The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded Las Cruces more than $1.5 million to expand opportunities for residents, reports The Alamogordo Daily News.
After the acid leak from Schlumberger Well caused residents of Farmington to evacuate on Sunday, the city will ask Schlumberger Well Services to help pay the bill for emergency services, reports The Farmington Daily Times.
The Los Alamos Monitor reports a Santa Fe citizen’s group plans to file a lawsuit that would force Los Alamos National Laboratory to abide by environmental requirements as it moves toward constructing an annex for plutonium warhead cores.
City Councilor Matthew Ortiz informed Santa Fe County that his client, Advantage Asphalt, under investigation for possible fraud and theft at the Santa Fe County’s Public Works Department, may sue the county for defamation and damages, reports The Santa Fe New Mexican.
The Deming Headlight reports the USDA will offer equipment and operational loans to farmers who don’t qualify for loans from traditional sources.