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NC State Faculty Awarded USDA Funds to Help Bolster New World Screwworm Response
46+ min ago (192+ words) Three NC'State University researchers with the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences have received funding from the U. S. Department of Agriculture to help combat the spread of the New World screwworm. The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has awarded…...
UFC fighter Tim Means' child abuse charge dismissed
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (243+ words) An April child abuse charge against New Mexico UFC fighter Tim Means was dismissed last week, according to court records. The "nolle prosequi" filed in Metro Court by the District Attorney's Office cites a "nonappearance of witness at preliminary" as…...
Taking Off: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Is Capturing National and International Attention
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (694+ words) Santa Fe, New Mexico. Credit: Tourism Santa Fe Recent national and international recognition in the 2025 Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards makes one thing certain: The travel world has its eyes on Santa Fe, New Mexico. The city earned the No....
Country star Bailey Zimmerman burned bandmates and shoved guitarist before trashing hotel room, affidavit says
14+ hour, 19+ min ago (975+ words) A round of golf, a chaotic soundcheck, a canceled concert and a police escort off the property: just a glimpse of the dramatic chain of events that allegedly unfolded during Bailey Zimmerman's turbulent day at a New Mexico resort. An…...
She Took Two Key Items: New Details Raise Doubts Over Los Alamos Lab Assistant's Death
1+ hour, 9+ min ago (619+ words) Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News, Fresh reporting reveals that Melissa Casias, administrative assistant at the Los Alamos nuclear lab, left home with everyday possessions that suggest she intended to survive " not end her life " raising new questions in…...
Mexico Free-Medicine Network Goes National in August
2+ hour ago (644+ words) Mexico is about to scale its Farmacias del Bienestar free-medicine network across the whole country, and buried in the plan is a quiet opening for private pharmacy chains. President Claudia Sheinbaum announced that the programme will begin its national rollout…...
New World screwworm poses limited threat to a prepared Pennsylvania, veterinarians say
11+ hour, 55+ min ago (940+ words) A flesh-eating parasite that hasn't been found in the U. S. for nearly 60 years was detected in the South in early June." Sixteen confirmed cases of New World screwworm, a parasitic blowfly that feeds on the tissue of warm-blooded animals, are causing…...
What to know about the New World screwworm | CNN
2+ day, 12+ min ago (1754+ words) Earlier this month, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott told residents to brace themselves for an "extraordinarily challenging summer." A flesh-eating parasite that did hundreds of millions of dollars of damage across the state in the 1960s and "70s, one that had been considered…...
Staggering Amounts Of Fentanyl Hit The Streets " And The DEA Reportedly Did Nothing
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (1457+ words) The American story is too big, too complicated, and too important to be claimed by any one group. Become a member and help fund reporting that tells the whole story. "We poisoned our community to make cases," DEA Special Agent…...
Hawaii County bill offers tax relief for generational family lands
9+ hour, 55+ min ago (765+ words) Wednesday, June 24, 2026 77" Today's Paper By Stefan Verbano Hawaii Tribune-Herald HILO >> A Hawaii County Council committee has unanimously approved legislation that would establish a new property tax dedication known as "Aina Kupuna," allowing local families who've owned generational lands for at…...