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COVID-19 in Southern New Mexico

A sharp-pointed mountain range at sunset.

Algernon D’Ammassa is a reporter with the Las Cruces Sun-News. He’s been covering the COVID-19 public health crisis in Las Cruces as well as some of Southern New Mexico’s smaller towns. This week, he talks with correspondent Laura Paskus as part of her series of interviews with journalists around the state as they cover COVID-19 in their communities.  Correspondent:Laura Paskus  Guest: Algernon D’Ammassa, Reporter, Las Cruces Sun-News  This story is…

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The Line: Governor Withdraws National Guard Troops At Border

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February 8, 2019 – On Tuesday, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham revealed her plans to withdraw almost all of the National Guard troops from the New Mexico/Mexico border, making the announcement shortly before President Trump’s State of the Union speech.  She does plan to beef up security around the state’s Bootheel, where illegal crossings have spiked,…

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