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By Associated Press

Mexico City (AP) – The Mexican Attorney General's Office has announced a fund to compensate relatives of femicide victims. Stephan Apodaca delivers AP news from around the region.

By Bob Mitchell

Las Cruces, NM – The New Mexico Environment Department has approved a plan to investigate The Helena Chemical Company in Mesquite for groundwater contamination. KRWG's Bob Mitchell has this report.

By Associated Press

LAS CRUCES, NM (AP) – Mesilla has begun construction on additional water and sewer lines. KRWG's Melanie Bowling delivers AP news from around the region.

By Associated Press

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) – The state Department of Health is planning to deal with a potential flu pandemic. KRWG's Melanie Bowling delivers AP news from around the region.

By Associated Press

Mexico City (AP) – A report says Mexican migrants are staying in the U.S. longer. KRWG's Stephan Apodaca delivers AP news from around the region.

By Associated Press

Albuquerque (AP) – New Mexico's unemployment rate is rising. KRWG's Stephan Apodaca delivers AP news from around the region.

By Associated Press

CD. JUAREZ, MEXICO (AP) – More Mexican federal agents have been assigned to investigate the Ciudad Juarez femicides. KRWG's Stephan Apodaca delivers AP news from around the region.

Las Cruces, NM – The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is being sued by sportsmen and conservation groups over its plans for oil and gas development on Otero Mesa. KRWG's Stephan Apodaca reports.

By Associated Press

Santa Teresa, NM (AP) – Governor Richardson's office says three companies plan to expand their operations in southern New Mexico. KRWG's Stephan Apodaca delivers AP news from around the region.

By Associated Press

SANTA FE (AP) – The Governor's office has released the names of the public school districts that bid for the state's new pre-kindergarten program. KRWG's Stephan Apodaca delivers AP news from around the region.

By Associated Press

SANTA FE (AP) – The New Mexico Education Department says the state needs more funding from the federal government if it is to implement the No Child Left Behind Act. KRWG's Stephan Apodaca delivers AP news from around the region.

By Associated Press

SANTA FE (AP) – The state is ratcheting up its efforts to save Cannon Air Force Base. KRWG's Stephan Apodaca delivers AP news from around the region.

By Bob Mitchell

Las Cruces, NM – Five million dollars will underwrite the infrastructure-improvement projects set to begin in the colonias of southern Dona Ana County. As KRWG's Bob Mitchell reports, the 15 separate projects address water, wastewater, and street problems. Bob Mitchell reports.

By Associated Press

SANTA FE (AP) – An investigation has been launched into the bidding process at the state Homeland Security Department. The revelation that state defense contracts had been awarded without first getting bids, prompted the investigation. KRWG's Stephan Apodaca delivers AP news from around the region.

By Bob Mitchell

Las Cruces, NM – New Mexico's Lt. Gov. Diane Denish serves on many boards and commissions, ranging from the Military Base Planning Commission to the state Children's Cabinet. Denish talks with KRWG's Bob Mitchell about the possible closure of Cannon Air Force Base and more.