Sunland Park awarded a $1.34 million Anapra Phase IV infrastructure contract to Nine Degrees Construction for roadway, drainage, utility and concrete improvements along Calle Carrosel and Calle Obregon.
Las Cruces Rep. Nathan Small criticized New Mexico’s insurance superintendent after regulators approved a 24.4% average premium increase for about 80,000 BeWell customers.
Attorney General Raúl Torrez is backing two Supreme Court challenges to Project Jupiter permits, alleging due-process failures in air permitting and unlawful emergency groundwater approval.
The League of Women Voters of Southern New Mexico will host six voter registration events in Las Cruces beginning Sept. 4 ahead of the Nov. 3 general election.
The New Mexico Supreme Court denied Project Jupiter developer Yucca Growth Infrastructure’s request to partially resume proceedings in the data center’s paused air quality permit case.
Las Cruces High and Mayfield High meet Friday at the Field of Dreams, with kickoff at 7 p.m., online-only ticketing and LCPS game-day policies in effect.
City Council moved the Rancho Santa Teresa development forward after county commissioners raised possible legal action and Sunland Park’s own Planning and Zoning Commission rejected the annexation
Doña Ana Community College will host open houses and resource fairs in Anthony, Sunland Park and Las Cruces beginning Sept. 3, with free food, activities and information.
A jury found 17-year-old Adan Delgado guilty of five felonies tied to the 2025 Strykers Shooting World burglary in Las Cruces while acquitting him on two counts and deadlocking on two others.
Zachary Babitz was sentenced to life plus 26 years in federal prison for a 2024 New Mexico crime spree that included robberies, carjackings, a fatal shooting and a Las Cruces pursuit.
Doña Ana County’s opioid settlement manager argues that spending reports alone do not capture the planning, provider shortages and system-building behind local investments.
Sunland Park police and fire officials say road closures along the Texas-New Mexico line could delay emergency response and leave residents with limited evacuation routes.
Rep. Gabe Vasquez is urging the VA to expand in-person assistance, staffing and access for rural New Mexico veterans, including service in El Paso.
A free car seat inspection and fitting station will be offered from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday at Sisbarro Buick-GMC in Las Cruces.
New Mexico data center water use could rise to 23.6 billion gallons annually if all planned projects are built, a researcher told state lawmakers.
New Mexico has extended a statewide standing order for updated 2026-27 COVID-19 vaccines, which are expected to begin arriving next week.
Tina Cordova told the United Nations that the Trinity Test’s lasting toll on New Mexico families should be a warning against future nuclear testing and weapons.
LCPS has 189 funded Head Start and New Mexico PreK seats still available for 2026-27, according to an early childhood report going to the school board Tuesday.
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