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April Streamflow Forecasts Show Disparity Across the West
The report focuses on seasonal snowpack, precipitation, temperature, and drought conditions in the U.S.
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Aggie Women’s Golf Set for 2025 CUSA Women’s Golf Championship
The Aggies will compete alongside the league’s seven other programs and will look to bring home their first CUSA title after finishing second one year ago.
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County designates April 18 as Spring Holiday
Public safety workers, such as animal control, detention center and law enforcement officers, firefighters will remain at work, as their roles are essential to maintaining core County operations.
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Appearances Deceive: Embroideries by Policarpio Valencia
In the final years of his life, between 1922 and 1931, Valencia began repurposing old household textiles and clothing, adorning them with intricate embroidery and messages written in the endangered New Mexican Spanish dialect.
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Recent Shifts Seen in Consumers’ Public Policy Expectations
Households assign higher likelihoods to a variety of tax cuts and to reductions in a range of transfer programs, while they assign lower likelihoods to tax hikes and expansions in entitlement programs.
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Enacting Law: Governor signs Strategic Water Supply and environmental protection bills
“The Strategic Water Supply program unlocks economic opportunities by providing brackish water for manufacturing and clean energy development, while preserving our freshwater for other vital uses.”
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Advantages and Challenges of Nuclear-Powered Data Centers
Artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies require tremendous amounts of stable electricity generation, and some reports estimate that data centers could consume up to 12% of total U.S. energy production in 2028.
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Baseball: Aggies’ Early Offense Not Enough in Loss at FIU
The two sides will return to FIU Baseball Stadium on Sunday at 10 a.m. MT for the series-deciding contest.
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Softball: Lady Flames Control Game Two
The Lady Flames (36-8, 15-1) clinched their 14th straight series victory, while the Crimson & White fell to 21-19 overall and 8-9 in CUSA play.
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Men’s Golf: NM State in Sixth After Two Rounds at The Aggie Invitational
Following 36 holes on Saturday, the Aggie men’s team stand in sixth place by way of shooting 22-over on the day.
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Federal Lands Along Border to be Placed Under Military Jurisdiction, Removed from Department of Interior Purvue–Plus Bonus Photo Essay
March 2025 delivered the most secure border in recent history.
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Elton John, Mary J. Blige and Steve Miller Band Make 2025 National Recording Registry
The 2025 class of inductees also includes Tracy Chapman’s self-titled debut album, which featured her timeless hit, “Fast Car.”
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Enacting Law: Governor Lujan Grisham signs 41 bills into law
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham today signed 41 bills into law, addressing a wide range of priorities including healthcare access, economic development, education, environmental protection, and public safety.
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Day Trip: Museum Educates Public on Military, Civil Aviation
Most aircraft are on loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum, the National Museum of the Marine Corps, the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force or the U.S. Army Aviation Museum.
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Measles Alert: Health officials warn of exposure at Hobbs daycare and restaurant
Due to the ongoing risk of exposure to measles, NMDOH recommends an early dose of measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine for infants aged 6-11 months who live in Lea County, or who will be traveling to Lea County or another outbreak area.
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Local Fishing Report (April 10)
The major cause of all boating related deaths is drowning—and most drowning victims were not wearing a life jacket.
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State recognizes public health workers
One of the key themes is It Starts Here: Your Health is Our Mission.
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Aggies Emerge with Friday Win Over FIU to Open Weekend Series
After two scoreless innings to open the game, the Aggies (18-16, 6-4 CUSA) broke through in the top of the third, manufacturing four unearned runs thanks to a combination of hits and three costly FIU errors.
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Offense Stalls in Opener Against Liberty
The Lady Flames (35-8, 14-1) were held to five on the scoreboard, but the hosts mustered up just one run across 10 hits on Friday night.
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Aggies Tally 13 Podium Finishes at Sun City Classic
Andrew Gibby and Jordan Torres took first-place finishes in their respective event debuts – two of 13 total podiums for the Crimson & White in El Paso.
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Aggies Travel to East Texas to Compete in Aggie Invitational
The Aggies’ travel squad will be made up of Aidan Thomas, Ethan Klose, Mateo Payan, Anthony Lara and Alexandre Bauduin.
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April is National Alcohol Awareness Month
New Mexico has historically had the highest rate of alcohol-related death in the nation.
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Moon Tree Lands in Our Broader Community
In September 2023, NMFRHM Instructional Coordinator Paul Steward applied to receive one of the seeds that traveled on the Artemis I space mission and the seedling arrived at the end of April last year.
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Las Cruces Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Drug and Firearms Offenses
In his plea agreement, Sandoval admitted to being an unlawful user of fentanyl at the time of the search and acknowledged selling the fentanyl pills for approximately three to four years, making him a prohibited possessor of firearms and ammunition under federal law.
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City of Las Cruces Utilities Internship Program Accepting Applications
The Las Cruces Utilities (LCU) Internship Program is a competitive program that awards internships to students pursuing an associate degree in one of the participating technology programs
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High-Speed Pursuit in Las Cruces Results in Capture of Arizona Man Charged with Federal Assault and Stolen Vehicle Transport
Leach evaded the agents, drove into a dead-end street, drove into their vehicle causing a collision, and fled again before ultimately being apprehended by the New Mexico State Police.
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Softball: Top-Seeded Lady Flames Roll in to Las Cruces
The Aggies have their eyes on returning to the win column and cementing their place among CUSA’s upper tier with a statement against the No. 25 team in all of Division I.
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Bunch and Garvin Earn First Team Conference USA All-Academic Honors
The duo is among just five first-teamers, and this marks the second CUSA all-academic selection for Bunch and Garvin, who garnered first-team honors last year.
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“Operation Zia Shield”: New Mexico National Guard Names Civilian Deployment, and Sets Mission Parameters
Operation Zia Shield is scheduled to begin mid-May once the Soldiers and Airmen have completed their training.
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Game Day Planned at Branigan Library–April 13
The Board Game Day is from 1 to 4:30 p.m. on the second floor of Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho Ave. on Roadrunner Route 1.
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Enacting Law: Governor signs law strengthening caregiver accountability
The new law enhances background check requirements for caregivers, expanding the list of disqualifying offenses to ensure those providing care meet stricter standards.
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Income Taxes for 2024 are due April 15
If the taxpayer has already filed, they can check their refund status using the “Where’s My Refund” tool on TAP—no account is needed. Refunds can take up to 12 weeks, though most arrive sooner.
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Want to learn to fish or hunt? New Mexico Game and Fish Likely has a Camp (Happening Through May)…
Check out these upcoming events to get involved.
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Baseball: NM State Makes Way to Miami for Weekend Series at FIU
Friday will mark the 20th all-time meeting between the Aggies and Panthers, with this marking the fourth series in Miami.
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Track & Field: NM State Set for Trip to El Paso
Despite not qualifying for the 2025 CUSA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Thomas Croshaw (14:04.93) and Andrew Gibby (14:19.66) hold the top two fastest times in the men’s 5000m among Conference USA student-athletes.
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Recipe: Chipotle Egg Sandwich
Crack an egg into each onion ring. Cook, covered, for 4 to 6 minutes until whites are set and yolks are still runny.