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The Las Cruces Public Schools will pay the town of Mesilla $170,000 in the next school year for the assignment of two armed Mesilla marshals as full-time security personnel, known as “school …
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Algernon D'Ammassa Las Cruces Bulletin
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6/25/24
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Four people are dead, one is in jail, a teen girl was injured by shrapnel and police are looking for suspects after two unrelated incidents rocked the city over the weekend of June 23.
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Bulletin report
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6/24/24
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Superintendent Ignacio Ruiz was awarded a new contract with a higher salary after his first year at the Las Cruces Public Schools.
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Algernon D'Ammassa Las Cruces Bulletin
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6/21/24
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Despite the havoc it caused this week, the huge rainstorm that fell Wednesday over Ruidoso has ushered in a short period of “minimal fire activity” on the Salt and South Fork fires, …
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Patrick Lohmann
Source New Mexico
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6/21/24
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The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing the federal government to block the deal Texas and New Mexico proposed to end a decade of litigation over Rio Grande water.
The decision made Friday …
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Danielle Prokop
Source New Mexico
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6/21/24
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This article contains descriptions of suicide. Immediate help is available by calling the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988.
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Justin Garcia Las Cruces Bulletin
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6/21/24
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President Joe Biden on Thursday declared a state of disaster in connection to two fires that have burned or destroyed an estimated 1,400 structures in the Ruidoso area and claimed at least two lives.
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By Diana Alba Soular, Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative
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6/20/24
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A team from Las Cruces will assist with rescues subsequent to flash foods caused by wildfires in Lincoln County.
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Bulletin report
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6/20/24
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President Joe Biden approved Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s request for an expedited Major Disaster Declaration in response to the South Fork and Salt fires, a White House official said …
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Austin Fisher
Source New Mexico
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6/20/24
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A deputy with the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Department killed a man during a shootout near Shalem Colony on June 19, according to a news release.
DASO did not identify the man …
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Justin Garcia Las Cruces Bulletin
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6/20/24
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The old Doña Ana County Courthouse maintains a stately presence in downtown Las Cruces.
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Algernon D'Ammassa Las Cruces Bulletin
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6/20/24
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Patrick Pearson played bass and sang ‘90s cover songs, along with country and Spanish music three or four times a week at local bar Quarters in Ruidoso.
He was known to cook up a pot of …
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By Diana Alba Soular, Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative and Adrian Hedden, El Rito Media
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6/20/24
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An intense storm brought a new twist Wednesday afternoon to the fire response efforts in Ruidoso: water rescues. Authorities emphasized the need to seek higher ground and touted the mantra …
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By Diana Alba Soular, Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative
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6/20/24
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The Las Cruces City Council voted unanimously to write off more than $200,000 of debt across the three departments during their meeting on June 17.
The unanimous vote did not eliminate the …
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Bulletin report
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6/19/24
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The Las Cruces City Council approved a three-year contract with a union representing local firefighters that guarantees the department a 22 percent increase in pay.
The new three-year contract …
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Bulletin report
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6/19/24
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Diners set down their forks and stood as the Billy Townes Group shifted from a set list of jazz standards to accompany a choir performing “Life Every Voice and Sing,” the hymn giving …
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Algernon D'Ammassa Las Cruces Bulletin
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6/19/24
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Two fires threatening the community of Ruidoso expanded Tuesday, damaging or destroying at least 500 structures and prompting a second evacuation order, this time for the neighboring City of Ruidoso …
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By Diana Alba Soular, Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative
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6/19/24
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The South Fork Fire evacuated the entire village of Ruidoso on June 17. That’s nearly 8,000 people pushed out of their mountain community on a moment’s notice.
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Justin Garcia Las Cruces Bulletin
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6/18/24
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The Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office said a 59-year-old man was found dead Monday after he went missing the night before.
Deputies responded to the Rio Grande near 2215 Run Along …
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Bulletin report
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6/18/24
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Two fires burning just east and south of Ruidoso forced the evacuation of about 8,000 people on June 17 as fire crews from around the state battle the blazes.
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Bulletin report
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6/18/24
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