News

By Michael Sears

Las Cruces, NM – Southern New Mexicans seeking cancer treatment now have a local option. Tuesday was the grand opening of the University of New Mexico Cancer Center South at Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces.

By Michael Sears

Las Cruces, NM – According to an annual report, New Mexico is seriously lags behind the nation in recycling. But one state organization says the report might be incomplete.

By Michael Sears

Las Cruces, NM – Holiday revelers in Las Cruces and El Paso have yet another option to get home safely this year - AAA is sponsoring the tipsy tow program. Pre-registration is not allowed. The phone number for the service is 1-800-AAA-HELP, or 222-4357.

By Lacey Daniell

Las Cruces, NM – The labor union at New Mexico State University filed formal changes with the school's labor board for illegally denying pay raises. As KRWG's Lacey Daniell reports, this includes NMSU janitors who are also worried about job security due to budget cutbacks in their department.

By Evan Woodward

Las Cruces, NM – In late November, a primary merger was signed between two mining company giants, Phelps Dodge and Freeport McMoran. If the merger goes through, the two would create the world's largest publicly traded copper company. As KRWG's Evan Woodward reports, this conjoining coule affect mining operations in Grant county, New Mexico.

By Matt Vann

Las Cruces, NM – NMSU is joining four other Universities to help Iraq develop it's agricultural economy. KRWG's Matt Vann looks into what that means.

By Charles Winiecki

12/15/06 – THIS FRIDAY, THE BOARD OF REGENTS MET AT NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY, ADOPTING A NEW MASTER PLAN FOR NMSU CAMPUSES. THIS NEW PLAN UPDATES ONE THAT WAS ORIGINALLY ADOPTED IN 1990 AND OUTLINES THE PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND USE. THIS INCLUDES INFRASTRUCTURE, BUILDINGS AND TRANSPORTATION. WHILE THE BOARD ADOPTED THE NEW PLAN, NMSU SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT BEN WOODS SAYS NOTHING IS CONCRETE.

By Lacey Daniell

Las Cruces, NM – Horse drawn carriages with sleigh bells pulled fascinated Las Cruces residents through a maze of over 6,000 luminarias at the New Mexico State University Campus last Sunday evening. KRWG's Lacey Daniell sends this audio postcard.

By Evan Woodward

Las Cruces, NM – The Bureau of Land Management will hold an open forum meeting Tuesday night about the future of public lands in Dona Ana, Otero, and Sierra Counties.

By Jodi Breisler

Las Cruces, NM – Former CIA Director Gates is undergoing intense scrutiny in his bid to replace Donald Rumsfeld as Secretary of Defense. KRWG's Jodi Breisler spoke with NPR Senior National Correspondent Linda Wertheimer to put the hearings into context with the recent elections and Rumsfeld resignation.

By Jodi Breisler

Las Cruces, NM – Renowned violinist Corey Cerovsek is in Las Cruces to play with the Symphony Orchestra. As KRWG's Jodi Breisler reports he first had a whirlwind tour of elementary schools.

By Jodi Breisler

Las Cruces, NM – Writer and translator Peter Filkins is in Alamogordo today for public readings of Austrian poet Ingeborg Bachmann. This is part of the worldwide celebration of what would have been Bachmann's 80th Birthday. As KRWG's Jodi Breisler reports, one of Europe's greatest post-War poets explored the meaning of boreders in ways relevant to our community.

By Amanda Grube

Mesilla, NM – Emcees, Re-enactment actors dressed for the occasion, and the festive atmosphere drew in visitors and residents to the Mesilla plaza. KRWG's Amanda Grube sends this audio postcard.

By Evan Woodward

Las Cruces, NM – The City of Las Cruces website was infiltrated on Friday and Saturday by a person calling themselves The Turkish Hacker . The hacker posted violent pictures on the site from last summers Israeli/Hezbollah conflict. As KRWG's Evan Woodward reports, the city has taken the site down until security updates can be completed.

By Evan Woodward

Las Cruces, NM – In his first conference call with New Mexico reporters since being re-elected to the United States Senate, Jeff Bingaman spoke optomistically about the upcoming Congressional session in Washington D.C.