Some school districts, local government have late start Tuesday due to possible weather conditions
631 Views   Due to inclement weather forecasts, New Mexico State University announced the university and DACC will be on a two-hour delay Tuesday morning. The campus will open at 10 this morning. NMSU-Alamogordo will also start late at 10 this morning.
Navajo Nation rescinds mask mandate on reservation
1,128 Views   The Navajo Nation has rescinded a mask mandate that’s been in effect since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, officials announced Friday, fulfilling a pledge that new tribal President Buu Nygren made while campaigning for the office.
Mother says her child was left outside during a school lockdown
1,032 Views   Earlier this month, the mother of a nine-year-old said her son was locked outside of an elementary school in Anthony, Texas during a lockdown. On Jan. 5, Anthony Elementary went into a lockdown due to what an Anthony Independent School District spokesman called “a credible armed threat,” in the area.
Failed New Mexico candidate appears in court in shooting case
760 Views   ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A failed GOP candidate accused of orchestrating a series of drive-by shootings at the homes of Democratic elected officials in New Mexico’s largest city made his first appearance in court Wednesday.
US renames 5 places that used racist slur for a Native woman
1,130 Views   The U.S. Department of the Interior has renamed five places in California, North Dakota, Tennessee and Texas that previously included a racist term for a Native American woman. Thursday’s changes come as part of a yearlong process in which the historically offensive word “squaw” has been removed from the names of geographic sites […]
NMSU is using grant to prepare new scientists to respond to ecological disasters
1,040 Views   New Mexico State University’s Departments of Biology and Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology are collaborating with Los Alamos National Laboratory, the U.S. Geological Survey and others on a project titled “Prepping for Disaster Ecology: HSI-based training for managing climate change impacts on migratory birds.” Scott Brocato spoke with NMSU Professor of Biology Timothy […]
A suspect emerges in shooting at New Mexico official’s home
766 Views   ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities in New Mexico’s largest city said a suspect believed to be linked to at least one of the shootings at or near the homes or offices of several elected officials was in custody Monday, but they declined to release his name.
El Paso locals help migrants during President Biden’s Visit
982 Views   On Sunday, President Joe Biden toured the border city, including the Bridge of the Americas port of entry. During the president’s visit, hundreds of migrants sought food, water, and shelter at Sacred Heart Church in Downtown El Paso.
El Paso bishop takes the lead role in Catholic migrant ministry
1,105 Views   EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Mark Seitz of El Paso is the first bishop from a state along the Mexico border to head the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ migration committee in at least 20 years. With a migrant shelter literally in his backyard and his diocese smack in the middle of the […]
Biden intends to make his first visit to US-Mexico border.
994 Views   HEBRON, Ky. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday he intends to visit the U.S.-Mexico border — his first since taking office — in connection with his meeting next week in Mexico City with the leaders of Mexico and Canada.
