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LCPS

LCPS says Amira recordings deleted as district questions assessment’s future

LCPS says prior Amira student voice recordings have been deleted as board members and parents raise broader questions about the reading assessment’s reliability and future.

Damien Willis
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Health

New Mexico warns mosquito season could stretch into fall

New Mexico health officials say mosquito season may last longer than usual this year, with West Nile virus risk potentially continuing into the fall.

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Oil & Gas Industry

Federal oil-and-gas leasing surges in New Mexico as royalty rates fall

BLM says New Mexico oil-and-gas lease sales have generated more than $4.4 billion in 2026 as a new federal law lowers royalty rates for new production.

Damien Willis
Las Cruces and NMSU police vehicles are parked along University Avenue near a New Mexico State University sign during a traffic enforcement operation.
LCPD

155 citations issued in joint Las Cruces-NMSU traffic operation

Las Cruces and NMSU police issued 155 traffic citations during a three-hour enforcement operation along University Avenue on the first day of fall classes.

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Graphic showing unemployment benefit paperwork, a debt forgiveness notice and a Feb. 21, 2027, deadline for nearly 30,000 New Mexicans.
State

Nearly 30,000 New Mexicans face deadline to seek pandemic unemployment debt forgiveness

Nearly 30,000 New Mexicans covered by a class action settlement have until Feb. 21 to apply for forgiveness of pandemic-era unemployment debt.

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Stephon Payne holds the basketball while playing for Seton Hall during the 2025-26 season.
Aggie Basketball

NM State adds Seton Hall transfer Stephon Payne

NM State men’s basketball added fifth-year forward Stephon Payne, who started all 33 games for Seton Hall last season and averaged 6.5 rebounds.

Michael Navarrette
A protester holds a cardboard sign reading “NO PROJECT JUPITER” outside the New Mexico Environment Department in Santa Fe.
Project Jupiter

NM residents protest pending Project Jupiter air quality permit outside Environment Department

New Mexico residents protested Project Jupiter outside the Environment Department as opponents filed new legal challenges over water wells and the air permit process.

Joshua Bowling
NMSU mechanical engineering student Quinn Thompson writes an equation on a whiteboard at the engineering tutoring center.
NMSU

NMSU Engineering awards nearly $1 million in scholarships to more than 1,300 students

NMSU’s College of Engineering awarded nearly $1 million in scholarships to more than 1,300 students during the 2025-26 academic year through the Scholar Dollar$ application.

Allison Brady
Healthcare provider conducts a virtual medical visit with a patient on a laptop, with medication bottles and supplies on the desk.
DACC

DACC to showcase free TimelyCare health services Aug. 26

DACC will host a TimelyCare event Aug. 26 at its Espina Campus to showcase free virtual medical and mental health services available to students.

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