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New census shows El Paso's population dropped in 2025 and more
7+ hour, 17+ min ago (25+ words) KRWG Public Media New census shows El Paso's population dropped in 2025 and more...
Hantavirus in New Mexico
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (796+ words) NMDOH State Public Health Veterinarian Dr. Erin Phipps explains the difference between Hantavirus strains and how to stay safe. Here's a transcript of her conversation with KC Counts: I don't know about you, but when I heard that this strain…...
California, Nevada and Arizona announce temporary plan to save water from the Colorado River
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (829+ words) Arizona, California and Nevada announced a plan this month to save up to 1 million acre-feet (44 billion cubic feet) of Colorado River water through 2028. That's on top of cuts already announced by the three states and Mexico, bringing the total proposed…...
Professor will discuss the history of scalp warfare in the southwest borderlands Thursday at NMSU's Branson Library
3+ week, 2+ day ago (335+ words) Dr. William S. Kiser is a Las Cruces native and currently a professor of history and department chair at Texas A&M University-San Antonio. He will be giving a talk about his latest book, "The Business of Killing Indians: Scalp Warfare…...
Route 66, a quintessential American road trip heavy on kitsch and history, turns 100
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (1242+ words) To John Steinbeck, it was the Mother Road that led poor farmers from Dust Bowl desperation to sunny California. To Native Americans along the route, it was an economic boon that also left scars. To Black travelers, it offered sanctuary…...
Report: Southeast Arizona coal-fired power plant has grown inefficient
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (279+ words) A coalition of three Arizona utility companies has elected to stop burning coal at the Springerville Generating Station in southeast Arizona. The coal-fired power plant is transitioning to natural gas, despite scientists warning against relying on gas as a long-term…...
100 years later, travelers still 'get their kicks' on Route 66
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (372+ words) In 1926, U. S. Route 66 was just a road connecting the country's midsection to the West Coast, but it soon came to symbolize pursuit of the American dream. One hundred years later, communities along the highway are planning centennial celebrations, including Albuquerque. Sometimes…...
Endangered squirrel clings to life high atop Arizona mountain
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (788+ words) In 2017, a wildfire raged across a drought-sick mountain in Southern Arizona and nearly wiped out a subspecies of red squirrel found nowhere else on the planet. In the aftermath of the Frye Fire " which destroyed a large swath of forest…...
Detention beds: Where ICE is spending much of its new money
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (80+ words) krwg. org Detention beds: Where ICE is spending much of its new money Lauren-Brooke Eisen, senior director of the Brennan Center's justice program, joins host Robin Young to talk about how a huge increase in Immigration and Customs Enforcement spending…...
New Mexico sees mixed data on self-harm deaths
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (324+ words) Expanded access to treatment, home services and statewide community-based prevention helped reduce overdose and suicide deaths in New Mexico over a two-year period but fatal overdose counts began to rise again in 2025. January is Substance Use Disorder Treatment Month, meant…...