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Courtesy Lincoln County Community Theater member and Theater New Mexico Spring Festival Conference Chairperson Sharon Lurix presents an iPad mini from LCCT's raffle to local supporter Kai Brown of Alto.

The program's medical advisory board voted Wednesday to add all types of neurodegenerative dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, to the list of medical conditions.

The Associated Press In this April 12 file photo, the Bundy family and their supporters fly the American flag as their cattle is released by the Bureau of Land Management back onto public land outside of Bunkerville, Nev.

The leaked recordings of Gov. Martinez and her staff released by Mother Jones last week reveal her to be petty and vindictive and someone who uses disparaging foul language.

New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez discussed her healthcare initiatives with numerous local officials, San Juan College nursing staff and faculty and many others at a press conference on Monday, January 16 at San Juan College.

Courtesy Photo Father and son team, Michael and Sean McCormick, display one of the many "creatures" they created through the years.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. >> The New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces has a pair of new displays that pay tribute to the New Mexico Farm & Livestock Bureau's Farm Family of the Year and the New Mexico Cattle Growers' Association Cattleman of the Year.

The offer was made public Wednesday as the state scrambles for a seat at the table of what is expected to be a massive undertaking.

LAS CRUCES >> La Frontera, an Arizona firm brought in last year to care for the mentally ill and those struggling with addiction across southern New Mexico, laid off or fired 20 employees last week, including 11 in Las Cruces.

April 24, 2006 Limit monthly spending to $14.62M The Fitial administration targets to limit government spending to $14.62 million a month in the hope of avoiding more deficits.

CARLSBAD >> The deaths of a Loving woman and her 3-year-old granddaughter Monday at the intersection of State Road 200 and County Road 206 bring the total number of fatal traffic accidents deaths to seven, making Eddy County New Mexico's third most dangerous county to travel.

The program is designed to help stop the "summer slide," where students lose reading proficiency during summer vacation.

Howie Morales, of Silver City who is seeking the Democratic Party nomination for governor, will be in Ruidoso Friday from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Village Lodge.

The first phase of the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority's $550 million Ute Pipeline Project is on track to be completed in September while construction on the second phase, is projected to begin in the next 18 months, according to Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority officials.

Local artists hope to transform downtown Farmington into one of New Mexico's Arts and Cultural Districts over the next few years.

Three U.S. senators are seeking support for capital improvements to Amtrak's long-distance routes, including one that passes through New Mexico and Colorado.

The public is invited to attend an excavation in the New Mexican desert this weekend to see whether the tale of Atari's alleged burial of millions of unsold "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" cartridges three decades ago is fact or fiction.

Despite the ferocious reputation of the IRS , if you can't pay your income taxes, it is possible to get quite a bit of slack.

Thousands of current and past New Mexico state government workers are due to receive payments this summer for back wages in a union contract dispute with the state.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. >> Agricultural organizations and agencies in New Mexico are looking to expand upon an exciting new trend: more young people are taking up farming, ranching, and other careers in agricultural production in the Land of Enchantment.