Memorial honors Atlas F workers who died at silos
El Paso author Sue Critz funds and unveils a memorial at Roswell Air Center to honor eight workers who died between August 1960 and May 1961 while constructing Atlas F missile silos for the 579th Strategic Missile Squadron at Walker Air Force Base. Nineteen others were injured. The ceremony marks a rare public remembrance for nonuniform workers in the Cold War era.
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Sue Critz
el Paso
Texas
Critz
Walker Air Force Base
Cruz
Roswell Air Center
United States
579Th
SMS
Jacinto Flores
New Mexico House approves HB 8 crime package
The New Mexico House of Representatives advanced a multi bill package known as HB 8, with stricter penalties and a broad rewrite of criminal competency laws. The 48 to 20 vote sends the bills to the Senate as lawmakers push public safety measures amid crime concerns statewide.
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New Mexico
House of Representatives
House
Senate
New Mexico Senate
Christine Chandler
Los Alamos
New Mexico House of Representatives
Chandler
Judiciary Committee
Measles outbreak declared in Lea County New Mexico
The New Mexico Department of Health declares a measles outbreak in Lea County after two additional adult cases, bringing total locally to three including a prior teen case. Exposure spans Feb 6 to Feb 11 with warnings to seek care if symptoms appear and to monitor health closely.
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Lea County
New Mexico Department of Health
NMDOH
Nmdoh Scientific Laboratory Division
New Mexico
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
Gaines County
Texas
Chad Smelser
Nmdonh
Legislative wrap up stalls repeal of clean car rule
A bipartisan push to repeal a state rule forcing auto makers to boost zero emission vehicle shipments to NM dealers died in a legislative committee. On a 5 3 vote the Senate Conservation Committee tabled SB 131, with dissent from Sens. Candy Ezzell and Larry Scott representing parts of Chaves County. The bill targeted the Environment Improvement Board not to adopt or continue such a rule.
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New Mexico
Senate Conservation Committee
Chaves County
Candy Ezzell
Roswell
Larry Scott
Hobbs
Environment Improvement Board
EIB
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Aztec
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Andrea Reed
Clovis
Luis M. Terrazas
Santa Clara
Janelle Anganona
Matthew McQueen
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