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Community Featured

DACC mobile food pantries set for Thursday in Las Cruces

Doña Ana Community College will host free mobile food pantries June 25 at its Espina and East Mesa campuses for county residents and students.

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U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez speaks from a podium on the House floor.
Rep. Gabe Vasquez Featured

Vasquez backs bill protecting access to abortion medication

U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez announced support for legislation protecting access to medication abortion on the fourth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision.

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Rendering of Project Jupiter, a massive data center complex planned for Doña Ana County.
Project Jupiter Featured

New Mexico judge dismisses Project Jupiter data center lawsuit, but offers chance to re-file

A New Mexico judge dismissed a Las Cruces resident’s Project Jupiter lawsuit without prejudice, giving him another chance to file an amended complaint.

Joshua Bowling
A graphic announces the El Camino Real Heritage & Art Trail Mural Showcase on June 26 in Las Cruces.
Community Featured

El Camino Real mural showcase set for June 26 in Las Cruces

A June 26 mural showcase at El Changarro Mesquite Street Gallery will feature artists selected for the El Camino Real Heritage & Art Trail project.

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Aerial view of the Rio Grande flowing through farmland in southern New Mexico near sunset, with mountains in the distance.
NMSU

NMSU research targets water, biomedical research and nuclear safety

NMSU highlighted research programs addressing New Mexico challenges, including water management, biomedical training and nuclear safety monitoring.

Adriana M. Chávez
Film crew members set up camera equipment on a Western-style outdoor set.
Film

Rural New Mexico film spending hits record $55.7M under state incentive

New Mexico film productions spent a record $55.74 million in rural Uplift Zone communities during fiscal year 2026, according to the New Mexico Film Office.

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New Mexico lawmakers listen as public defender officials testify about staffing shortages during a June 22 hearing in Albuquerque.
Courts

New Mexico public defenders, experts warn lawmakers of extreme caseloads, understaffing

New Mexico public defenders warned lawmakers that understaffing, low contract pay and excessive caseloads are straining the state’s criminal defense system.

Joshua Bowling
Photo illustration of Josie Treviño, who has been named assistant director of finance for the City of Las Cruces.
City of Las Cruces

Las Cruces names Josie Treviño assistant finance director

The City of Las Cruces has named Josie Treviño as assistant director of finance after more than 17 years of accounting experience.

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Composite image of Stephanie Garcia Richard, Harold Pope and Leo Jaramillo, who have expressed interest in the Democratic lieutenant governor nomination.
Elections

Meeting to decide Democratic lieutenant governor candidate at least a month out

New Mexico Democrats will wait at least a month before choosing a replacement for Maggie Toulouse Oliver as the party’s lieutenant governor nominee.

Joshua Bowling
Photo illustration showing the Mesilla Marshal Department badge in front of an adobe streetscape and the Basilica of San Albino.
Crime

Woman found naked in bathtub after Mesilla burglary report

Christi Marie Poston, 46, was charged after authorities said deputies found her naked in a bathtub while responding to a burglary report at a Mesilla home.

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Brice Wrye and Cache Wrye work on a fence on a farm in Los Lunas, New Mexico.
Agriculture

New Mexico offers ag businesses up to $15,000 to hire interns

New Mexico agricultural businesses can apply for reimbursement funding to hire paid interns through the state’s Agricultural Workforce Development Program.

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NMSU computer science students Logan Flowers, Tom Chatto, Hailey Hudson and Tiffany Monarco stand in front of research posters in New Orleans.
NMSU

NMSU research program helps computer science students picture a Ph.D. path

NMSU computer science students joined a national undergraduate research program that helps students explore research careers and prepare for graduate school.

Minerva Baumann
Side-by-side portraits show Jorge Calderon, left, smiling in a red cap and black jacket, and Jeremy Bruggemann, right, wearing glasses and a suit outdoors at sunset.
Economic Development

NMSU Hunt Center helps Borderplex startups prepare for investors

NMSU’s Hunt Center for Entrepreneurship concluded its 2026 Borderplex Fundraising Sprint, a six-week accelerator program aimed at helping regional startups navigate fundraising and prepare for investors.

Alejandro Najera-Acosta
U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez stands outside the U.S. Capitol.
Agriculture

Vasquez introduces bill to fight New World screwworm threat

Rep. Gabe Vasquez introduced a bipartisan bill to help ranchers respond to New World screwworm after confirmed cases in New Mexico and Texas.

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Aerial view looking east over desert, roads, golf course and neighborhoods near “A” Mountain in Las Cruces.
Courts

Judge orders detention for Las Cruces man accused in bomb-materials case

David Curtis remains held without bond after a judge granted prosecutors’ pretrial detention request. An eyewitness who says she was at the scene disputes parts of the police account.

Damien Willis
Composite image showing a marked map of Zorro Ranch beside an aerial photo of the former Jeffrey Epstein residence in Santa Fe County.
State

New Mexico’s Epstein commission announces 9 more subpoenas to federal prosecutors, state agencies

The legislative subcommittee investigating Jeffrey Epstein’s activities in New Mexico announced nine additional subpoenas to federal prosecutors and state agencies.

Joshua Bowling
A staff member walks with a group of boys in green shirts through a hallway at the Youth Diagnostic and Development Center.
CYFD

New Mexico lawmakers propose splitting CYFD in two. Is that a good idea?

Searchlight New Mexico reports that some lawmakers and public officials want to split CYFD into two agencies, with one focused on child protective services and another overseeing juvenile justice.

Esteban Candelaria
City parking lot at North Campo Street and East Hadley Avenue in Las Cruces, with cars parked beside a blue building.
City of Las Cruces

City Hall-area parking lot to close June 22 for pothole repairs

A city parking lot near Las Cruces City Hall will close June 22 for pothole repairs and is expected to reopen June 23.

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