Heinrich Wants Biden To Review Decision To Locate U.S. Space Command In Alabama
752 Views U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Air Force’s announcement today to base the new U.S. Space Command headquarters in Huntsville, Alabama:
Las Cruces COVID-19 vaccine distribution begins
378 Views New Mexico State University hosted its first full-scale New Mexico Department of Health COVID-19 vaccination event on Jan. 8, providing space, volunteer personnel and logistical support for the distribution of more than 600 doses of the vaccine to eligible members of the community. Two additional events are scheduled for later this month.
NM Voices For Children Launches New Program Focused On The Environment
648 Views New Mexico Voices for Children is launching a new program focused on the environment and public health. Executive Director James Jimenez shared news of the program and other policy issues the group is calling on state lawmakers to address in the upcoming legislative session.
New COVID-19 Variant In Texas
372 Views AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas has reported its first known case of a person infected with the new variant of the coronavirus. State and local health officials said the patient is a Houston-area man between the age of 30 and 40 who has no known travel history. Harris County officials said the man […]
New Mexico Health Secretary Gives Vaccination Distribution Update
567 Views The New Mexico Department of Health gave an update on the state’s vaccination efforts Wednesday, announcing a new call center to help register New Mexicans for the vaccine.
Suspect wanted in Espanola Homicide arrested in Colorado
342 Views Espanola, NM -On Friday, December 18, 2020, at approximately 8:09 p.m., the Espanola Police Department (EPD) was dispatched to 1332 Holy Cross Street in Espanola, for an abandoned vehicle with its lights on in the roadway. When EPD officers arrived on scene, they located a male victim with a single gunshot wound to the […]
Patient And Therapist Talk Mental Health Care In Pandemic
492 Views The coronavirus pandemic has taken a terrible toll on mental well-being as people cope with isolation, fear and uncertainty. KUNM’s Megan Kamerick talked with Ryan Williamson about his decision to seek therapy for the first time, and clinical psychologist Dr. Gerald Chavez for a segment that originally aired on our media partner New […]
Las Cruces And New Mexico Minimum Wage to Increase to $10.50 an Hour on January 1
439 Views The City of Las Cruces Minimum Wage Ordinance will increase on Jan. 1, 2021 to $10.50 an hour. The hourly wage for tipped employees will be $4.20 an hour, plus any reported tipped wages.
Teen pilots airlift pets from crowded New Mexico shelters
576 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Student pilots in New Mexico are helping airlift pets from crowded animal shelters to increase their odds at adoption. KRQE reports that high school students in Albuquerque have flown pets from a shelter in Las Cruces as part of a “relay” to Aurora, Colorado, where there are fewer stray […]
LISTEN: Roadrunner Food Bank Adapts To Rising Need
331 Views The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically impacted New Mexico’s economy leading to rising food insecurity in the state. Sonya Warwick, communications officer with Roadrunner Food Bank shares how the organization has responded.
