Southwest: Quick Facts

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News •

New Mexico Highlands University selects five finalists for next president • Nov. 13, 2026, 1:20 AM ET (Sante Fe New Mexican)

Water Levels at New Mexico’s Navajo Reservoir Surge to Seven-Year High • Nov. 11, 2026, 11:49 AM ET (Newsweek)

USA TODAY Sports Super 15 Southwest Region football rankings, Week 13 • Nov. 9, 2026, 6:30 AM ET (USA Today)

Receding floodwaters leave a sea of mud and shattered homes in the US Southwest • Nov. 3, 2026, 8:22 PM ET (AP)

Is El Niño making storms and flash floods in the Southwest worse? • Nov. 2, 2026, 6:58 PM ET (AP)

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