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Non-Local News Releases
This category will feature news releases from out-of-area government agencies and representatives, as well as events that are not taking place in the four-county area of Grant, Catron, Hidalgo or Luna. For local events please visit Local News Releases.
- Category: Non-Local News Releases
LAS CRUCES- White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) will have a planned road closure on US 70 for Friday, June 13, 2025.
US 70 will be blocked once, beginning at 6:20 a.m. and lasting 1 hour and lifting at approximately 7:20 a.m. This block will be located at BLUE Block (2 miles east of the access road - Mile Marker 172) and YELLOW Block (White Sands National Park /Mile Marker 200). San Augustin Pass and LC Gate are NOT affected; however, Nike Avenue will be affected by this block.
All roadblocks are subject to change without notice, please call WSMR at 575-678-2221/2222 for updates or go to New Mexico Department of Transportation: www.nmroads.com or call 511.
- Category: Non-Local News Releases
LAS CRUCES – The ongoing bridge rehabilitation project on I-10 over the University Avenue Interchange at milepost 141 will require a new traffic pattern to complete construction activities.
Beginning today, June 12, 2025, at 10 a.m., the contractor will begin shifting traffic back into the eastbound and westbound driving lanes. The passing (inside) lanes will remain closed. The eastbound and westbound on/off-ramps will be reopened to traffic.
The speed limit has been reduced to 45 MPH throughout the project area.
- Category: Non-Local News Releases
Lake Roberts: Tony Lujan caught a 20-inch Gila trout using a white tail spinner bait on June 8.
SOUTHWEST FISHING REPORT
- Category: Non-Local News Releases
Lake Roberts: Tony Lujan caught a 20-inch Gila trout using a white tail spinner bait on June 8.
SOUTHWEST FISHING REPORT
- Category: Non-Local News Releases
by Removing Unhealthy Foods from SNAP in Arkansas, Idaho, and Utah in Addition to Indiana, Iowa, and Nebraska
(Washington, D.C., June 10, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, joined by Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., signed three new food choice waivers to Make America Healthy Again. The signed waivers will amend the statutory definition of food for purchase for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs (SNAP) in Arkansas, Idaho, and Utah, each commencing in 2026.
"The Trump Administration is unified in improving the health of our nation. America's governors have proudly answered the call to innovate by improving nutrition programs, ensuring better choices while respecting the generosity of the American taxpayer. Each waiver submitted by the states and signed is yet another step closer to fulfilling President Trump's promise to Make America Healthy Again," said Secretary Rollins.
- Category: Non-Local News Releases
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Roger Wicker (R- Miss.), and U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) and Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.) introduced the Maternal and Infant Syphilis Prevention Act, legislation to protect pregnant mothers and infants by requiring the Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary to issue guidance to states on best practices for screening and treatment of congenital syphilis under Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the Indian Health Service (IHS).
- Category: Non-Local News Releases
In response to a joint statement issued by the Democratic Governors Association, which Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham endorsed, Republican Party of New Mexico Chairwoman Amy Barela issued the following statement:
NEW MEXICO JUNE 9— “It is both reckless and irresponsible for Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham to align herself with a message that undermines the safety and security of our communities. By condemning efforts by the President to restore law and order in the face of violence, the Governor is once again choosing political optics over public safety.
Let’s be clear — we do not condone violence, regardless of the cause or the city. Rioting, destruction of property, and attacks on law enforcement are not acts of protest — they are criminal acts. The Governor’s participation in a statement that fails to distinguish between peaceful protest and violent anarchy is dangerous and divisive.
- Category: Non-Local News Releases
Proceeds to benefit Game Protection Fund and Department mission-related projects and programs
NEW MEXICO — The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is auctioning eight hunting packages online through June 22 to raise funds for wildlife conservation programs, with proceeds supporting the state's Game Protection Fund.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has authorized the auction pursuant to 2007 legislation. The Department has partnered with Ducks Unlimited to offer the New Mexico Governor's Special Hunt Auction online in 2025. Funds from the public auction support the Game Protection Fund and are used solely for Department mission-related projects and programs.
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