dubois talks with KC Counts about growing climate challenges facing southern New Mexico and the region. Catch up on recent […]
Dr. Paul Bosland, director of NMSU’s Chile Pepper Institute, gives a tour of its chile garden
251 Views On a sunny morning in the Chile Pepper Institute Teaching Garden at NMSU filled with a light fragrant smell of chile, Dr. Paul Bosland, NMSU’s Professor of Horticulture Emeritus and Director Emeritus of the Chile Pepper Institute, is giving me a tour of the chile garden. He shares what started him on the […]
Medical flight team works to save lives across borderland
247 Views Native 31 is a medical aircraft and flight crew located at the Las Cruces International Airport. The crew is part of the Air Methods company. On a daily basis, the team flies across the borderland to aid and stabilize high-risk medical patients who may not survive ambulance transports and fly them to local […]
Las Cruces rolls out city’s first publicly funded basic income program
291 Views Las Cruces’s first publicly funded guaranteed basic income program is in the works. The city-approved pilot project will allocate federal funds and provide monthly payments for a year and a half to qualifying low-income individuals, with the goal of evaluating recipient outcomes. This comes after some in the community took part in a […]
Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument provides boost to local economy, study finds
272 Views A newly released study shows that the designation of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks as a national monument has driven economic development over the past decade in Southern New Mexico.
An El Paso food bank and La Mesa, NM mushroom farm offer solutions to food desert issue in the Borderland
331 Views At El Pasoans Fighting Hunger, the city’s only food bank, they currently serve 150,000 food insecure people in the city. The need to improve food equity in a region where many people face limited access to healthy, nutritious food, inspired Patsy Stallworth to open Desert Spoon Food Hub in El Paso eight years […]
Shaky Ground: Exploring seismic activity in the Permian Basin
312 Views On the program, former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson passed away on September 1st. Commentator Walt Rubel shares his thoughts on covering the Richardson Administration. Also, we discuss an increase of seismicity in the Permian Basin, what’s causing it, and what’s being done to stop it. Jonny Coker talks with Dr. Katie Smye, […]
