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Las Cruces sailor supports U.S. Navy fighter jet mission

Every sailor’s story of naval service is unique. For Airman Apprentice Isaac Sanchez, this story has ties to Las Cruces, where skills and values learned there are foundational to success in the Navy. “Growing up, I learned the importance of...

Prestigious Army scholarship recipient chooses NMSU

Sgt. Jumaris Maduro, a religious affairs noncommissioned officer, will start classes at New Mexico State University in August under the U.S. Army’s Green to Gold Program, an initiative that allows active-duty enlisted soldiers to earn a bachelor's...

The measure of a leader

By the time Jeremy Story ever reached the podium, three people had already spent nearly 20 minutes explaining why he deserved to be there. Las Cruces Mayor Eric Enriquez spoke first. He called the Las Cruces police chief a leader whose impact...

A life without limits

The bushes were coming. For most children, that warning might have been enough to slow down. For Letticia Martinez, it was simply information to process before deciding what to do next. Growing up in Las Cruces, Martinez rode her bicycle with her...

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michelle Ferrari, right, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa public affairs specialist, reunites with her son, U.S. Army Spc. Nicolas Ferrari, assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, while deployed in East Africa, April 8, 2026. The reunion highlighted the resilience, sacrifice, and enduring family bonds shared across the joint force.

Separated by generations and branches, reunited in service

The rotors of the MV-22B Osprey cut through the East African night as red cabin lights illuminated Marines, aircrew, and mission equipment inside the aircraft. Somewhere below us stretched the Horn of Africa; vast, distant, and beautiful in a way...

Mesilla mayor and restaurateur is LCIFF “Hometown Hero”

The Las Cruces International Film Festival will honor Mesilla mayor and co-owner of Salud! Restaurant Russell Hernandez with its esteemed “Hometown Hero” award April 11 at the film festival awards ceremony at Rio Grande Theatre. The Las Cruces...

Damita Curry enjoying some practice swings.

Building belonging in tennis

On most days, when Damita Curry steps onto the tennis courts, she already knows what she will see. Very few faces that look like hers. For more than 40 years, tennis has been her joy, her grounding, and her connection to family. It has also...

Saul Hernandez, a New Mexico State University senior studying physics and linguistics with a minor in astronomy, detected the Milky Way using a homemade radio telescope he built out of recycled materials.

NMSU student’s cardboard creation detects rotation of galaxy

Saul Hernandez, a New Mexico State University senior studying physics and linguistics with a minor in astronomy, has turned recycled materials into a backyard radio telescope capable of detecting the rotation of the Milky Way. “This is just...

Carolyn Scott competes in powerlifting at the 2025 Senior Olympics.

Empowered by lifting

Her sister was the athlete in the family — the first Black student-athlete to attend New Mexico State University. Carolyn Scott gravitated more toward music and the arts. It might come as a surprise, then, that she is the family member now...

NMSU golf assistant director earns national award

New Mexico State University PGA Golf Management assistant director, Henry Stetina, has been named the 2026 PGA of America National Youth Player Development Award recipient, a national honor recognizing exceptional commitment to growing the game of...

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Las Cruces native among next generation of Navy Warfighters

Warrant Officer Joseph Luchetti, a native of Las Cruces, is serving in the U.S. Navy assigned to Aviation Enlisted Aircrew Training School amongst sailors and Marines who are developing the skills needed to be combat-ready aviation...

New Mexico lawmakers vote in favor of universal childcare

New Mexico is poised to become the first state in the nation to enshrine no-cost universal childcare into law after state lawmakers on Wednesday gave final approval to landmark legislation and sent it to...

Sigrid Polson is fourth place for Variety Magazine's Baby of the Year contest.

Local baby vying for Baby of the Year

A local baby is fourth place in a Baby of the Year contest that, if she wins, will reward her and her family with $25,000. Sigrid Polson is four months old and lives with her mom, dad and an older sibling in Mesquite. Her father, Devin Polson,...

New Mexico State University poet Connie Voisine recognized

New Mexico State University poet Connie Voisine is one of seven to receive the New Mexico Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s office announced …

Boxing coach Joe Hidalgo continues to coach in Las Cruces because he loves working with kids.

Local boxing coach recognized

Las Cruces boxing coach Joe Hidalgo will be inducted into the New Mexico Boxing Hall of Fame. Hidalgo said that he started boxing when he was 14 years old after his father set up a bag outside …

Asteria Gatlin, 2, is asking for votes online to become Toddler of the Year.

Local child on path to be Toddler of the Year

A two-year-old child who was born premature is vying to become Toddler of the Year in a national competition. Asteria Gatlin, 2, was born two months prematurely, her mother, Cleopatra Smith, …

Alden Sinlott, 12, with his model circuitry board.

Local child’s science experiment collects flight data

Alden Finlott, 12, did something that not many people can say they have done. He collected flight data from a model rocket flight. “We made a little circuitry board thing with …

Leo, a Boston Terrier, was 12 years old when he went into distress as he was dying. His owner, Jaye Williams, had to drive to Truth or Consequences at 6 a.m. to find a vet who could see Leo in the middle of his emergency.

Group brings new veterinarians to town

A grassroots group trying to improve the health of Las Cruces’ pets created a program last year that led to five new veterinarians relocating to Las Cruces this summer. Animal Companions …

Tiktok influencer impacts local businesses

A local social media influencer has been helping local restaurants get more customers thanks to his unique videos. Leo Sanchez, better known as thepovfoodie online, visits local restaurants, …

New state requirements affect Las Cruces students

A bill signed into law in 2023 that changes graduation requirements goes into effect this school year. Major changes include removing Algebra II as a requirement, implementing more work-based …