Regional

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New Mexico – Henry Sena of Roswell is running as an independent candidate in the 2nd Congressional District of southern New Mexico.

Sena was among several independents who filed Wednesday with the secretary of state's office.

In the congressional race, Democratic incumbent Harry Teague faces Republican Steve Pearce in the general election.

Las Vegas contractor Travis Regensberg is running as an independent for state House District 70, held by Democratic Rep. Richard Vigil of Ribera.

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Las Cruces – The National Science Foundation awarded New Mexico State University with a Major Research Instrumentation grant to purchase a highly sophisticated optical imaging microscope.

The laser scanning confocal microscope will boost research efforts with its expanded capabilities and allow NMSU to broaden research and teaching capacities for faculty, graduate and undergraduate students.

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Las Cruces – The City of Las Cruces wants to hear from you. The city needs community input on naming the nearly completed Regional Recreation and Aquatic Center located on the northeast corner of Solano Drive and Hadley Avenue.

The Project Management section of the Facilities Department will accept nominations from the public through Friday, June 11th. Name suggestions can be submitted to Sonya Harmon via email at facilitynaming@las-cruces.org or by calling 541-2573.

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New Mexico – Unofficial returns in New Mexico's primary election indicate that about 28 percent of eligible Republican and Democratic voters cast ballots.

More than 257,000 total votes were cast in Tuesday's election, according to unofficial returns on the secretary of state's web site.

That's almost 62,000 more votes than in the 2006 gubernatorial primary, when 22 percent of eligible Republicans and Democrats participated. Both major party candidates for governor ran unopposed in that primary election.

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Las Cruces – Las Cruces Police arrested a man who broke into an area pharmacy and then attempted to hide in the closet of a neighboring home.

Marc J. Cordova, 19, of the 900 block of south Solano Drive, is charged with one count each of non-residential burglary; criminal trespassing; and resisting, evading or obstructing an officer.

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Las Cruces – The Las Cruces Police Department's new chief will be sworn-in on Monday, June 7, during the city council's regular meeting.

Richard Williams, an 18-year veteran with New Mexico State Police and currently the commander of that agency's Standard's Bureau, will begin his duties as Chief of the Las Cruces Police Department on June 7. Williams will be sworn-in as chief during the Las Cruces City Council meeting set to begin at 1 p.m.

By Vanessa Dabovich

Las Cruces, NM – Dona Ana County is looking into ways to crack down on illegal dumping. KRWG's Vanessa Dabovich has more

By Vanessa Dabovich

Las Cruces, NM – The South Central Solid Waste Authority is working on ways to recycle glass in the area. KRWG's Vanessa Dabovich reports

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Las Cruces – Las Cruces Crime Stoppers is offering $1,000 for information that leads to the arrest of the three men responsible for an armed robbery that was committed early Monday morning.

At around 2 a.m. on Monday, May 31, Las Cruces Police were called to a report of an armed robbery at an apartment on the 500 block of west Griggs Avenue. Officers learned that three men - two of whom were armed with handguns - entered the apartment and ordered the residents to empty their pockets.

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Groton, CT – New Mexico joins her sister ships in Submarine Squadron Four to further train and test her crew in the "Submarine Capitol of the World." The submarine made the transition from a shipyard project to a fully operational, combat-ready vessel when she officially joined the U.S. Navy fleet on March 27 during a commissioning ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk.

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Las Cruces – Every Monday, Fred Martino speaks with Las Cruces Sun News Business Editor Brook Stockberger.

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Las Cruces – Las Cruces Police have arrested two men for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl who ditched a day of school and became intoxicated with the suspects.

Luis Carlos Guerra and Diego A. Mendez-Parra, both 18, are charged with one count each of criminal sexual penetration of a minor, criminal sexual contact of a minor and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

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New Mexico – Dona Ana County District Attorney Susana Martinez will take on Lt. Gov. Diane Denish in the New Mexico Governor's race in November. Martinez handily defeated four other GOP contenders.

Former Second District Congressman Steve Pearce defeated challenger Cliff Pirtle for the chance to take on incumbent Democrat Harry Teague.

In the Lieutenant Governor's race in November, Democrat Brian Colon will face Republican John Sanchez after both men won in their respective primaries.

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New Mexico – The U.S. Census Bureau is counting illegal immigrants facing deportation in detention centers across the country about 30,000 people on any given day.

Because the population snapshot determines the allocation of federal dollars, those in custody could help bring money to the towns, cities and counties where the centers are located, even though the detainees will likely be long gone by then.

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Texas – Publishing experts say fears that a new conservative curriculum recently adopted for Texas schools will have a strong influence on what ends up in textbooks read in other states are overblown.

The Texas Board of Education last week approved placing greater emphasis on the Judeo-Christian influences of the nation's Founding Fathers and teaching schoolchildren that the words "separation of church and state" do not appear in the Constitution.