The pandemic threatens how we naturally grow and benefit from relationships
In an era of hypervigilance during a pandemic, whether some of our friendships will survive is up in the air. Our brains have established methods for…
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Forced to cut $10 million from budget, NMSU might consolidate colleges
(Editor’s note: Scroll down to see which majors will be affected by the proposal.) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Facing a multi-million dollar budget…
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California wildfires have burned 1.25 million acres, but firefighters say the weather is now helping
Lower temperatures and weaker winds are helping firefighters get a handle on deadly wildfires that have afflicted California for days, fire officials…
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Leadership changes ordered at Texas State Veterans Home amid questions about Covid-19 death
EL PASO, Texas — Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush has ordered a leadership shake-up at the Ambrosio Guillen Texas State Veterans Home in…
Continue Reading The countdown for answers in Breonna Taylor case looms as patience wavers in Louisville
It has been more than 160 days since Breonna Taylor, an EMT and aspiring nurse, was killed in her own home when three plainclothes Louisville police…
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High school teacher receiving death threats after wearing black lives matter shirt to class
Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, CA (KCLA/KCBS) — A Los Angeles high school teacher began getting…
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Landon Clifford, of YouTube channel Cam&Fam, has died
YouTuber Landon Clifford has died, his family announced. Clifford, a 19-year-old YouTube celebrity, died on August 13 after spending six days in a…
Continue Reading Driver allegedly tries to run over two 12-year-old girls at convenience store, police say
Click here for updates on this story Graham, NC (WGHP) — Two families, sharing a terrifying story tonight after they…
Continue Reading Family on the hook for $4,400 bill claiming they used equivalent of 50 swimming pools’ worth of water
Click here for updates on this story GARDEN GROVE, CA (KCLA/KCBS) — The Do family lives in a modest single-family home…
Continue Reading After car crash, renters say landlord is forcing them to pay for repairs
Click here for updates on this story CASTLE PINES, CO (KCNC) — Two months after an alleged drunk driver crashed into…
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Chemical mishap at lab sends El Paso Water employee to hospital
EL PASO, Texas – A chemical mishap at an El Paso Water lab on Tuesday sent an employee to the hospital. The El Paso Fire Department responded to…
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Coronavirus outbreak at Maine nursing home and jail linked back to wedding reception
It’s been two and a half weeks since a wedding in Maine sparked an outbreak of the coronavirus among guests. Since then, the virus has spread…
Continue Reading Affidavit: Fort Worth mother claims she ‘saved’ daughter by killing her, putting body in trash can
Click here for updates on this story Fort Worth, TX (KTVT) — A Fort Worth mother has been charged with capital murder…
Continue Reading Restaurant got slammed by COVID-19, was looted, then damaged in wind storm
Click here for updates on this story Chicago, IL (WBBM) — Many retailers are struggling during the pandemic, and the…
Continue Reading A father and son die from Covid-19 about an hour apart
A Rhode Island family is still mourning the deaths of a father and son who both died of Covid-19 — about an hour apart. Ron Remillard, 72, died…
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First lady makes her case for Trump vote to headline RNC night 2
WASHINGTON, DC — First lady Melania Trump portrayed her husband as an authentic, uncompromising leader in a Rose Garden address Tuesday night as…
Continue Reading Botanist finds rare orchid not seen since 2001
Click here for updates on this story Boston, MA (WBZ) — A state botanist has rediscovered a flower so rare in…
Continue Reading Baltimore artist Amy Sherald’s portrait of Breonna Taylor to appear on cover of Vanity Fair
Click here for updates on this story Baltimore, MD (WJZ) — A popular Baltimore artist known for her portrait of former…
Continue Reading Teen brothers killed in shooting outside Walmart
Click here for updates on this story Lakewood, CO (KCNC) — Two teen brothers were killed a shooting Sunday night in the…
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5th virus death at Las Cruces nursing home is among pair of new Doña Ana County fatalities
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces nursing home resident was among two new coronavirus deaths reported in Doña Ana County on Tuesday and three…
Continue Reading Ghislaine Maxwell’s request to be moved to the general prison population denied by judge
A federal judge has denied Ghislaine Maxwell’s request to be moved to the general prison population, saying changes to her confinement are…
Continue Reading A mother captured an emotional photo of her son crying in virtual class to show difficulties of distance learning during pandemic
When her son returned to virtual learning last week, Jana Coombs saw him struggling. Her 5-year-old, a kindergartener at a school in Coweta County,…
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El Paso’s Alamo Drafthouse reopens to moviegoers with new air filtering technology
EL PASO, Texas – After many months in the dark, the movie projectors are slowly turning back on around El Paso, including those at the Alamo…
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El Pasoan wins a million dollars with top prize in scratch-off lottery game
EL PASO, Texas – Everyone dreams of winning big in the lottery. For one El Pasoan, that dream is becoming a sweet reality. The Texas Lottery…
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4th staffer at Las Cruces elementary school tests positive for virus
UPDATE #2, Sept. 3: A fourth Fairacres Elementary School employee tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, Las Cruces…
Continue Reading Texas kid’s book about the world’s oldest marathon runner is the first by a major publisher to center on a Sikh character
Growing up as a Sikh boy in South Texas, Simran Jeet Singh longed for books with characters who looked like him and his family. But each visit to a…
Continue Reading ‘Doubling Down With the Derricos’ is the latest big family bet for TLC
Imagine quarantining with 14 children. Karen and Deon Derrico are living that life now, but it’s not much different from their pre-pandemic…
Continue Reading Man who recorded Jacob Blake’s shooting says he’s traumatized and cannot sleep
Raysean White had only seen Jacob Blake a couple times since moving to a neighborhood in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in February. The two men had never…
Continue Reading After driver slams into garage, renters say landlord is forcing them to pay for repairs
Click here for updates on this story Castle Pines, CO (KCNC) — Two months after an alleged drunk driver crashed into…
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2 Las Cruces boys killed, 2 others in critical, after Oklahoma van crash
TEXOMA, Oklahoma – A van carrying eight children from Las Cruces struck a semi-truck along an Oklahoma highway, killing two of the New Mexico…
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