Local NewsPearce, O’Rourke Reintroduce Border Bill
(Deming) – Two border-area congressmen have reintroduced legislation in Washington to push for safety and security reforms along the border. New Mexico Congressman Steve Pearce and Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke have reintroduced the Border Enforcement Accountability, Oversight, and Community Engagement Act. The bill, first introduced in 2015, appears to have stalled in committee. Pearce said it is Congress’s responsibility to ensure that communities along the border region – and Customs and Border Patrol agents assigned to protect it – have the resources they need to be safe and secure where they live and work. He said that for those who live on the border, a certain level of oversight is important for the day-to-day interaction agents have with surrounding communities, and that means providing agents with the training and tools to achieve their security mission. Pearce added he was proud to join Congressman O’Rourke again to move toward solutions that better protect communities, Customs and Border Patrol agents, and the nation from vulnerabilities along the border. Columbus Algae Farm is Being Touted (Deming) – A Columbus algae farm is being touted as a market breakthrough for a Texas-based algae company. Qualitas Health's new algae farm in Columbus will expand the company's total acreage to 150 acres in cultivation, which company officials say is roughly equivalent to 45,000 acres of peas in terms of protein yield. A media release said that Qualitas Health recently announced a long term, strategic partnership with commercial crop producer Green Stream Farms to triple its algae production. With this partnership, Qualitas officials say they will achieve enough critical mass to become a sustainable omega-3 alternative, worldwide, at commercial scale. Qualitas Health CEO Miguel Calatayud said omega-3 is an essential nutrient currently dominated by fish and krill. He added people may not realize fish and krill get their omega-3s from algae. Crime Report (Deming) - Here's the area crime report: Miguel Lizalde, age 31, of Las Cruces, was arrested for driving while license was suspended or revoked, having an expired registration and speeding… Johnny Burnside, age 44, of Las Cruces, was arrested on a Magistrate warrant for failure to pay fines… Jimmy Chavez, age 67, was arrested on a Magistrate warrant for failure to pay fines… and Efrain Medrano, age 37, was cited for shoplifting at Walmart. Also, a cellular phone valued at $200 was reported stolen from a location off W. Florida.
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Deming Radio Weather Steve Hamilton
Tonight: Mostly clear and windy. Low: 70. Wind: W 15 to 20 mph, gusting to 30. Saturday: Mostly sunny in the morning. A few clouds in the afternoon with scattered showers in the area, and cooler. High: 92. Wind: SE 10 to 15 mph, gusting to 25. Saturday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Low: 70. Wind: SE 10 to 20 mph, gusting to 25. Sunday: Partly sunny in the morning, with more clouds and a few thunderstorms in the afternoon. High: Mid 90s and breezy. Sunday Night: A 50% percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low: Upper 60s. Monday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. High: 94. Chance of rain 40%. Regional Weather: One more hot day for NM before things cool off a little for the weekend. Low pressure and a cold front will be dropping into northern NM by this afternoon with some clouds and thunderstorms, mainly over eastern NM, this afternoon and evening. It will be hottest today over the southern counties ahead of the cold front with temperatures in the low 100s. Cooling off a little for the mountains and eastern counties late this afternoon. Wind will be gusty from the NW through the afternoon, changing to SE by Saturday morning and staying breezy. We also have the possibility of rain moving in by Saturday night. The cold front moves south of NM on Saturday with high pressure to the east causing upslope flow over most of the state, along with some showers and thunderstorms late Saturday, and again on Sunday evening. If you are going to be in southern NM today, stay in air conditioning or shade during the hottest parts of the day, and avoid excess exertion. If you are traveling long-distance across the Southwest, make sure your vehicle is prepared for extremely hot temperatures. Carry spare drinking water and make sure your mobile phone is charged in case you have to call for help. NEVER leave pets or children unattended in a vehicle. Steve Hamilton AMS Meteorologist KDEM-FM LIVE AUDIO 
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