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8 hours ago | yahoo.com | Cathy Cook

Jun. 3—Led by a New Mexico senator and congressman, bipartisan legislation that would allow the Department of Defense to sell excess aircraft and aircraft parts to be used for wildfire suppression is headed to the president's desk after sailing through the House on Tuesday. With the president's signature, the legislation could help aerial firefighting companies experiencing shortages in airplane parts, including those based in New Mexico.

9 hours ago | yahoo.com | Ben Conley

Jun. 3—MORGANTOWN — If you spend any amount of time downtown, you're likely aware that one lane of upper Walnut Street, as well as the adjacent sidewalk, has been off limits to some degree since February. That's when Blue Gold Development showed up to complete a $1, 203, 349 streetscape project that will include extensive lighting upgrades, a new sidewalk and other pedestrian improvements as well as a full asphalt overlay in the one-block stretch between Spruce and High streets.

9 hours ago | yahoo.com | Ben Conley

Jun. 3—WESTOVER — The lead engineer on Westover's Holland Avenue project told Westover City Council construction will stretch beyond the anticipated June 22 completion date. "We are not working as fast at night as we had anticipated, so therefore it is slower overall. I think our anticipated date for completion was June 22. I think the last time I told you that I was here and I told you that it was going to go beyond that, and it is, " Thrasher's Doug Smith said Monday.

10 hours ago | yahoo.com | Katheryn Houghton |Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez |Arielle Zionts

Navajo Nation leaders took turns hiking alongside Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in April to detail the tribal nation’s priorities to improve access to health care and clean water. They also advocated for the preservation and reestablishment of U.S. government programs that have far-reaching impacts for their nation. (Katheryn Houghton/KFF Health News)WINDOW ROCK, Ariz.

12 hours ago | yahoo.com | Audrey Mayer

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — One of Nashville’s oldest and largest homeless encampments has officially been closed. As of Tuesday, workers are still clearing out “Old Tent City,” which has been a constant for people experiencing homelessness in Nashville near Anthes Drive since the 1980s. This is not the first time Metro has demolished the encampment, usually citing safety concerns, and advocates for the city’s homeless population told News 2 it may not be the last.