Regional

By Vanessa Dabovich

Las Cruces, NM – The board of regents of New Mexico State University voted to increase tuition for the upcoming fiscal year. KRWG's Vanessa Dabovich reports

By Melissa Aguilera

Las Cruces, NM – Local and State law enforcement agencies have strict codes to follow when it comes to handling any combative person. KRWG's Melissa Aguilera reports.

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New Mexico – The New Mexico State University Board of Regents approved an 8-percent increase in tuition and fees for resident undergraduate students at the main campus in Las Cruces for 2010-2011.

The Regents indicated that decisions on such increases are made only after discussions and input from the student government.

By KRWG News

Las Cruces – Maria Teresa Cerqueira will speak as a part of the New Mexico State University College of Health and Social Services' Jeffrey E. and Mary T. Brandon Distinguished Lecture Series Monday, April 5, at the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum. Hors d'oeuvres will be served at 6:30 p.m. and the lecture will begin at 7 p.m.

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Las Cruces – Las Cruces Police are investigating the theft of more than 100 cell phones from a business inside the Mesilla Valley Mall.

Shortly before 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 31, Las Cruces Police were called to the AT&T Cellular Store inside the Mesilla Valley Mall where 105 cell phones were reported missing.

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Las Cruces – Faculty and staff at New Mexico State University whose research projects generated funding of $1 million or more during the 2008-2009 fiscal year were honored this month.

The plaques and certificates were awarded by NMSU President Barbara Couture and Vimal Chaitanya, NMSU's vice president for Research, Graduate Studies and International Programs.

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New Mexico – The state is providing additional financial help to New Mexicans for winter heating bills.

The Human Services Department said Wednesday that qualified families on average can get an extra $40 from the low-income home energy assistance program.

About 60,000 New Mexicans have received benefits of averaging $151 per household. The state is offering more assistance because money remains available in the program.

By KRWG News

Silver City – The Western New Mexico University (WNMU) Board of Regents has approved a 6.19 percent increase in tuition and fees for the 2010-2011 academic year.

Full-time undergraduate resident students currently pay $1,794.25 per semester. Students enrolling in the fall will pay $1,905.25 per semester for 12 to 18 credit hours resulting in a 6.19 percent tuition and fee increase.

By KRWG News

Texas – Rio Grande levees in Presidio are being raised by as much as 3 feet and repaired in areas eroded by a 2008 flood that swamped part of the border city's Mexican neighbor.

The International Boundary and Water Commission, which maintains the border levees in Texas, announced Wednesday that it has approved a plan to raise the border levees from zero to 3 feet and make other repairs along the U.S. side of the river.

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Texas – A judge has denied Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott's request to intervene in a same-sex divorce case in Travis County.

According to the Austin American-Statesman, the decision by state District Judge Scott Jenkins on Wednesday lets his February decision stand, granting the divorce to two women wedded in another state.

By Melissa Aguilera

Las Cruces, NM – New Mexico State University's Institute for Energy and the Environment is holding its 20th Environmental Design Contest. KRWG's Melissa Aguilera reports.

By Vanessa Dabovich

Las Cruces, NM – A large number of volunteers in the community will come together in the coming weeks to package meals for hungry children in Haiti. KRWG's Vanessa Dabovich reports

By Vanessa Dabovich

Las Cruces, NM – Las Cruces City Hall will be closed tomorrow (Friday) as city staff and officials prepare to make the move to their new home. KRWG's Vanessa Dabovich has more

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Las Cruces – "Gunfight at La Mesa," a LionsGate Films release, was shot in Las Cruces, Mesilla and La Mesa, with the help of a cadre of local talent and resources, including equipment and personnel from New Mexico State University and the Creative Media Institute. There will be a screening of the film at the CMI theater at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 8.

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Texas – Hispanic lawmakers and academic experts are blasting the Texas State Board of Education for minimizing the contributions of minorities as it attempts to rewrite guidelines for the teaching of history and social studies.

Democratic state Rep. Trey Martinez Fisher of San Antonio said Wednesday the board had become a "national circus" amid fiery debates over proposed new curriculum standards that will dictate what students in Texas learn over the next decade.