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The University of New Mexico hospital is sending a 26-member team of medical, computer and security specialists to Moore, Okla., to help with the response to Monday's massive tornado hit.

Medical personnel who are part of the Disaster Medical Assistance Team include doctors, nurses and medical managers.

The deployment could be for up to two weeks.

According to the hospital, the team is part of a national system that deploys medical support to events of national significance.

A proposed ban on sales of sugary sodas in public elementary and junior high schools is on its way to the governor.

In a 24-6 vote on Tuesday, the Senate approved a bill intended to help the state's youngest students develop nutritious drinking habits. It would allow schools to sell only water, low-fat milk and pure juice.

Democratic Sen. Carlos Uresti of San Antonio said the change will save the state untold millions in health care costs.

A judge has ruled that a North Texas lesbian couple can't live together because of a morality clause in the divorce papers of one of the women.

The clause is common in divorce cases in Texas and other states. It prevents a divorced parent from having a romantic partner spend the night while children are in the home. If the couple marries, they can get out from under the legal provision, but that is not an option for gay couples in Texas.

The trial for an Albuquerque teenager accused of killing his father on a November 2010 hunting trip in the Gila National Forest has been pushed back.

Trial had been scheduled to begin in July for 18-year-old Thomas Manning. But attorney Stacey Ward says a witness critical to the defense won't be available to testify until early next year.

The Silver City Sun-News says State District Judge J.C. Robinson vacated the July trial date and will rule later on Ward's brief about the availability of the defense's key witness.

Warmer weather may seem like a good reason to leave windows open, but Las Cruces residents are reminded that most home and automobile burglaries are considered ‘crimes of opportunity’ and committed by perpetrators who want easy access to items of value.

Las Cruces Police have learned through their investigations that the vast majority of auto burglaries are committed when windows are left rolled down, doors are unlocked and valuables left in plain sight.

Many residential burglaries are committed by perpetrators who found a door unlocked or window left open.

  WASHINGTON, D.C.  – Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Principal Deputy Director Neil Kornze honored two BLM employees today at a ceremony held by the Public Lands Foundation.  Bill Childress and Jon Reponen were presented with national awards for their commitment and exceptional dedication to managing America’s public lands.

FORT BLISS, Texas- The Commanding General of the 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss, Maj. Gen. Dana J.H. Pittard, and Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, 41st Infantry Regiment, will conduct a memorial for three Soldiers killed in Afghanistan, at 1pm, Wednesday, May 22, at the 1st Armored Division Chapel, East Fort Bliss. (11272 Biggs St.)

The Las Cruces Police Department, in cooperation with the New Mexico Department of Transportation and law enforcement agencies throughout the state, is participating in a zero-tolerance Click It or Ticket Campaign for two weeks ending June 2.