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Trout Fire in Gila impacts Southern New Mexico
Las Cruces is suffering a blanket of smoke this week due to the Trout Fire in the Gila National Fire. The fire has grown large enough to prompt Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham to declare a state …
Law enforcement increases reward for information about road rage shooting
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has increased the reward available for information leading to the arrest of the alleged shooter of a 14-year-old boy in early June.   …
Numbers are up but conservationists sound alarm on the lobo
Conservationists have been sounding the alarm about a looming “genetic crisis” in the Mexican gray wolf community as reintroduction continues.   The group of conservationists …
NMSU to pay athletes
New Mexico State University has announced that it  will pay athletes directly to keep NMSU competitive in sports.    This decision comes after a class action lawsuit victory for …
Organ Mountains
Opposition to changes to the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument grows
Southern New Mexico residents joined the congressional delegation and many others in opposing a Donald Trump administration effort to target the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument.   …
Man found deceased near Lion’s Park
Police are asking the public’s help after a passerby found a deceased man near Lion’s Park, 701 W. Picacho Ave., in the early morning hours of Thursday, June 12. The passerby …
County commission advances GO bond proposal for quality of life improvements
Doña Ana County commissioners passed a resolution that would place up to $140 million in general obligation bonds on this November’s ballot for county residents. The proposal to …
Three fires in 13-hour period, one man airlifted
A man had to be airlifted to a burn facility in Lubbock, Texas, after firefighters found him in a burning shed at the corner of Lohman Ave. and Solano Drive around 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 11. Las …
A standoff on Picacho and 17th Street began Tuesday morning. The streets are blocked off.
Alleged shooter and deceased victim identified after standoff on Picacho
Updated at 5:15 p.m.: Las Cruces Police have identified both the man believed to have shot a passing motorist on Picacho Avenue Tuesday morning and the man who was killed.
Arts & Entertainment
Bringing Creativity to the Community
Picasso once said, “Every child is an artist, the problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” From an early age, children naturally embrace creativity—drawing, painting, …
Arts Roundup - June 20-26
Endgame Samuel Beckett’s absurdist, tragicomic one-act play concerns a blind, paralyzed, domineering elderly man, his geriatric parents, and his servile companion in an abandoned house in …
Coming Up - June 20 - 26
June 20-26 Mesilla Valley Film Society's movie of the week at the Fountain Theatre: The Shrouds, Dir: David Cronenberg, 120 min Drama, Sci-fi, Thriller, Rated R. Karsh (Vincent Cassel), a …
LOCAL SPORTS
Eugene Pettes will compete in six events in track and field in the upcoming New Mexico Senior Olympics held in Las Cruces. He won first place in the high jump during Doña Ana County Senior Olympics competition in 2023 at Centennial High School.

Get ready, set, go! New Mexico Senior Olympics in Las Cruces

Alex Burr is 93 years young but for him age is just a number. Burr is competing in the 2025 New Mexico Senior Olympics in the power walking competition next week. He is one of nearly 200 people …
Jerry Hinsley in front of photos from his baseball years.

A Las Cruces High School student made it to Major League Baseball

Many young baseball players dream of getting a taste of the show, but no Las Cruces local has ever achieved that goal.  That is, except for Jerry Hinsley. His eight-year long career as …
High School Sports

Beyond the buzzer with Coach Maya's philosophy on winning

When George Maya took over the Mayfield girls’ basketball team, he did not just aim for historic win records and state championships.  He wanted to prove he could lead a successful …

Star athlete looks to future, on and off the track

Goals are a part of everything Kaselle Davis does. They are the beginning. What follows is mostly expected. As the 2024 New Mexico High School state track and field championships approached last …
BUSINESS
An aerial view of the main hangar at Spaceport America in New Mexico’s Sierra County.

Sirius Technologies, Inc., to Become Tenant at Spaceport America

Innovative Space Carrier Inc. (ISC), a space startup based in Tokyo, Japan, and its United States subsidiary, Sirius Technologies, Inc., signed an operational lease at Spaceport America in May. …

Author and bookstore owner Denise Chávez declared to the universe she would write

There aren’t many places where you can walk into a bookstore and meet a best-selling author and icon who has won national awards and even has her own Wikipedia page. In Las Cruces, that …

April Real Estate report puts the brakes on home sales

April's housing report shows a significant shift from last year's dynamics.  After an impressive first quarter for 2025, April's report represents a decline of 18% from last year in overall …
: Didi Ramando, manager at Kohl's Las Cruces and Mike Binns, a member of Las Cruces Rio Grande Rotary Club, pose for photos after Binns gives Ramando an award from the Rotary Club.

Kohl’s named Rotary Club Business of Quarter

The Rio Grande Rotary Club named Kohl’s of Las Cruces the Rio Grande Rotary Club’s Business of the Quarter for the first quarter of 2025. The Rio Grande Rotary Club’s Business …
Health & WELL BEING
New implant procedure at MountainView
MountainView Regional Medical Center has implanted a new form of pacemaker and says it is the first in southern New Mexico to do so. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the dual …
Nurse Conducting Ultrasound Examination
Infant and maternal healthcare gains funding in Southern New Mexico
The United Health Foundation awarded $1.5 million to La Clinic de Familia and another $100,000 to the New Mexico Doula Association to expand prenatal and gynecological health services in Southern New …
Mammos to Answers
One of the worst things a woman can hear is that a doctor has found a suspicious lump in her breast. Las Cruces businesswoman Marci Dickerson learned in the fall of 2022 that she had a …
Inside
OPINION
The First Tee, now in its 29 th year, was established to teach and improve children’s life skills through the game of golf. Today we’re examining how you can utilize your adult life …
As the philosopher George Santayana said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” It’s true that we humans easily forget the past, and we seem to repeat our …
It almost seemed too festive. Prior to the “No Kings” rallies held throughout the country Saturday, the president had warned that protesters would be, “met with very big …
Is anybody yet convinced that southern New Mexico requires a mental health facility? It is not a matter of whether southern New Mexico would benefit from a facility, but the state of affairs within …
UP COMING EVENTS
Archaeoastronomy & Celestial Geometry: Understanding the Mysteries of Ancient Astronomies is scheduled to be held at the Ruidoso Convention Center July 7-9, with tours and other activities on …
Mesilla Valley Jazz and Blues Society will bring Plaza de Las Cruces to life with jazz music in partnership with the New Mexico Juneteenth Jazz Arts Festival at 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 22. …
June 13 – 29 No Strings Theatre Company presents Endgame, 8 p.m. & 2:30 p.m., at The Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Main St., Las Cruces. Info: 575-523-1223 June 13 th -19 th …
Cherry Festival Help celebrate the more than 100-year history of cherry growing in the Sacramento Mountains with cherry picking, cherry pie and cherry cider, as well as food, live music, a …
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