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.
NMSU to host additional listening sessions on future leadership in Las Cruces
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 14 August 2023 14 August 2023
New Mexico State University will host two listening sessions at the Corbett Center Student Union auditorium Wednesday, Aug. 23, to gather input on what the university should look for in its next leader.
The first listening session will be at 10 a.m. Aug. 23, and an evening session will take place at 6 p.m. Aug. 23. Participants may also view and provide input via Zoom. The campus community and the general public are invited to participate in the sessions.
In December, the NMSU Board of Regents authorized and instructed the university’s administration to begin working with the board on a search process for the university’s next president. The Board of Regents hosted two listening sessions in Las Cruces in May, and have hosted additional listening sessions statewide.
Traffic Report for week of August 13 to 20, 2023.
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 11 August 2023 11 August 2023
In all construction zones, motorists are asked to reduce speed, obey posted signs, and use extreme caution, as well as continue to be cautious of heavy equipment and construction personnel in the area. PLEASE NOTE: Conditions are subject to change without notice. Double fines for speeding in work zones may be in effect.
White Sands Missile Range Notification
For information regarding closures, you may call WSMR at 678-1178 or 678-2222 for updates.
Interstates:
I-10 to I-25 Ramp Closure, Las Cruces
The New Mexico Department of Transportation will keep the I-10 eastbound to I-25 northbound ramp closed until repairs can be made. Paving operations are currently taking place on the ramp, concrete repairs will begin in the next week. Citizens are strongly encouraged to obey the road closure and stay out of the area. The ramp has no known reopening date at this time.
Date St. Business Loop Roundabout Project, T or C CN1101231/32
La Calerita Construction LLC. (Contractor) construction, the first project is near completion with the contractor completing colored median pavement and cleanup around the project. The roundabouts at New School Rd and Smith Road are now in operation. The third roundabout project will begin at the end of August. The contractor will be working on removal of vegetation, storm drain construction and building the detour. Motorists are encouraged to use extra caution in the construction zone, obey lower posted speed limits and allow extra time to reach their destinations. Regular work hours will be 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday although the contractor may work longer hours or on weekends as needed.
Heinrich Welcomes White House Supplemental Request
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 11 August 2023 11 August 2023
Heinrich Welcomes White House Supplemental Request to Invest in Securing Southern Border, Repairing Broken Immigration System, Fighting Opioid Epidemic, Bolstering Wildland Firefighter Pay, & Supporting Ukraine
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) welcomed President Joe Biden’s FY24 supplemental funding request that includes substantial investments in New Mexicans’ health and safety by strengthening border security, repairing and expediting the nation’s immigration process, and combatting the flow of illicit fentanyl. Additionally, the request includes $60 million to continue current wildland firefighter pay levels before short-term pay increases are set to expire on September 30, and more funding in humanitarian and defense assistance to Ukraine.
“By investing in resources that will enhance border security to repair our nation’s immigration system and ensuring wildland firefighters receive the living wages they deserve, this supplemental request reflects the kind of investments Congress should be making to protect the health and safety of all New Mexicans,” said Heinrich. “I’m especially pleased to see that the Administration is pursuing a first-of-its-kind comprehensive fentanyl tracking system that I called for in the Senate’s Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bill. This system will be critical to better understanding the movement of illicit drugs and more effectively combatting the fentanyl drug epidemic that’s devastating our communities.”
Heinrich added, “The United States must also continue working with our European allies to support Ukraine’s efforts to defend their democracy and sovereignty. It is in America’s national security interest to ensure that Ukraine wins this war. This funding is crucial to getting that done.”
NMSU conducts active-shooter drill on Las Cruces campus
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 11 August 2023 11 August 2023
New Mexico State University successfully conducted a multi-agency active shooter training and crisis management exercise Thursday, Aug. 10, on the Las Cruces campus.
The training exercise focused on NMSU’s emergency response plan to an active shooter situation and an incident involving explosive devices found on campus. The NMSU Police Department and NMSU Fire Department staged the exercise to help assure a coordinated, timely and effective response and recovery in the event of a major incident.
The training got underway Thursday afternoon at two locations on campus. First, police responded to an active shooter at the Aggie Health and Wellness Center, 3080 Breland Drive. Officers dispatched to the scene detained a role-playing shooting suspect within two minutes of the 911 call. The suspect had entered the facility under a ruse of seeking medical treatment before opening fire inside and wounding two people.
‘Galactic 02’, First Private Astronaut Flight
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 11 August 2023 11 August 2023
‘Galactic 02’, First Private Astronaut Flight by Virgin Galactic, Completed at Spaceport America
(Las Cruces, NM) The summer of 2023 continues to serve as a pivotal – and historic – time span for both Spaceport America and Virgin Galactic.
Under clear skies Thursday morning, Virgin Galactic, the anchor tenant at Spaceport America, executed its third flight in just under four months from the Land of Enchantment by sending a trio of private astronauts to space on its ‘Galactic 02’ spaceflight.
Alongside astronaut instructor Beth Moses, a trio of private astronauts from international locales – Jon Goodwin (Great Britain), Keisha Schahaff (Antigua and Barbuda) and Anastatia Mayer (Antigua and Barbuda) – ventured to New Mexico for the first time in order to become the first private astronauts to embark on a journey to space.
NMSU chemistry professor receives 2023 DOE Early Career Award
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- Published: 11 August 2023 11 August 2023
Cory Windorff, assistant professor of inorganic chemistry at New Mexico State University, is one of 93 early career scientists across the country selected to receive a combined total of $135 million in research funding from the U.S. Department of Energy for a wide range of topics.
The 2023 Early Career Research Program awardees represent 47 universities and 12 DOE national laboratories. Windorff’s grant is among a handful received through the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).
The DOE funding will provide $875,000 over the next five years to support Windorff’s research proposal titled “Probing Electronic Structure in Actinide-Transition Metal Nitride Clusters.”
“It’s important to understand the electronic structure of metals so we can design more efficient catalysts for industrial processes,” Windorff said. “We can look at activating molecules like carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide or nitrogen and that can help to give us synthetic fuels or ammonia. These are very big in industrial processes. What we find could be a different way to access those.”
World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE)
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 11 August 2023 11 August 2023
World Agricultural Supply & Demand Estimates (WASDE)
Department of Health reports new cases of West Nile virus infections
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 10 August 2023 10 August 2023
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) confirms an increase in West Nile virus infections, with eight newly identified cases, bringing the total count to ten for the year 2023. Among these cases, two individuals are currently hospitalized, five have been discharged post-hospitalization, and three residents did not require admission. The initial two infections of the year were confirmed and reported in late July.
The most recent infections have been observed among residents in Bernalillo, San Miguel, Sandoval, Santa Fe, Torrance, and Valencia Counties. Additionally, the West Nile virus has been detected in eight horses and two birds across Doña Ana, Los Alamos, Sandoval, Santa Fe, Sierra, Taos, Torrance, Union, and Valencia Counties.