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The cowboy way of life is as vivid in Julian Baker's mind today as it was when he started cowboying at age 13.

“We view our primary mission as one that promotes informed and active participation in the political process and government”

More Headlines Bear Camp registration draws 3 a.m. crowd Determined parents, some equipped with lawn chairs, braved the 3 a.m. darkness and cold air Friday to secure their children's place in this summer's Bear ... via Los Alamos Monitor

A man has died in a trailer home fire near New Mexico 2 between Dexter and Hagerman. via KOB-TV

“Starting today, I am ready to take a stand.”

Luis Galdamez asked the students at Alamogordo High School if they wanted a live sex demonstration right there on the floor in the gym. via Alamogordo Daily News

“We're kind of sandwiched in between those amounts”

April is Fair Housing Month, and the Affordable Housing Fair town hall meeting at the Sgt. via Alamogordo Daily News

“There will possibly be a loss of jobs here. But, then you're going to be looking at the creation of jobs in Moriarty and more expansions”

Albuquerque Downs Race Track and Casino is moving ahead with plans to move to Moriarty and a meeting Tuesday evening will help determine whether that move can happen. via KOAT.com

“I appreciate the support that Dr. Gamble has shown to our campus and to our community”

Judy Armstrong, provost of Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell, is retiring, according to a press release from ENMU. via Portales News-Tribune

March 17

An officer met with a 16-year-old victim and CYFD personnel at 9 a.m. where the girl related being sexually abused by the suspect over a three-year period. An order of protection was filed and the case is pending further investigation. No contact with the man, whose whereabouts are unknown.

March 18

A Lemitar woman reported that she had gone to Albuquerque and upon returning noticed that the license plate was missing from her trailer. She said she does not know if it was taken or if the bolts unscrewed themselves and it fell off accidentally in an act of bolt rebellion. Read more

“It's obviously just very, very dry and very, very windy”

A wind-fueled grass fire has burned several thousand acres, destroyed a barn and forced the evacuation of three homes, a state Forestry Division spokesman said. via Las Cruces Sun-News

“They have both had real problems in their teenage years struggling with the abuse”

A lawsuit filed this week alleges that the head pastor at a local church knew about child molestation taking place and did nothing, a mistake that could end up costing millions. via Victorville Daily Press

“There's no active fire today. It's just mop up right now”

A wind-fueled grass fire that has burned about 10,000 acres in southeastern New Mexico has been contained, a spokesman for the state Forestry Division said Sunday. via Las Cruces Sun-News

Presbyterian Healthcare Services announced today that Hoyt Skabelund has been named the new hospital administrator for Dr. via Clovis News Journal

A fire has blackened more than 1,000 acres of grass between Clovis and Melrose. Clovis Fire Department Lieutenant Jim Hogg said the fire near St. via KOAT.com

For years, most of the archeologists working in North America were convinced the Clovis culture dating to around 13,000 years ago were the first people to migrate into North America. via Corsicana Daily Sun

“He's a very nice guy, and very humble. He's one of the best people I've ever met.”

Want to know why gas prices are so high? An area oilfield worker feels he now has some more of the answers. via Carlsbad Current-Argus

“This is my first year making it this far”

Students at Red Mountain Middle School conversed on what changes they will be making on their projects for the State Science Fair competition in Socorro April 4-5. From left are Forest Sera, Billy Shannon, ... via Deming Headlight

“The base also changes and increases because of an increase in market value for existing homes.”

Gene Johns helps put together a house frame recently at a new subdivision on the East Mesa near Oate High School. via Las Cruces Sun-News

New Mexico is paying $2.8 million to private landowners along the route the state's Rail Runner commuter train will take near Santa Fe. via KOAT.com

“That Monday morning I woke up because of a bright light, and I said, 'Turn it off, Grandma,' but she wasn't there and there was no flashlight. The whole room was lit up. I didn't know what was happening.”

Daily life for residents of San Antonio was disrupted July 16, 1945 when the sky turned red and a mushroom cloud appeared in the distance to the southeast at 5:29:45 a.m.

Little did they know that history's first nuclear weapon was being tested on ranchland south of Bingham.

Ground Zero - the Trinity Site - is now in the northern part of White Sands Missile Range and is normally closed to the public.

For several years afterward the site of the blast was closed to the public, but in September 1953 about 650 people attended the first Trinity Site open house. Read more

“Bill has more than 30 years of legal experience and his proven dedication to the people of southern New Mexico will be an asset to the court”

A Hobbs lawyer has been appointed to a state district judgeship in southeastern New Mexico. via Las Cruces Sun-News