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Analog clock illuminated at night, symbolizing the upcoming shift for Daylight Saving Time.
Lifestyle

Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday; clocks move forward one hour

Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 8, when clocks in Las Cruces and most of the United States move forward one hour at 2 a.m.

Matt Broom, newly appointed interim chief of the New Mexico State Police, poses for an official portrait.
Public Safety

Governor names interim chief, deputy chief of New Mexico State Police

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham appointed Matt Broom as interim chief of the New Mexico State Police and promoted Bryan Waller to interim deputy chief following the retirement of Chief Troy Weisler.

Third Judicial District Court building in Las Cruces, New Mexico, with parking lot and entrance visible.
Crime

Las Cruces man sentenced to 18 months for animal cruelty after viral video

A Las Cruces man was sentenced to 18 months in prison after a viral video showed him striking two basset hounds with landscaping rocks, prosecutors said.

Exterior view of Meerscheidt Recreation Center at 1600 E. Hadley Ave. in Las Cruces.
Community

Meerscheidt Recreation Center gymnasiums to close weekdays for construction March 9–21

The Meerscheidt Recreation Center in Las Cruces will close its gymnasiums during daytime hours March 9–21 for construction work, city officials announced.

Exterior view of Mesilla Valley Behavioral Hospital in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Crime

Former nurse at Mesilla Valley Behavioral Hospital charged with sex crimes involving juvenile patient

A former Mesilla Valley Behavioral Hospital nurse faces multiple felony charges after investigators say she engaged in sexual acts with a juvenile patient she met while working at the facility.

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.

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.

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.

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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