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A HAWK pedestrian crossing signal and crosswalk stand beside W. Amador Avenue in Las Cruces, with traffic moving along the multi-lane roadway.
Roads

Las Cruces plans public meeting on Amador Avenue HAWK signal project

Las Cruces will hold a Sept. 3 public meeting on a planned HAWK pedestrian signal and related safety improvements along W. Amador Avenue.

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Public Safety

DOJ offers free online child exploitation prevention training to New Mexico schools, youth groups

New Mexico schools and youth organizations can request free virtual or in-person DOJ training aimed at preventing online child exploitation and helping adults recognize warning signs.

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A mail ballot and blue pen rest on a table, with instructions and a signature line visible on the ballot envelope.
Elections

Federal judge temporarily blocks USPS mail-voting rule challenged by New Mexico, 24 other states

A federal judge temporarily blocked a new USPS mail-voting rule after New Mexico and 24 other states argued the requirements could disrupt vote-by-mail systems before the November election.

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Desert Bloom Elementary School Coyotitos logo centered over a southern New Mexico desert scene with Organ Mountains, prickly pear cactus and ocotillo.
LCPS

LCPS accepts Conlee, Desert Bloom awards while funding disputes continue

LCPS accepted state design awards for Conlee and Desert Bloom elementary schools while continuing negotiations over project costs and funding assumptions.

Damien Willis
Holocaust survivor Andy Holten speaks at a podium during an event at Albuquerque Academy.
NMSU

Holocaust survivor Andy Holten to speak Sept. 3 at NMSU’s Zuhl Library

Holocaust survivor Andy Holten will speak Sept. 3 at NMSU’s Zuhl Library about surviving Nazi persecution in the Netherlands as a hidden child.

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Exterior of the Third Judicial District Court in Las Cruces, with a parking lot and courthouse entrance visible.
Crime

Las Cruces shooting suspect ordered held pending trial

Jerimiah Angel Castillo Zubiran, 18, will remain jailed pending trial after a judge granted prosecutors’ pretrial detention motion in an Idaho Avenue shooting case.

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Aerial view of the Doña Ana County International Jetport, nearby industrial development and surrounding desert near Santa Teresa.
Dona Ana Board of County Commissioners

Doña Ana County weighs legal options over Sunland Park annexation near jetport

Doña Ana County commissioners raised the possibility of legal action as Sunland Park considers annexing 362 acres near the county jetport for the proposed Rancho Santa Teresa development.

Damien Willis
Aerial view of the Rio Grande winding through a broad, rugged landscape of mesas, arroyos and desert vegetation in New Mexico.
EBID

EBID seeks $55 million for Rio Grande channel work after Washington push

EBID is seeking $55 million in federal funding for Rio Grande channel maintenance after taking the issue to the White House, Congress and Senate appropriators.

Damien Willis
Sign for New Mexico State University’s Leyendecker Plant Science Research Center surrounded by trees with autumn foliage.
NMSU

NMSU approves $3.2 million replacement for 3,000-square-foot office

NMSU Regents approved a $3.18 million replacement for a 3,000-square-foot administrative office, a cost well above national office-building benchmarks.

Damien Willis

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