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Wednesday, July 16, 2025
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Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Deputy Antonio Aleman laid to rest
Woman sentenced for DWI case
Man sentenced for shooting
Medicaid cuts could hurt hospitals, families
AG joins suit against U.S. Dept. of Ed over mental health cuts
Ruidoso flood on July 8, 2025.
The Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico is reactivating their Greatest Needs Impact Fund for Lincoln and Otero County to help Ruidoso residents after the floods that have reportedly taken the …
A plan to build more than 1 mile of a border wall between the United States and Mexico at Mount Cristo Rey near Sunland Park is getting pushback from some, including the Las Cruces Diocese. U.S. …
The Las Cruces Police Department said through a news release that centralized HVAC systems on large commercial buildings in Las Cruces have been the target of a string of serial thefts since January …
 A Doña Ana County Sheriff’s deputy died in car crash
A Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Deputy died after a car crash on I-10 Tuesday afternoon. Patrol Deputy Antonio Aleman, 33, was on duty when his car collided with a semi-truck at 5 p.m. …
‘Iron Aggies’ bring powerlifting to NMSU
When Adrianna Apodaca left high school, she looked around the state for college powerlifting clubs.  Apodaca graduated from Mayfield High School, where she competed in powerlifting, and …
Former Mayfield High School band director John Schutz dies at 78
John Schutz, who had a career as a band director and musician in Las Cruces and was the first coordinator of visual and performing arts for Las Cruces Public Schools, died on June 19 at Mesilla …
City greenlights corridor improvement plan
The Las Cruces City Council voted unanimously to approve the El Paseo and S. Solano Metropolitan Redevelopment Area Plan at its June 7 meeting. An internal Metropolitan Redevelopment Area …
Brad Lunsford, a Las Cruces police officer of 11 years and the man convicted of killing Presley Eze, was handcuffed and taken to jail after his trial on Feb. 12, 2025.
NM Supreme Court quashes Brad Lunsford request for juror to testify
New Mexico Supreme Court sided with Attorney General Raúl Torrez by stopping the district court’s decision to require a juror to testify in former Las Cruces Police Officer Brad …
Organ Mountains
Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument saved for now
Las Cruces public land activists praised the failure to pass a controversial proposal to sell millions of acres of public land across the U.S. The proposal caught the eye of the Senate …
People wait in line outside Casa de Peregrinos in Las Cruces.
Las Cruces food bank worries about federal cuts
Local nonprofits are raising concerns after H.R.1, commonly referred to as “The One Big Beautiful Bill,” passed the U.S. Senate and is heading back to the U.S. House of Representatives …
Keith Whelpley from the Ol’Gringo Chile Company shows Abigail Rogers samples of salsa.
Toucan Market celebrated 20 years
Toucan Market celebrated its 20 th anniversary on Saturday, June 28, by hosting what one of the owners, Robert Bauer, referred to at a ‘thank you’ to the Las Cruces community. The …
Las Cruces number seven on best town list
Las Cruces has taken the number seven spot in CNN’s Americas Best Towns to Visit in 2025 list. The list — which looked at hundreds of cities across the United States — finds …
The new Memorial Urgent Care in Anthony, NM
Urgent Care opens in Anthony NM
Memorial Medical Center Urgent Care, 1950 Chebo Murillo, Anthony, NM, held a ribbon cutting on Friday, June 27. Anthony Mayor Diana Murillo opened the ceremony with a speech about the City of …
The City and county are cutting ties with AMR and will be providing emergency medical services on its own.
County and city terminate ambulance services with AMR
Doña Ana County and the City of Las Cruces will no longer contract out ambulance services with AMR and will take over emergency responses come September. On May 23, the city, county and …
Las Cruces City Hall, Dec. 7, 2024.
How Las Cruces could spend $9.8 million from opioid settlement
The Las Cruces City Council received an update on two proposed plans from Las Cruces City staff, which included a proposal on how to spend $9.8 million in opioid settlement funds. During the …
United Way expanded with a ribbon cutting to open a new space on 642 S. Alameda Blvd. from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24.
Expansion of United Way
United Way expanded with a ribbon cutting to open a new space on 642 S. Alameda Blvd. from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24.
A Las Cruces Police officer in the car of one of the attendees of the El Paseo Cruise hosted by the Las Cruces Police Department.
Cruising and rejuvenating El Paseo
Reminiscent of a former era for El Paseo Road, the Las Cruces Police Department’s Community Outreach Unit hosted a community-wide cleanup on Tuesday, June 24, that included a car enthusiasts …
Shooting victim identified as LCPS bus driver
The victim of the fatal June 10 th shooting that led to the alleged shooter barricading himself in a nearby hotel on Picacho Ave. has been identified as a local school bus driver. The victim, …
Explore Academy high school was closed with little prior notice.
Explore Academy shuts high school with little notice
The governing board of Explore Academy in Las Cruces voted to close their high school last week, surprising some parents. On Friday, June 20, the board voted unanimously to shutter the high …
Roundabout near NMSU
NMSU offering new degree in AI
New Mexico State University is offering a new degree in AI, set to be available for the fall 2026 semester. The degree will be a Bachelor of Science in AI. According to Enrico Pontelli, dean of …
Left-to-right: Christina Roy, Corrina Miramontes and Shahid Mustafa (not shown) organized the market.
New market hits Mesquite Street
A new market, called the People’s Market, opened in Klein Park on Mesquite Street on Sunday, June 22, and part of what makes this open market a little different is that it will be open on …
The Apache Point Observatory 3.5-meter telescope fires a laser to locate retroreflectors on the surface of the moon.
NMSU navigation system helping NASA navigate the moon
A New Mexico State University research team has been working on a lunar laser project to help place humans on the moon again for the first time in over 50 years. Under NASA, the Lunar Laser …
Memorial Medical Center is pictured on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022, in Las Cruces.
Memorial nursing program mentors new nurses
The American Nurses Credential Center’s Practice Transition Accreditation Program recognized Memorial Medical Center’s nurse residency program with a reaccreditation recently. Julie …
Former New Mexico State University basketball player and alleged participant in the 2022-2023 hazing incident Deshawndre Washington has had his request to reinstate his former lawyer blocked by the …
A student walking on campus is seen in the reflection of a window on the New Mexico State University campus.
To give New Mexico State University students more opportunity to explore the nuclear field, Mechanical Engineering student Olivia Belina founded the NMSU chapter of the American Nuclear Society. …
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 …

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