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01/18/2026

King is rightly remembered for his leadership in the civil rights movement but far less attention is paid to his views on health and justice. He once observed, "Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and inhuman."

A doctor from Nigeria tells what Martin Luther King Jr. taught him about health, Justice and inequality.

01/18/2026

The move comes days after President Trump again threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to control ongoing protests over the immigration enforcement surge in Minneapolis as well as clashes between federal agents and residents.

The move comes after President Trump again threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to control ongoing protests over the immigration enforcement surge in Minneapolis.

01/17/2026

Trump has continued to endorse the idea of acquiring Greenland, which he says the U.S. needs for national security purposes. The U.S. already has a military presence on the island.

Thousands of people rallied in Copenhagen to push back on President Trump's rhetoric that the U.S. should acquire Greenland.

01/17/2026

The crew is battling a toilet system that the General Accountability Office reported in 2020 was undersized and poorly designed. It continues to fail during deployment, forcing the crew of 4,600 sailors to live with a system that randomly breaks down during their months at sea.

The crew of USS Ford is struggling to handle sewage problems on board the Navy's newest carrier.

01/17/2026

The Mesilla Valley Balloon Rally 2026 is happening this weekend in Las Cruces, NM. Here is a KRWG clip from last year. Will you be attending? Send us your balloon photos in the comments. We'd love to see them!

01/17/2026

NPR reporters on the ground in Minneapolis have witnessed federal agents pulling people off the streets and out of their cars or questioning people of color on their immigration status.

Minneapolis is at the center of sweeping, evolving federal immigration push. It demonstrates how different immigration enforcement is under Trump's second administration - and raises questions about the lingering effects on local communities and law enforcement.

01/17/2026

South Carolina on Friday reported 124 new measles cases in the last three days, bringing the total number to 558 in the state's fast-growing outbreak. Cases have nearly doubled in the last week alone.

More than 550 people have contracted measles in Spartanburg County, S.C., in a fast-growing outbreak. Like a majority of U.S. counties, nonmedical exemptions to school vaccination are also rising.

01/17/2026

In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, representative of over 3,000 U.S. jails, fewer than half offered some access to medication for opioid use disorder.

Many jails and prisons around the country don't provide medication treatment for opioid use disorder. Studies show that medication makes recovery more likely and reduces the risk of overdose death.

01/16/2026

FEMA supervisors warned that workers with multiyear contracts that are set to expire this year will not see those contracts extended, even if they are actively working on rebuilding efforts in places that recently suffered disasters.

Thousands of employees whose contracts end this year will lose their jobs, FEMA managers said at personnel meetings this week. The cuts could hobble the nation's disaster agency.

01/16/2026

KRWG Local News Fellow Abigail Salas recently covered a small protest in Las Cruces against U.S. action in Venezuela and has additional perspective in this follow-up report.

On January 3rd, the U.S. military took Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia into custody. KRWG Local News Fellow Abigail Salas recently covered a small protest in Las Cruces against the action and has additional perspective in this report.

01/16/2026

According to the presentation, overall crime was down 13% last year compared to 2024. Violent crime dropped by 19% and property crime dropped by 12%.

The Las Cruces Police Department hosted a town hall at City Hall Thursday night that was attended by over 100 people. Juvenile crime and competency were hot topics at the meeting.

01/16/2026

ICYMI: KRWG Multimedia Journalist Noah Raess discusses the upcoming legislative session and competency issue with Crystal Brantley, New Mexico State Senator, District 35. Watch this show and more at KRWG.ORG