Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed four of five bills from the special session, directing new funds to health care, food aid and rural hospitals, while vaccine legislation remains undecided.
Doña Ana Community College will host a Banned Books Week Carnival Oct. 7 at the Espina campus and Oct. 9 at the Sunland Park center, featuring games, prizes and information on challenged books.
The City of Las Cruces and MVEDA received the Blueprint for Growth Award for their Pre-Speculative Industrial Development Program at the 2025 Governor’s Economic Development Conference.
Doña Ana County will begin chip seal work Oct. 6 on Snow, Sandhill and Montoya roads. Traffic will be reduced to one lane with possible delays.
Doña Ana Community College is holding its 3rd annual Halloween Costume Drive for Chaparral Elementary students, with donations accepted through Oct. 22.
Las Cruces’ Chile Drop has received a $10,000 New Mexico Tourism grant to expand the city’s signature New Year’s Eve celebration, which draws thousands each year.
NMSU studies show COPD or diabetes paired with cognitive impairments greatly raise premature death risk, especially among older Hispanics.
Las Cruces police and La Piñon highlight prevention tips as most sexual assaults involve someone known to the victim. College students face higher risk.
BLM auctioned grazing rights on McGregor Range near Alamogordo and El Paso, leasing 14,116 forage units and generating over $1 million for land management.
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