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By Marco Grajeda

Las Cruces, NM – A little girl was abandoned at a Las Cruces Pick-Quick early yesterday morning. As KRWG's Marco Grajeda reports police officers are looking for any lead to find her identity.

By Danielle Goodman

Las Cruces, NM – Capitol Hill is busily reviewing Presidents Bush's budget proposal for the 2007 fiscal year. The President's budget plan of 2.77 trillion dollars would increase spending on military and homeland security. However, it will cut spending on domestic programs such as education and medicare. KRWG's Danielle Goodman has this report.

By Michael Sears

Las Cruces, NM – New Mexico State University officials announced they will not be renewing the leases of food vendors at Frenger food court. Students and faculty who frequent the food court are speaking out to keep the current vendors. KRWG's Michael Sears has the story.

By Marco Grajeda

Las Cruces, NM – Mentally ill New Mexicans may soon get more legal control over the help they get during psychiatric crisis episodes. State Legislators recently passed a bill that lets mental health care consumers choose what services they get and who can make decisions for them in case of a crisis. KRWG's Marco Grajeda has more.

By Danielle Goodman

Las Cruces, NM – With the conflict between civil liberties and national security coming to a head, an NMSU professor's book on John Ashcroft is already generating attention before it's even published.

By Marco Grajeda

Las Cruces, NM – In New Mexico over 120, 000 children and adults suffer from serious mental illnesses: including schizophrenia and manic depression. As we've heard throughout the week, many people including several politicians want the state to improve mental health services across the state. Yet, in recent years authorities have put in a place programs like Crisis Intervention Training that benefits the mentally ill. KRWG's Marco Grajeda has the last report of a five part series on Mental Health.

By Marco Grajeda

By Danielle Goodman

Las Cruces, NM – With the U.S. Senate continuing debate on U.S. Supreme Court hopeful Samuel Alito, New Mexico Senators Bingaman and Domenici could be divided on their vote.

By Danielle Goodman

Las Cruces, NM – With the U.S. Senate continuing debate on U.S. Supreme Court hopeful Samuel Alito, New Mexico Senators Bingaman and Domenici could be divided on their vote.

By Marco Grajeda

By Marco Grajeda

Las Cruces, NM – In New Mexico over 120,000 adults and children suffer from serious mental illnesses; including schizophrenia and manic depression. Many people including several politicians feel the state government isn't doing enough to help the mentally ill especially in southern New Mexico.KRWG's Marco Grajeda looks at what's being done, and being proposed to improve the state's mental health services in this five-part series.

By Marco Grajeda

Las Cruces, NM – In New Mexico over 120,000 adults and children suffer from serious mental illnesses; including schizophrenia and manic depression. This legislative session two New Mexico state Senators proposed four bills that would add millions of dollars towards mental health programs and services in southern New Mexico. KRWG's Marco Grajeda has this report, as the second of a five part series on Mental Health.

By Marco Grajeda

Las Cruces, NM – Avid Skiers in New Mexico are being forced to find a different pastime this winter, because of unusually high temperatures forcing ski resorts to close early. The State's Climate Change Advisory Group says that's mostly due to global warming caused by greenhouse gasses, like carbon dioxide and methane. As KRWG's Marco Grajeda reports, the group was in Las Cruces, yesterday, trying to figure how New Mexico can attack the problem.

By Stephan Apodaca

Las Cruces, NM – A public meeting may help bring Las Cruces one step closer to finally breaking ground on a Convention Center. But as KRWG's Stephan Apodaca reports, city officials have much to sort out before they can actually get started.

By Marco Grajeda

Las Cruces, NM – This morning New Mexico State Police arrested an Elephant Butte resident accused of kidnapping and killing Richard Collett of Truth of Consequences. As KRWG's Marco Grajeda reports, investigators say they're on the trail of a second suspect.