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You can now get Allsup's Burritos online. Here's how to order.

Deep fried burritos are on the menu, no matter where you are in the U.S., thanks to Allsup's new online ordering site.

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Migrants in limbo create new home at Nogales shelter

Asylum seekers waiting for their turn with U.S. immigration officials find support at a migrant-run shelter in Nogales, Sonora.

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Artesia alfalfa growers named 2023 Farm Family of the Year

Bob and Sandra Mayberry have farmed in the Artesia area for than 30 years and were named the New Mexico Farm Family of the Year for 2023.

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Junior Livestock Sale sets New Mexico State Fair revenue record

New Mexico youth set a record last week collecting over $710,000 during the Junior Livestock Sale at the New Mexico State Fair in Albuquerque.

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Feds sending more nuke weapons waste from South Carolina to Carlsbad

The South Carolina facility completed its 100th downblending for fiscal year 2023, and intended to ship the waste to WIPP via truck.

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Eddy County home prices fell 2.6% in August, with houses listed at a median of $310,883

Here's a look at how monthly real estate listings changed in Eddy County last month.

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Carlsbad gets $1.1M for early study of Dark Canyon Bridge

Last week, the Carlsbad City Council approved a $1.1M grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to start the design of the Dark Canyon Bridge.

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Ultra Health closing Farmington dispensary following landlord dispute

Ultra Health owner Duke Rodriguez says complaints from other businesses are leading him to close his Farmington dispensary at the end of the month.

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New Mexicans demand House pass reparations for nuclear downwinders

Sen. Ben Ray Lujan held a press conference on amendments that passed the Senate to extend reparations to New Mexicans affected by the Trinity Test.

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New Mexicans call for end of oil and gas during UN climate summit

Conservation groups argued the state saw heightened levels of air and water pollution as oil and gas boomed in the Permian Basin.

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Eddy County Detention Center inmate accused of plotting wife's murder

Police were tipped off to the alleged murder-for-hire scheme when an inmate sent a letter warning Green's wife of the plot to have her killed.

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Colorado wolf releases could impact New Mexico's recovery of the lobo

Any Mexican wolves captured in Colorado would be returned to the recovery area in New Mexico and Arizona under the proposal.

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by: Andrew Beale, Austin Fisher

Threats proliferate on social media following NM gun ban

Asked on Friday about the heightened rhetoric, Lujan Grisham said it is not surprising but “incredibly disgusting.”

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Increased truck traffic on U.S. 285 could mean new port of entry

The primary site for new port of entry on U.S. 285 is near the New Mexico/Texas state line. NMDOT hopes this will alleviate heavy truck traffic.

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Eddy County opposes Gov. Lujan Grisham's health order

A resolution opposing a public health order prohibiting open and concealed carry of guns New Mexico was passed by Eddy County Commissioners Tuesday.

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by: Justin GarciaLas Cruces Sun-News

Vasquez seeks to keep congressional seat in southern New Mexico

The race will see Vasquez against the Republican he unseated in 2022, Yvette Herrell, who announced her candidacy in April.

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Steven McCutcheon tapped to replace Gay Kernan in New Mexico Senate

A native of Carlsbad, McCutcheon was elected to the Eddy County Commission in 2018, and served as 2019 to 2022.

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Santa Fe County woman crowned 2024 New Mexico State Fair Queen

Santa Fe County’s Taylor White was crowned the 2024 New Mexico State Fair Queen Saturday, Sept. 16 during a ceremony on the last weekend of the annual fair.

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Oil drilling could be blocked from southeast New Mexico cave system

The proposed location for the withdrawal is about 30 miles southwest of Carlsbad, between Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe Mountains national parks.

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by: Natalie Neysa AlundUSA TODAY

Dead baby found in bathroom at New Mexico hospital; police investigating

Hospital staff found the baby at Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital, police said, and learned a teen girl was being treated in a nearby room.

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$1.2 billion in Permian Basin oil and gas assets sold to Vital Energy

The Delaware Basin assets were on about 45,000 acres, with 27,500 BOEPD of production in Reeves County, Texas along the New Mexico state line.