The ongoing drought in the Southwest United States has pushed some farmers in the Mesilla Valley to change the way they irrigate their crops. But experts warn that more action is needed to conserve water from the river and in our aquifers to avoid future shortages.
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El Paso Matters President and CEO Bob Moore covers top stories each week.
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Dr. Bryce Jorgensen talks with Scott Brocato about financial matters. Opinions expressed by Dr. Bryce Jorgenson and others on this program are their own opinions and do not necessarily represent the views of KRWG Public Media or NMSU. You should not treat any opinion heard during this program as persuasion or influence to make a financial strategy or specific investment. Thoughts from our guests are only an expression of opinion.
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Concerns about the state's rivers and more.
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“The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy”, opens Friday for a two-weekend run at the Mark and Stephanie Medoff Theatre in the ASNMSU Center for the Arts. Scott Brocato spoke with Lisa Hermanson, NMSU’s assistant professor of theatre and the director of “The Addams Family”, about the musical.
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Nick Seibel, editor and publisher of the Silver City Daily Press, covers the area's top stories.
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KRWG Public Media invites you to join us for a special “Borderland Storytellers” television taping that will highlight the personal stories and rich history of Stahmann Farms in southern New Mexico.
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The district attorney for Santa Fe has appointed Erlinda Johnson as special prosecutor to the case, which is scheduled for trial in July.
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The beleaguered police department has been grappling with other recent internal investigations, including the mishandling of DWI cases by some officers over a period of years and a traffic crash involving the police chief that seriously injured another driver.
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The secretary of state's office says it is accepting online requests for absentee ballots ahead of the June 4 primary on the website NMVote.org, where qualified voters can opt in to the permanent list.
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In an emailed statement, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said she'll call legislators back to Santa Fe on July 18 "to finish what they started during the 30-day legislative session.”
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When actor George Takei was 4 years old, he was labeled an "enemy" by the U.S. government and sent to a string of incarceration camps. His new children's book about that time is My Lost Freedom.
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The man took out pamphlets espousing conspiracy theories, tossed them around, then doused himself in an accelerant and set himself on fire outside the courthouse Friday, officials and witnesses said.
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The legislation would extend for two years the program known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA. It now goes to President Biden's desk to become law.
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USC announced the cancellation of a keynote speech by filmmaker Jon M. Chu just days after making the choice to keep the student valedictorian, who expressed support for Palestinians, from speaking.
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Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tenn., voted overwhelmingly to unionize with the UAW, setting a new trajectory for labor unions in the American South.
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Professor Anderson answers listeners' gardening questions.
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Two New Mexico lawmakers join KRWG to discuss the 2024 legislative session.