Multiple law enforcement agencies respond to fatal shooting at El Paso Mall
681 Views El Paso police say they are investigating a shooting that took place Wednesday at Cielo Vista mall that claimed the life of one person and injured three others. Police say two people were taken into custody. Law enforcement locked down the mall and a reunification center was set up at a nearby high […]
Improvements coming to the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail
930 Views Improvements to recreational access along the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail are forthcoming. Scott Brocato spoke with members from the Bureau of Land Management and the Continental Divide Trail Coalition, as well as the New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands, about what to expect.
NMSU’s basketball program hazing allegations include criminal sexual contact, Board of Regents to hold closed meeting
608 Views On Sunday, the NMSU basketball season was suspended for the remainder of the season after allegations of hazing within the program. On Feb. 10, a member of the NMSU basketball team told police that beginning around July of 2022, he was a victim of multiple instances of the hazing.
NMSU Chancellor condemns alleged hazing incident
568 Views On Sunday night, NMSU Chancellor Dan Arvizu released a statement to the NMSU community regarding the alleged hazing incident that led to the suspension of the NMSU men’s basketball program. This was the statement released by Arvizu via email through an NMSU spokesperson:
2 New Mexico State players quit day after program suspended
519 Views Two New Mexico State basketball players quit the team Saturday, less than 24 hours after the program was put on indefinite suspension while the university looks into possible violations of school policy.
House Bill 8 – A Proposal Supporting New Mexico’s Creative Industries
885 Views Las Cruces, NM – On this edition of PUENTES a la comunidad, bridges to the community, host Emily Guerra spoke with the Creative Industries Consortium founding member, Irene Oliver-Lewis, about the purpose of House Bill 8 to establish the Creative Industries Division under the New Mexico Economic Development Department, expanding creative industries in […]
Interior: $580M headed to 15 tribes to fulfill water rights
1,035 Views WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday said 15 Native American tribes will get a total of $580 million this year to fund settlements that ensure access to water that’s legally theirs. The money will help carry out agreements known as water rights settlements. They define the tribes’ rights to water from […]
Think tank offers recommendations to improve New Mexico’s public education system
533 Views “Think New Mexico”, a results-oriented think tank, recently released a new report laying out a ten-point plan with 30 separate legislative recommendations to improve the performance of New Mexico’s struggling public education system. Scott Brocato spoke with Fred Nathan Jr., the founder and executive director of Think New Mexico, about two house bills […]
Tom Brady retires from the NFL, 1 year after retiring from the NFL
523 Views It’s not quite Groundhog Day — but yes, you’ve heard all this before. Quarterback Tom Brady is retiring from the NFL — for real this time, he said in a video posted to social media on Wednesday morning.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham vows bipartisan effort to fight crime
962 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham vowed Wednesday to work with state lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to address New Mexico’s crime problems, a situation she described as untenable.
