Former Las Cruces childcare worker Jennifer Hernandez faces seven felony child abuse charges after police reviewed surveillance video at a local daycare.
The Las Cruces City Council approved a liquor license transfer, a pedestrian crossing grant application, a contract increase for Film Las Cruces and a Medicaid ambulance reporting agreement during its March 2 meeting.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed David Quintana as acting secretary of the New Mexico Department of Transportation.
A federal inmate at the Doña Ana County Detention Center has tested positive for measles, with possible exposure reported at the U.S. District Court building in Las Cruces.
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The 2026 New Mexico state basketball championships begin this week, with games scheduled at The Pit, Rio Rancho Events Center and Bernalillo High School.
MountainView Regional Medical Center has launched its fourth annual Jars of Love peanut butter drive to support Casa de Peregrinos and families facing food insecurity in Doña Ana County.
The City of Las Cruces will offer spring swim lessons March 23 through April 2 at the Regional Aquatic Center and Natatorium. Registration is March 14.
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez joined a multistate lawsuit challenging changes to the CDC’s childhood immunization schedule and the replacement of the federal vaccine advisory committee.
The All-City High School Art Show opens March 6 at the Branigan Cultural Center, featuring artwork from 66 Las Cruces-area students and running through April 18.
New Mexico’s graduation rate climbed to 80.6% in 2025, the highest in more than a decade, as eight schools exited intensive intervention and Gadsden schools sustained rates above 89%.
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