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NMSU freshman Santiago Gamboa works outdoors during his summer internship at Mesilla Valley Maze in Las Cruces.
NMSU Featured

NMSU internships connect students with New Mexico agriculture companies

NMSU’s CESFAS internship program placed 11 students with New Mexico agriculture companies for hands-on experience in production, logistics and business operations.

Tatiana Favela
Campaign graphic for an Aug. 26 Las Cruces fundraiser featuring Gregg Hull, David Gallegos and other Republican candidates.
Republican Party Featured

Republican gubernatorial candidate Gregg Hull to headline Las Cruces fundraiser

Republican gubernatorial candidate Gregg Hull will headline an Aug. 26 campaign fundraiser in Las Cruces with several statewide GOP candidates.

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A pedestrian crosses a wide Las Cruces roadway beneath red crosswalk signals as vehicles travel through the surrounding lanes.
City of Las Cruces Featured

Las Cruces seeks public input on transportation safety plan

Las Cruces is seeking public input on a Transportation Safety Action Plan addressing roadway safety, bikeways, trails and risks facing all travelers.

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Firearms, firearm parts, magazines and body armor seized during a multi-agency gang investigation in Las Cruces.
Federal Court Featured

Las Cruces gang investigation leads to federal charges, seizure of guns and drugs

A multi-agency gang investigation in Las Cruces led to federal and state charges, the seizure of 19 firearms and large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl.

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Promotional artwork for ā€œOlmo,ā€ a coming-of-age film shot in Las Cruces and released in theaters nationwide Aug. 7.
Film

Las Cruces-shot film ā€˜Olmo’ opens in theaters nationwide

ā€œOlmo,ā€ a coming-of-age film shot in Las Cruces, opens Aug. 7 in theaters nationwide, including Allen Theatres in Las Cruces.

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New Mexico House Speaker Javier Martƭnez, who urged DoƱa Ana County commissioners to act on the House District 37 vacancy.
Legislature

House speaker urges DoƱa Ana County Commission to act on District 37 vacancy

New Mexico House Speaker Javier Martƭnez urged DoƱa Ana County commissioners to move forward with filling the House District 37 vacancy and consider Democratic nominee Lori Martinez.

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Buildings and walkways at DoƱa Ana Community College’s East Mesa campus with the Organ Mountains rising in the background.
DACC

Eight DACC students place at national SkillsUSA competition

Eight DoƱa Ana Community College students placed at the national SkillsUSA competition in Atlanta after winning state titles earlier this year.

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The Las Cruces Public Schools administration complex, where the district’s Budget Survey Committee will meet three times.
LCPS

LCPS seeks volunteers for budget survey committee

Las Cruces Public Schools is accepting applications through Aug. 17 for a committee that will review community budget survey data.

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Thomas Branigan Memorial Library is pictured in Las Cruces.
Health

Las Cruces cooling stations to remain open through Aug. 12

Las Cruces cooling stations will remain available through Aug. 12 as near-100-degree temperatures continue, with no locations open Sunday.

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A sign bearing the seal of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico stands outside the federal courthouse in Las Cruces.
Federal Court

Deming man sentenced to more than eight years for machine gun, cocaine trafficking offenses

A Deming man was sentenced to 101 months in federal prison after admitting he carried a machine gun during cocaine trafficking and fled a Border Patrol checkpoint at about 140 mph.

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The Las Cruces Regional Aquatic Center, where the activity pool is temporarily closed for maintenance through Aug. 13.
Community

Las Cruces Regional Aquatic Center activity pool closed through Aug. 13

The activity pool at the Las Cruces Regional Aquatic Center is temporarily closed for maintenance and is scheduled to reopen Aug. 14.

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Yellow crime-scene tape stretches across the foreground, with police vehicles and a roadway blurred in the background.
Crime

Las Cruces man accused of kidnapping girlfriend, leading police on high-speed pursuit

A Las Cruces man faces kidnapping and other charges after police say he threatened and assaulted his girlfriend, then led officers on a high-speed pursuit.

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FYI+ AmeriCorps recruitment graphic showing current members and highlighting a Sept. 1 service term, living allowance, education award and professional development.
Community

FYI+ recruiting AmeriCorps members for Sept. 1 service term

FYI+ is recruiting AmeriCorps members in Las Cruces for a service term beginning Sept. 1, with stipends, training and an education award.

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Booking photo of Drake Armendariz, who pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the 2023 killing of Benjamin Archuleta.
Courts

Drake Armendariz sentenced to 14 years in prison for 2023 I-25 killing

Drake Armendariz will serve an effective 14-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to first-degree murder in the 2023 killing of Benjamin Archuleta.

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A two-lane highway stretches across a flat desert landscape beneath a blue sky in southern New Mexico.
Roads

Work begins on NM 26 ā€˜Hatch shortcut’ between Deming and Hatch

Drivers using NM 26 between Deming and Hatch should expect daytime delays as an 85-working-day pavement and safety project begins Aug. 4.

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DoƱa Ana Community College’s East Mesa Campus in Las Cruces, with the Organ Mountains visible in the background.
DACC

DACC offers free tutoring at four campuses and online

DoƱa Ana Community College students can receive free tutoring at four campuses or through Zoom, with expanded fall hours beginning Aug. 10.

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Street signs for East Amador Avenue and Esperanza Street against a blue sky in Las Cruces.
Public Safety

52-year-old man dies after being struck on Amador Avenue

A 52-year-old man died after being struck by a vehicle Saturday night near Amador Avenue and Esperanza Street in Las Cruces.

Damien Willis
NMSU promotional image for the university’s Aug. 25 Student Employment Fair at Corbett Center Student Union.
NMSU

NMSU to host Student Employment Fair Aug. 25

NMSU will host its annual Student Employment Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 25 at Corbett Center Student Union.

Stephanie Lopez
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