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El Paso and Las Cruces 2025 election results

El Paso and Las Cruces 2025 election results

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — It's Election Day, and here are the unofficial results for local races in El Paso and Las Cruces. Below are other races and results according to unofficial early voting numbers: Texas Socorro ISD VATRE "Ratifying the...

Owner:  Smith Family
Durango surfers hope to emulate – or upstage – Salida’s waves

Durango surfers hope to emulate – or upstage – Salida’s waves

Town’s river feature became ‘lifeblood’ of community Matthew Barrett warms up before competing in the stand-up surf competition on June 4, 2022, during Animas River Days at the Durango Whitewater Park on the Animas River. (Jerry McBride/Durango...

Owner:  Ballantine Family
New Mexico finds toxic “forever chemicals” in 99.7% of residents tested near air base

New Mexico finds toxic “forever chemicals” in 99.7% of residents tested near air base

New Mexico finds toxic “forever chemicals” in 99.7% of residents tested near air base Nearly all residents tested near Cannon Air Force Base have PFAS in their blood. Groundwater contamination near the base exceeds the EPA safety limit by over...

Owner:  Mike Adams
The Stunning Meteor Shower That Has Scientists Worried

The Stunning Meteor Shower That Has Scientists Worried

This year’s “Halloween fireballs” are stunning to watch, but scientists say they may carry a warning from space. Credit: Shutterstock The Taurid meteor shower’s dazzling “Halloween fireballs” may be more than just a cosmic show. New research led...

Owner:  Non-transparent
MPA Sends Cease And Desist Letter To Instagram Parent Meta Over “PG-13” Teen Accounts

MPA Sends Cease And Desist Letter To Instagram Parent Meta Over “PG-13” Teen Accounts

The Motion Pictures Association has warned Instagram parent Meta to cease and desist the recently introduced Teen Accounts that are “guided by PG-13,” which the organization says exploits its ratings brand. “The MPA’s ratings program is a...

Owner:  Jay Penske
Manuel González named New Mexico State Poet Laureate

Manuel González named New Mexico State Poet Laureate

SANTA FE, NM – Celebrated poet and cultural advocate Manuel González has been named the third New Mexico State Poet Laureate, a recognition that affirms his profound contributions to the literary arts and his enduring impact on New Mexico’s...

Owner:  Wesner Family
University cuts put successful US research model at risk

University cuts put successful US research model at risk

UNITED STATES What Grey’s Anatomy, the classic textbook on human anatomy published in 1858, was to generations of medical students, Science, the Endless Frontier, a report written by the American Vannevar Bush and published in 1945, is to Julio...

Owner:  Smuts Beyers
Climate Science Digest: October 31, 2025
‘It’s (Probably) Not Rocket Science’ steps inside the Museum of Southwestern Biology

‘It’s (Probably) Not Rocket Science’ steps inside the Museum of Southwestern Biology

Behind locked doors on campus, a world-class collection fuels global research on evolution, conservation and climate change. Thousands of students walk past it every day without knowing what lies inside. Tucked at the center of The University of...

Owner:  The University of New Mexico
University of New Mexico releases first comprehensive Sustainability Plan

University of New Mexico releases first comprehensive Sustainability Plan

Five-year roadmap targets campus operations and sustainability engagement and culture The University of New Mexico has released its first comprehensive Sustainability Plan, setting a clear course to reduce the University’s environmental footprint...

Owner:  The University of New Mexico
Hobbs rips Upper States' 'extreme negotiating position' on Colorado River

Hobbs rips Upper States' 'extreme negotiating position' on Colorado River

Gov. Katie Hobbs blasted officials of the four Upper Colorado River Basin states for what she called their "extreme negotiating position" in refusing to offer curbs on their water use to help save the depleted river. "This river is shared by seven...

Owner:  Lee Enterprises
NMSU to celebrate first-generation students in November

NMSU to celebrate first-generation students in November

Tiffany Acosta NMSU This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Higher Education Act, and New Mexico State University will honor the milestone with several events celebrating first-generation college students, faculty and staff across the system....

Owner:  Osteen Family
Scientists say they've solved debate about origins of mysterious dinosaur
Freeport Announces Appointment of Cory Stevens as President and Chief Operating Officer - Americas
National Guardsman accused of seeking to send photos of sensitive military technology to Russia
Project Jupiter pits demand for data against New Mexico’s finite natural resources

Project Jupiter pits demand for data against New Mexico’s finite natural resources

Protesters gathered outside a Sept. 19 Doña Ana Board of County Commissioners meeting to urge elected officials to vote against the $165 billion bond for the massive data center project known as Project Jupiter. Leah Romero/for Source NM × A pair...

Owner:  Ballantine Family
Arizona cannabis industry turns 5: What’s next?

Arizona cannabis industry turns 5: What’s next?

The Arizona cannabis industry celebrates its fifth anniversary this month, marking half a decade since voters in 2020 overwhelmingly approved legalized retail sales of cannabis products here. Since then, the state’s cannabis industry has been a...

Owner:  Mike Atkinson

New Mexico Nuclear Policy Group To Host Public Screenings, Discussions Of Kathryn Bigelow’s New Film, ‘A House Of Dynamite’ Including Oct. 29 At SALA

Scene from ‘A House of Dynamite’ showing at 6 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Los Alamos SALA Event Center. Courtesy photo Los Alamos Study Group News: Political leaders, nuclear weapons workers, and citizens urged to think carefully about the realities...

Owner:  Carol A. Clark
New Mexico Fossils Reveal Dinosaurs Thrived Before Asteroid Impact

New Mexico Fossils Reveal Dinosaurs Thrived Before Asteroid Impact

FARMINGTON, N.M. — A site in the San Juan Basin of northwestern New Mexico provides new insights into the last days of the dinosaurs, suggesting they were thriving just before a catastrophic asteroid impact. Fossils and rocks at the Naashoibito...

Owner:  Non-transparent
Composer writes a love letter to New Mexico

Composer writes a love letter to New Mexico

Sunday, Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller declared October 26 Nicolás Lell Benavides Day. It was at the New Mexico premier of the composer’s new opera Dolores, about his cousin, Dolores Huerta. Now Benavides has released an album titled Canto Caló....

Owner:  University of New Mexico & American Government

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