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A flea-market tintype purchased for $10 may show Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett, and other figures together in 1880.

An investigation by Searchlight New Mexico examines how a 13-year-old Hobbs student who reported rape at school was disbelieved by administrators and police, disciplined with on-campus suspension and ultimately homeschooled. Experts say officials failed to apply trauma-informed, legally required scrutiny amid broader allegations of sexual violence and weak state and federal oversight.

Firefighters, some wearing full gear, and members of the public climbed the equivalent of 110 stories to honor those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Graceland Portables opened in Carlsbad 2.5 years ago, growing from portable storage buildings to also include metal structures, greenhouse affiliate and now Binzebos, with an even more recent arrangement for red steel buildings and quonsets. The business name in use to this point no longer fits the true scope of their offerings, said owner Raylene Wall.

According to a press release issued Thursday, Sept. 3, racetrack owners Johnny and Jana Trotter have “agreed on a framework” with Global Gaming Solutions to move the Quarter Horse Racing Triple Crown Series, the All-American Super Select Sale and the Ruidoso Downs Hall of Fame to Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie.

New Mexico State Police are investigating the fatal officer-involved shooting of 50-year-old Keith Charles Cowgill in Alamogordo. Officers responded to a 911 call about a suicidal man armed with a rifle, attempted to deescalate the situation, and shot Cowgill after he exited his home. He died at a hospital; involved officers were placed on administrative leave.

The Artesia City Council approved a Memorandum of Understanding with the Eddy County Sheriff’s Office covering mutual aid for emergency responses, investigative support and traffic enforcement.

For eight years, 2001 W. Bullock has been home to Micah and Kas Howard, who transformed the property by painting the red brick white, adding black eaves, a driveway, Bermuda grass and a front-porch sitting area. Rose bushes, zinnias and sunflowers—named for cherished loved ones—add color and personal meaning to their Yard of the Week.

Nuclear waste shipments from Washington’s Hanford Site to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad will resume after a 15-year pause. Hanford cleanup workers are preparing about 11,000 containers of transuranic waste for certification and transport.

The Savannah River Site in South Carolina will begin shipping highly radioactive, remote-handled waste to New Mexico’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant after testing confirmed containers posed no flammable-gas risk.

The Trump administration has proposed repealing the 2001 Roadless Rule, potentially opening 1.6 million acres of New Mexico national forests to logging and road construction, including 158,000 acres in Lincoln National Forest. Supporters cite wildfire prevention and local forest management, while environmentalists and Democratic lawmakers warn of industrial development, threats to wildlife and drinking water, and loss of undeveloped public lands.

September is Library Card Sign-up Month, and Artesia Public Library is encouraging residents to discover its books, magazines, internet, digital resources, local history, programs and more.