Regional

By Vanessa Dabovich

Las Cruces, NM – This week the Dona Ana County Commission approved the last step in the process for the community of Anthony, New Mexico to hold an incorporation election. KRWG's Vanessa Dabovich reports

By Vanessa Dabovich

Las Cruces, NM – New Mexico U.S. Senator Tom Udall is scheduled to be in Las Cruces thursday to host a women's health care roundtable. As KRWG's Vanessa Dabovich reports the stop is one of many the senator will be making in the state this week.

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Texas – A new report says Texas has the largest number of deficient bridges in the country.

And on a percentage basis, New Mexico doesn't score much better.

The Better Roads Bridge Inventory is an annual survey that has been conducted since 1979. Bridge engineers from every state and Washington, D.C., respond to the survey.

The Federal Highway Administration, in consultation with the states, has assigned a sufficiency rating to each bridge that is inventoried.

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Las Cruces – Richard Herman, Ph.D., has withdrawn his name from the New Mexico State University presidential selection process. The search will continue with the four remaining candidates.

Herman is Special Assistant to the President, Professor, and recently Chancellor, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He resigned as Chancellor after reports surfaced that the University gave special attention to politically connected applicants.

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New Mexico – It took less than 10 seconds for quick-fingered hunters with fast Internet connections to snap up 350 cow elk hunting licenses offered online by the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.

The department's Web site, which usually gets 200,000 hits a day, registered 250,000 hits between 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.

The sale began at 10 a.m., but department spokesman Dan Williams says hunters began hitting the site heavily beforehand to get questions answered about the sale.

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El Paso – Some legislators concerned about how to pay for new highways in Texas suggested looking at increasing the 20 cents a gallon state fuel tax.

Members of the Texas Senate Transportation Committee, who convened in El Paso, said money is lacking to build new roads.

The chairman, Sen. John Carona of Dallas, said Tuesday that Texas is growing but having no money to build more roads and "no more debt that we can issue."

Carona said the state fuel tax has been the same since 1991.

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Las Cruces – A 36-year-old Las Cruces man standing in the middle of Interstate 25 near Hatch on Monday night was killed when he was hit by a truck.

Authorities say Brian J. Hasslinger was killed instantly about 8:30 p.m. when he was hit by a northbound semi truck without a trailer.

State police Capt. Rich Libicer says it was dark and by the time the truck driver could tell a person was standing on the roadway, there was little he could do.

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Las Cruces – Las Cruces Police Chief Harry Romero has announced his retirement effective Nov. 30, 2009.

Romero has been chief since 2004 and has served more than 30 years with the Las Cruces Police Department.

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Las Cruces – A public forum on the future of energy is scheduled for this Saturday in Las Cruces.

The forum is being sponsored by the Temple Beth El Social Action Committee.

It will be held Saturday at 12:45 p.m. in the Temple Sanctuary at 3980 Sonoma Springs Avenue.

A panel of five experts .including two professors from New Mexico State University ..will talk about environmental and economic impacts of future energy challenges.

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Low Mesa – Small communities often suffer from neglect when it comes to infrastructure improvements.

And with huge state and federal budget deficits .it's a situation that may continue for years to come.

But there is some good news to report this week for a small community just south of Alamogordo.

Rural Development State Director Terry Brunner will present a check to the citizens of Low Mesa Thursday morning at 10:30 ..on Mariposa Drive.

By Vanessa Dabovich

Las Cruces, NM – New Mexico U.S Senator Tom Udall recently joined other senators and health care advocates to discuss the benefits of prevention and wellness efforts in health insurance reform. KRWG's Vanessa Dabovich reports

By Vanessa Dabovich

Las Cruces, NM – New Mexico U.S Senators Tom Udall and Jeff Bingaman recently introduced an amendment that would increase funding for homeless veterans. KRWG's Vanessa Dabovich reports

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Las Cruces – New Mexico State University Air Force ROTC will put on a fundraiser dinner for the local chapter of Disabled American Veterans Nov. 11 in honor of Veterans Day.

The cadets of the Arnold Air Society, the professional service honorary for the AFROTC, have worked all semester to plan and raise money for the dinner to honor all veterans, as well as provide 75 dinner tickets to local World War II veterans.

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Silver City – The Western New Mexico University Museum will kick-off its 35-year anniversary year-long celebration with a visit by author Anne Hillerman and photographer Don Strel on Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. in the Global Resource Center Auditorium.

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Las Cruces – Fred Martino speaks with Brian "Fox" Ellis, an internationally renowned storyteller, author, and naturalist. Ellis become the young Charles Darwin on the Corbett Center Auditorium Stage Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. The event is free and open to the public.