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Monday, May 06, 2013  A new U.S. Census report finds that a North Carolina city is No. 2 in the country for its percentage of recent unmarried mothers, and two South Carolina cities are in the Top 10.

Monday, April 29, 2013  Man vaults pews and lashes out at New Mexico choir, sending 4 churchgoers to hospital with stab wounds

Thursday, April 25, 2013  More tough choices ahead for farmers, cities as New Mexico grapples with third year of drought

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Greenville will be getting a trampoline park attraction this summer.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  New Mexico slaughterhouse becomes ground zero in emotional debate over horse slaughter

Thursday, April 04, 2013  South Carolina will have to wait a few more days before experiencing a close encounter with unidentified flying objects.

Monday, March 18, 2013  Federal wildlife managers look to New Mexico pilot project in battle against feral pigs

Friday, January 25, 2013  On Friday, family and friends will gather at the church to mourn the deaths — a tragedy that just doesn't make sense to surviving family members or the church community that has watched the accused teen grow up.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  After his family, the boy's plan was to randomly shoot people at a Wal-Mart on Saturday, which happened to be "Guns Across America" day, until he could be killed in a shootout with law enforcement.

Monday, January 21, 2013  Investigators trying to piece together what led to the violence late Saturday night found several guns believed used in the shootings.

Friday, June 29, 2012  'War room' type planning allocates nation's firefighting assets against multiple blazes

Wednesday, June 13, 2012  Federal authorities raid a horse racing operation in Ruidoso Downs, N.M., and a horse ranch in Oklahoma they say are tied to Mexico's most ruthless drug cartel.

Friday, June 01, 2012  Massive New Mexico blaze marches through wilderness as fears grow of more western wildfires to come

Tuesday, December 20, 2011  Blizzards crawling across Midwest blamed for at least 6 deaths, halting pre-holiday travel

Thursday, June 30, 2011  'Flying laboratory' dispatched to monitor air as crews battle wildfire near New Mexico nuclear lab