ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 21 -- Bernalillo County issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: Bernalillo County broke ground this evening for the next phase of renovations at Los Vecinos Community Center. The event celebrated the start of key improvements, including new multi-sport court, new playing fields, a new stage and other special events amenities, a new skate park, ADA accessibility upgrades and a new drop-off area and enhanced parking, funded by $4.8 million from the Amer  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Sept. 20 -- The New Mexico Department of Environment issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2024: The New Mexico Environment Department is offering free domestic well water testing at "Cabinet in Your Community" events in Ruidoso and Mescalero on Sept. 20 and Sept. 21. "Cabinet in Your Community" will kick off at 3 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 20 in Mescalero at the State Services Expo at the Inn of Mountain Gods, located at 287 Carrizo Canyon Rd., Mescalero, N.M. 88340.  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Sept. 21 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: New Mexico State University has selected Valerio Ferme as its next president. In a special meeting Thursday, the NMSU Board of Regents voted unanimously to select Ferme as the university system's next president. The move follows a national search and visits from four finalists last month. Ferme most recently served as executive vice president for Academic Affairs and Provost at the University of  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: A New Mexico State University researcher led a team of scientists from around the world in a study aimed at understanding the impacts of invasive plant species. The results of the study were recently published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Magda Garbowski, an assistant professor of restoration ecology in NMSU's College of Agricultural, Consumer and Envi  more