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City and County share update on MMC hospital agreements

Doña Ana County and the City of Las Cruces held a joint news conference on Monday, March 23 to announce the filing of a Notice of Breach related to agreements with Memorial Medical Center, operated by Lifepoint Health. For the past 18 months, the... more

Bulletin Report | 3/24/26

Sending the elevator for the others

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 place is Casa Camino Real Bookstore, 314 S. Tornillo St.,... more

Mike Cook
For the Las Cruces Bulletin | 3/21/26

Students looking at construction plans during a tour of the Las Cruces city hall, March 11.

Explore Academy Las Cruces students present ideas at City Hall

Students from Explore Academy Las Cruces shared their own research and proposals about one of Las Cruces’ busiest intersections March 11 at City Hall. The ideas focused on potential improvements to the Triviz Drive, Telshor Boulevard,... more

Elijah Rey Reyes
Las Cruces Bulletin | 3/21/26

Gilman Program named 25th anniversary top-producing institution

Established in 2001, the U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program has provided merit-based scholarships to college students to study or intern abroad, and New Mexico State University has been recognized as a... more

Tiffany Acosta
NMSU | 3/20/26

Trap and skeet shooting add variety to Senior Games

The crack of a shotgun echoes across the range, followed by a puff of orange dust in the sky. For competitors in Senior Olympics trap and skeet shooting, that brief moment—the split-second between target release and trigger pull—is where... more

Kurt Johnson
Las Cruces Bulletin | 3/20/26

A pioneer for women in politics

“My mom is the original that broke the glass ceiling in many ways,” said Laura Garcia. Her mother is long-time educator and former State Rep. Mary Helen Garcia, who represented southern Doña Ana County in the New Mexico House of Representatives... more

Mike Cook
For the Las Cruces Bulletin | 3/19/26

The hearse that started it all for the WIA in Las Cruces.

Women united in effort to lift a community

Women often have a unique instinct for the educational needs of children in their communities. In Las Cruces, that instinct continues to shape the work of a group of women who have quietly served the city for more than a century. Today, members... more

Kurt Johnson
Las Cruces Bulletin | 3/19/26

Film with the feel of New Mexico

In honoring the filmmakers participating in the Las Cruces International Film Festival, Asiah Thomas-Mandlman set out to capture both the colors of New Mexico and the essence of a film set in designing the festival’s official poster. “I wanted to... more

Kurt Johnson
Las Cruces Bulletin | 3/18/26

Tristian, Katherine Barit's dog poses for his self portrait.

Helping pets stay home

Katherine Barit’s dog Tristian is more than just a companion. He’s family. The 74-year-old Doña Ana County resident has cared for her Welsh Terrier since he was a puppy. Now 11 years old and blind due to a genetic condition, Tristian... more

Elijah Rey Reyes
Las Cruces Bulletin | 3/18/26

Burrell students take next step forward on Match Day

Every March, at the same moment across the country, thousands of medical students learn where their lives will take them next. The moment is known as Match Day. Envelopes open, cheers erupt and tears sometimes follow as graduating students... more

Kurt Johnson
Las Cruces Bulletin | 3/18/26

State invests up to $138 million NMSU

The New Mexico State University system will receive more than $57 million in special appropriations, capital projects and base funding, thanks to legislation signed this week by New Mexico governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. This funding is a... more

Amanda Wyatt
NMSU | 3/18/26

"Chihuahua in Pickup at Gas Station," by Andrew Williams.

Art Stop program highlights local artists

Bus riders across Las Cruces will soon encounter colorful artwork while waiting at city bus shelters. Local artists gathered March 12 at Amador Live to celebrate the latest installment of the city’s Art Stop program, a partnership... more

Elijah Rey Reyes
Las Cruces Bulletin | 3/18/26

River Scott, Skylar Rose and Hali Aleczandra took second in the short film contest at Farm & Ranch Museum.

Short film competition highlights local history

“It’s the story of a Filipino family sitting around the table, and the young daughter asked her dad if there's other Filipinos in New Mexico, and this just gives them an opportunity to springboard into the history of Filipinos and their... more

Kurt Johnson
Las Cruces Bulletin | 3/18/26

A look at the enormous American flag that spread across the apron of Spaceport X's horizontal launch area.

Great American Flag Project comes to Spaceport America

Volunteers gathered at Spaceport America near Truth or Consequences on March 13 to unfurl and clean one of the largest American flags ever created as part of an effort to preserve the historic banner for future displays. The flag, measuring... more

Elijah Rey Reyes
Las Cruces Bulletin | 3/17/26

Kayden and his sister, August Gohrick, on stage as she holds the microphone for him.

Young writer recognized by Progress Club

An Organ Mountain High School freshman was recognized by the General Federation of Women’s Clubs Progress Club of Las Cruces after winning first place in the organization’s annual student short story contest. Kayden Carrillo, a ninth-grade... more

Elijah Rey Reyes
Las Cruces Bulletin | 3/17/26

DACC volleyball for a cause

Doña Ana Community College is looking for competitors to participate in its upcoming volleyball tournament to support the college’s diaper bank. The college’s Health & Wellness program is hosting the third annual “Serve & Support: Volley... more

Bulletin Report | 3/13/26

Bows and arrows at the Senior Games

It’s a competitive sport many people try in high school physical education class or at the county fair, but according to Buffey Autry, archery draws you in and becomes part of who you are. Autry competes in archery at the Dona Ana Senior... more

Kurt Johnson
Las Cruces Bulletin | 3/13/26

Evaleen Vasquez enjoys poetry reading rehearsal.

Finding her voice

For Organ Mountain High School senior Evaleen Vasquez, performing poetry is about more than memorizing lines. It’s about making the audience feel something. “I just hope they can feel the emotion that I have — the pain, the anger, the joy,... more

Elijah Rey Reyes
Las Cruces Bulletin | 3/13/26

Rendering of the proposed new NMSU stadium press box.

NM State athletics announces facility investment

New Mexico State University director of athletics Joe Fields today announced a $17 million investment in Aggie athletics with the approval and funding of a new press box and executive suite project at Aggie Memorial Stadium. This funding will be... more

Michael Navarrette
NMSU Athletics | 3/13/26

Pat Sisbarro: women pushing forward

“When we started it, we really thought it was going to be a one and done,” Pat Sisbarro said about the Tough Enough to Wear Pink campaign. Instead, the fundraiser lasted 10 years, ending in 2016 after raising more than $6 million for cancer... more

Mike Cook
For the Las Cruces Bulletin | 3/13/26