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Scott Andrews speaks from the dais during the Doña Ana County commissioners’ meeting on Dec. 10, 2024.
Doña Ana County's new manager embraces modernization and optimism
Scott Andrews is, by his own account, “just as corny as advertised.” The new Doña Ana County manager likes to employ “dad jokes” without regard for consequence and …
Las Cruces City Hall, Dec. 7, 2024.
City recommends tighter public records access
A transparency fight is brewing at the state legislature, and Las Cruces may be right in the middle of it.  Local governments, including counties and cities of New Mexico, are looking to …
Charges filed in Imperial Motel crash
Alan Leyva-Vasquez, 22, faces one count of vehicular manslaughter in the death of Kari Scholin.
Police body camera footage shows Las Cruces police officer Jared Cosper pointing his gun at Amelia Baca in April 2022, shortly before shooting her.
Amelia Baca shooting gets new attention in appeals court 

The 10th Circuit Appeals Court is set to rule on whether a court erred in finding a Las Cruces Police Department officer had legal immunity when he killed 75-year-old Amelia Baca in 2022.  
One dead, one injured in Imperial Sky Motel crash
A crash at the Imperial Sky Motel Friday morning killed one bystander and injured another, according to initial reports.
Mesilla Valley Community of Hope's offices in Las Cruces, seen in an undated file photo.
Community of Hope presents wish list for lawmakers
Mesilla Valley Community of Hope is looking for nearly $9 million from state lawmakers to expand services, according to a presentation on Dec. 2.  
Arts & Entertainment
The Thomas Branigan Memorial Library in downtown Las Cruces, 200 E. Picacho Avenue.
Library hosts readers’ theater
A readers’ theater program at the Thomas Branigan Memorial Library in Las Cruces offers children a fun and engaging practice of reading, oral expression and overall fluency. In …
Drink Hale!
Traditions are funny things. We like to honor them, but tend to pick and choose the parts we like best, ignoring those we don’t. Holiday traditions tend to take the brunt of the conversion …
Coming Up December 13 - 19
Friday, December 13 New Mexico DarkSky and DarkSky International Virtual Workshop, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., online. Info:  NewMexico@darksky.org Luminarias Light Up the Desert, 5-7:30 p.m. at …
LOCAL SPORTS
Las Cruces High School track and field runner Kaselle Davis told her coach her goals were to break records and get the attention of colleges. She achieved both and has committed to Indiana University.

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 …
Randy Brown, along with fellow Aggie alumnus Fredd Young, has entered the New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame.

Randy Brown inducted into NM hall of fame

The New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame recently announced its inductees for 2024, featuring several distinguished athletes from New Mexico history. Among them was Randy Brown, who played guard with …
High School Sports

Bulldawg Kaselle Davis commits to Indiana

Las Cruces High School senior Kaselle Davis, a recent Gatorade Player of the Year, signed up to run for Indiana University last week. The local track and field phenom was selected as the 2023-24 …

Bulldawgs, Hawks prepare for face-off

When Centennial and Las Cruces High meet in the District 3-6A championship football game Friday night, there will be an abundance of quick, highly skilled playmakers on both sides. Big plays are …
BUSINESS
Land developer John Moscato addresses the Las Cruces City Council about changes to the city’s development code during a Dec. 9, 2024 work session.

Realize Las Cruces one step closer to implementation

Advocates argued for a handful of changes to a sweeping redesign of Las Cruces’ development code during one of the final meetings on the plan known as Realize Las Cruces.  A work …

November brings optimism, volatility to housing market

As Las Cruces real estate professionals prepare to close out the year in southern New Mexico real estate, November's report continues to show a strong market for homeowners. Southern New Mexico …
The Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery entrance at 2470 Calle de Guadalupe in Mesilla, Nov. 23, 2024.

Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery

MESILLA – Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery has had a lot to celebrate. Earlier this month, the galley celebrated its 30th anniversary, making them one of the longest operating co-op galleries …
The dining room area of The Lit Café in Las Cruces as employees prepare the future cannabis consumption lounge on Dec. 2, 2024.

Lit Café aims to redefine Las Cruces cannabis culture

In a city where ‘high desert’ has more than one meaning, a new consumption lounge hopes to spark up a new kind of gathering space for cannabis enthusiasts and curious minds alike.  …
Health & WELL BEING
2024 Cancer Warrior board members Marci Dickerson, Roberta Martinez-Flores, Katy Petermeier, Laura Pierce, Kacee Benford-Bruhn and Julie Gustafson.
‘Mammo to Answers' to expedite cancer diagnoses
Jennifer Martinez and Julie Gustafson each had to wait more than three months from mammogram to biopsy to confirm they had breast cancer.
Artist Abel Garcia, right, with UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) three-time heavyweight champion Randy Couture at an event during which Garcia painted for a Dallas Cowboys’ event bringing veterans and players together.
Abel Garcia joins ‘Bras for a Cause’
Talk about a big draw! Renowned artist, Las Cruces native and NMSU graduate Abel Garcia will return to his home town Oct. 17 to paint a special picture for Bras for a Cause, one of the signature …
New Mexico State University’s College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences reports that the state’s grape and wine industry has grown about 10 percent annually over two decades.
NMSU offers winemaking, marketing class
New Mexico State University’s Departments of Agriculture Economics and Agricultural Business and Extension Plant Sciences are offering a beginners’ course in winemaking suited for …
Inside
OPINION
If you are like most golfers, you want to shoot better scores but you really don’t want to radically change your swing, take a lot of lessons or even practice a great deal more. That’s …
Later this month, the consensus revenue estimate will be released, providing the basis for the state’s budget when lawmakers meet next month in Santa Fe. And the expectation is a continuation …
Tonight my legs, feet and right shoulder are a bit fatigued. As a family, we spent all day hunting quail in a remote but beautiful area. My children are 5 and 9. Today I heard them giggle at how …
One of my favorite books in my substantial golf library is “They Played With A Quiet Mind” (1991) by Charles F. Kemp, a professor of pastoral psychology at Texas Christian University, a …
UP COMING EVENTS
ARTS ROUNDUP
Luminarias Light Up the Desert The Asombro Institute for Science Education invites you to stroll along the paved, ADA-accessible trail lit with over 400 luminarias, while darkness settles over …
Mikie Iacono, Claudia Porcelli, Peter Fishburn, and Hallie Harris of Silver City Improv react to suggestions from the audience.
Silver City Improv Presents an Improv Holiday Show
Looking for something completely different for your holiday entertainment, this year? Silver City Improv is taking over the Starlight Theater in Silver City, to present a wild and wicked improvised …
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