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New Mexico Ranchers Strategically Breed Cows to Advance Herd

New Mexico Ranchers Strategically Breed Cows to Advance Herd

STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY IMPORTANT IN ALL CATTLE When looking for new bulls to use in the registered or Maine-Anjou herd through artificial insemination (AI), Matt's wife, Alyssa, said they look at structure first. "Here in New Mexico on these large...

Man drove into flooded arroyo, was swept away by floodwaters in Doña Ana County

Man drove into flooded arroyo, was swept away by floodwaters in Doña Ana County

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) -- The Las Cruces Fire Department’s Swiftwater Rescue Team saved a driver after his truck was swept down an arroyo by floodwaters and sunk into the Rio Grande last night. This happened on the mesa northwest of Rincon...

Victoria Transit Riders Union calls for free transit for all over fare evasion crackdowns

Victoria Transit Riders Union calls for free transit for all over fare evasion crackdowns

The Victoria Transit Riders Union (VTRU) is calling on the BC government to fully fund public transportation and eliminate fees for all riders. This comes as BC Transit implements a new ‘Fare Awareness and Enforcement Program,’ which will see...

Utah Republicans celebrate ‘big, beautiful bill’ passage; health advocates dismayed

Utah Republicans celebrate ‘big, beautiful bill’ passage; health advocates dismayed

Jennifer Shutt, States NewsroomHouse Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks to reporters inside the Capitol building in Washington., D.C., on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. Utah Republican leaders celebrated the final passage of the “big, beautiful bill”...

ABC journo receives coveted ‘unbalanced interview of the year’ gong

ABC journo receives coveted ‘unbalanced interview of the year’ gong

Read Gerard Henderson's Media Watch Dog column every Saturday morning on SkyNews.com.au THE LATEST IT’S GONG AGAIN TIME FOR MWD FAVE PHILLIP ADAMS ON THURSDAY 3 JULY At last some GOOD NEWS. Media Watch Dog fave Phillip (“Have I told you more than...

University of New Mexico seeks new controller after Norma Allen's retirement

University of New Mexico seeks new controller after Norma Allen's retirement

Garnett S. Stokes, President - The University of New Mexico Board of Regents | University of New MexicoGarnett S. Stokes, President - The University of New Mexico Board of Regents | University of New Mexico The University of New Mexico (UNM) has...

New Mexico joins state consensus that FEMA assistance is essential

New Mexico joins state consensus that FEMA assistance is essential

The Trump administration has floated the idea of downsizing or even eliminating the Federal Emergency Management Agency, but a new poll shows the majority of Americans think the government has a role to play when disaster strikes. The nation's...

New Mexico sues Air Force over PFAS contamination at Cannon AFB

New Mexico sues Air Force over PFAS contamination at Cannon AFB

The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) and the New Mexico Department of Justice (NMDOJ) today announced a new lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the Air Force, demanding the cleanup of toxic PFAS contamination at Cannon Air Force Base...

TOI-4465 B: New Giant Exoplanet Discovered 400 Light-Years Away

TOI-4465 B: New Giant Exoplanet Discovered 400 Light-Years Away

The planet, TOI-4465 b, is a gas giant located approximately 400 light-years from Earth. Credit: NASA A unique gas giant has been confirmed through global teamwork, offering insights into planetary formation and future atmospheric research....

Indoor pickleball courts open in Albuquerque metro

Indoor pickleball courts open in Albuquerque metro

Dust off those paddles, lace up your sneakers and grab a few friends because more pickleball courts are opening in the metro Tuesday – and they are indoors. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Dust off those paddles, lace up your sneakers and grab a few friends...

First came the record-setting fire. Then came the record-setting floods.

First came the record-setting fire. Then came the record-setting floods.

Stay informed about the West. Sign up for our email newsletter to receive in-depth, independent reporting that illuminates our region. First came the drought: After three years without significant rain, northern New Mexico’s dense forests of...

First Thing Today | Corn and beans pressured by favorable weather

First Thing Today | Corn and beans pressured by favorable weather

Good morning! Corn and beans lower, wheat varied overnight... Corn and soybean futures faced pressure from favorable weather, while winter wheat markets firmed and spring wheat traded lower overnight. As of 6:30 a.m. CT, corn futures are trading 3...

Severe weather hits the US hard as key forecast offices reel from Trump cuts

Severe weather hits the US hard as key forecast offices reel from Trump cuts

A brutal stretch of severe weather has taxed communities on the eastern fringes of tornado alley this spring and early summer, while harsh staffing cuts and budget restrictions have forced federal meteorologists to attempt to forecast the carnage...

This part of New Mexico is often overlooked, but it’s packed with wonders

This part of New Mexico is often overlooked, but it’s packed with wonders

(CNN) — Las Cruces, in southwestern New Mexico, is nourished by the Rio Grande River and the fertile Mesilla Valley, surrounded by the Chihuahuan Desert and backed in the east by the dramatic peaks of the Organ Mountains. The mountains, whose name...

New research strengthens case for age of ancient New Mexico footprints

New research strengthens case for age of ancient New Mexico footprints

A new line of evidence is providing further corroboration of the antiquity of fossilized footprints discovered at White Sands National Park in New Mexico that rewrite the history of humans in the Americas. Researchers used a technique called...

An ‘Indigenously Positive’ special on New Mexico in Focus

An ‘Indigenously Positive’ special on New Mexico in Focus

This week on New Mexico in Focus, Indigenously Positive takes the spotlight with stories and perspectives from Native people and communities across the state. The collaboration between NMPBS and nonprofit news organization New Mexico In Depth...

New Mexico DOT issues monsoon road safety guidelines

New Mexico DOT issues monsoon road safety guidelines

The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) is collaborating with the National Weather Service to address the challenges posed by the monsoon season. During this period, New Mexico experiences increased rainfall and severe weather...

Art’s new hybrid economy: who is making creative waves in a sector where analogue and digital media exist together?

Art’s new hybrid economy: who is making creative waves in a sector where analogue and digital media exist together?

At a moment when all online images are flowing into one machine-learning algorithm or another, it is easy to foresee the convergence of old canons of painting, photography, and film into an undifferentiated field of digital “slop”. Notwithstanding...

New weather radar subscription approved for Scott County EMA

New weather radar subscription approved for Scott County EMA

A new radar subscription could improve weather response time and accuracy in Scott County, according to Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Director Michael Hennigan. “We’ll be able to make a whole lot better decisions,” he said. Hennigan appeared...

Forbes names U.S. Eagle among best in New Mexico

Forbes names U.S. Eagle among best in New Mexico

Forbes recognition highlights member-first approach; credit union plans a second Farmington branch U.S. Eagle plans to open a second Farmington branch, expand into Durango and boost digital banking in the coming years. (Courtesy U.S. Eagle Federal...

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