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Competition fires up at Carlsbad’s downtown Firefighter Combat Challenge
Firefighters from across New Mexico dashed upstairs, sprayed their hoses and dragged dummies. They were competing in Carlsbad’s annual Firefighter Combat Challenge held Friday and Saturday on Canyon Street in downtown Carlsbad. The event saw…
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New Mexico’s water analysis predicts worsening climate change impacts
Climate change could lead to worsening water scarcity in New Mexico and state officials hope they can plan for hotter and dryer decades. Earlier this month, state officials led by the New Mexico Bureau of…
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Takeaways from Eddy County’s proposed recreational cannabis ordinance
Concerns over the Cannabis Regulation Act passed during a special session of the 2021 New Mexico Legislature, prompted Eddy County to act. A public hearing and discussion of an ordinance regulating medical and recreational cannabis…
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Encinitas housing applicants file federal discrimination lawsuit against city, developers
ENCINITAS — Four Encinitas residents who applied for very-low-income homes have filed a federal lawsuit this morning against the City of Encinitas, developer Woodbridge Pacific Group and several “shell” companies alleging a coordinated effort to…
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U.S. Senate bill has implications for New Mexico nuclear waste projects
A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate this week could impact future nuclear projects in New Mexico where a private company hopes to build a facility to store some of the most highly-radioactive nuclear waste…