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Local News
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Charges against three men for accusations of using Meta’s social media platforms to target and solicit sex with underaged children will be prosecuted by New Mexicos Attorney General Raúl Torrez.
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Secretary of state Maggie Toulouse Oliver rejected a referendum on 129 House Bill for a 7 day waiting period to purchase a firearm. The petition was submitted by Senators Craig Brandt and Pat woods.
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A settlement has been reached for a 2023 shooting of native american man at an activist gathering in espanola, protesting the installation of a bronze statue of a spanish conquistador. Ryan Martinez of Sandia Park, who is being held without bail on charges of attempted murder as well as assault, has pleaded not guilty.
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May 7th is Fentanyl Awareness Day, commemorating those that have been lost and sharing information regarding the synthetic opioid.
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New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez spoke when U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich announced funding to purchase and staff new ballistics testing machines for more law enforcement agencies in New Mexico.
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U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich announced over $1 million he secured in the FY24 appropriations bill to purchase new ballistics testing machines for law enforcement agencies in 4 counties in New Mexico. Doña Ana County Sheriff Kim Stewart Says this will officers to focus on "art of policing."
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Interviews
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KSFR's Kevin Meerschaert speaks with the former USSR division director of Voice of America Mark Pomar abut his book Cold War Radio.
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Study of preventable COVID deaths should probably be retracted, researcher says, because it doesn’t account for key factors
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A bipartisan effort to get more money in the hands of victims of the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire is on its way to the United States Senate after clearing the House on Thursday, but it won’t be considered again until at least September
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Do you know what the most popular July 4th song is? Or who is Uncle Sam? And just how many hot dogs do Americans consume on Independence Day? Find out the answer to these and other pressing questions as reporter Mary Lou Cooper and Santa Fean Chris Durlak team up to give KSFR listeners an all American quiz.