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By KRWG News

Vado – Saturday at approximately 4:17 p.m. Dona Ana County Sheriff's Deputies were dispatched to the 28 block of Presa Road in Vado, after it was reported that a father had pulled from a pool of water, his children, ages 5 and 3, who were unresponsive.

The children, according to the father and witnesses, had wandered away from a family gathering.

Noticing that his children were not around, the father immediately started a search of the area with family members, friends and neighbors.

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By Melissa Aguilera

Las Cruces, NM – The Las Cruces City Council may decide whether to ban text messaging while driving. KRWG's Melissa Aguilera reports.

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Las Cruces – Senators Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall have introduced legislation designed to protect the scenic landscapes of the Organ Mountains in Dona Ana County.

The bill, called the Organ Mountains -Desert Peaks Wilderness Act, would create wilderness and conservation areas that would provide for continued public use while protecting the area.

Specifically, the legislation would create 259,000 acres of wilderness and 100,000 acres of National Conservation Area.

By Vanessa Dabovich

Las Cruces, NM – With health care reform taking top priority in Congress, immigration reform has been put on hold for now. KRWG's Vanessa Dabovich has more

By Vanessa Dabovich

Las Cruces, NM – The federal government has added a southbound strategy to reduce the illegal drug trade with Mexico. As KRWG's Vanessa Dabovich reports it's designed to interrupt the flow of guns and cash that fuel drug trafficking.

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Las Cruces – A New Mexico State University-based biomedical research program is expanding thanks to a major federal grant.

The research program is moving into its second phase with the help of a $17.5 million federal grant.

The National Institutes of Health funding will be allocated over five years.

The program's pilot phase which started in 2001 .was created to strengthen biomedical research in New Mexico and to prepare faculty and students to participate in NIH research programs.

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Las Cruces – U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says the U.S. and Mexico are making headway in curbing the flow of illegal drugs and cash.

Speaking at a public policy conference at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, Napolitano said "historic" agreements with Mexican President Felipe Calderon's government and increases in enforcement on the U.S. are helping curb the flow of drugs north and guns and weapons south.