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A secretive ad campaign calls on New Mexicans to support controversial Project Jupiter data center
Project Jupiter

A secretive ad campaign calls on New Mexicans to support controversial Project Jupiter data center

A new advertising campaign is urging New Mexicans to support the controversial Project Jupiter data center in southern New Mexico, raising questions about who is behind the effort and how it’s funded.

Joshua Bowling
Sign outside the Las Cruces Police Department headquarters in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Crime

Former Las Cruces childcare worker charged with child abuse; court records outline alleged incidents

Former Las Cruces childcare worker Jennifer Hernandez faces seven felony child abuse charges after police reviewed surveillance video at a local daycare.

Damien Willis
Las Cruces City Hall building and entrance sign along Main Street in downtown Las Cruces.
City of Las Cruces

Las Cruces City Council approves liquor license transfer, pedestrian crossing project

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.

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Logo of the New Mexico Department of Transportation.
State

Governor appoints David Quintana as acting secretary of New Mexico Department of Transportation

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed David Quintana as acting secretary of the New Mexico Department of Transportation.

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Hand gripping metal bars on a jail cell door.
Health

New measles case confirmed at Doña Ana County Detention Center

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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Basketball drops through a hoop and net during a game.
Sports

State basketball championships begin this week. Here’s what Las Cruces fans need to know

The 2026 New Mexico state basketball championships begin this week, with games scheduled at The Pit, Rio Rancho Events Center and Bernalillo High School.

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Illustration promoting the “Jars of Love” peanut butter drive featuring jars labeled peanut butter, almond butter and sunflower butter surrounded by small hearts.
Community

MountainView launches ‘Jars of Love’ peanut butter drive to support Casa de Peregrinos

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.

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Children wearing swim goggles sit at the edge of an indoor pool with an instructor during a swim lesson at a Las Cruces aquatic facility.
City of Las Cruces

City to offer spring swim lessons at Las Cruces aquatic facilities

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.

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A health care worker administers a vaccine injection into a patient’s upper arm.
Health

Torrez joins multistate lawsuit challenging changes to federal childhood vaccine policy

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.

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