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Aerial map of the Community of Hope campus parking lots, with colored outlines showing areas scheduled for restriping.
City of Las Cruces Featured

Community of Hope parking lots to be restriped June 18

Parking lots at the Community of Hope campus in Las Cruces will undergo striping maintenance June 18, with work planned in phases throughout the day.

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Side-by-side official portraits of U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján.
Sen. Martin Heinrich Featured

Heinrich, Luján press Burgum over park fees used for D.C. projects

U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján are demanding answers on whether national park fees are being redirected to Washington, D.C., projects.

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Rendering of the planned Desert Sun III housing development in Deming, showing apartment buildings, parking areas and a playground.
Housing Featured

Deming farmworker housing project wins state tax credit award

Housing New Mexico approved tax credits for a 53-unit Deming farmworker housing project and a loan tied to Montana Meadows in Las Cruces.

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Social graphic for the New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame 2025 induction class showing Anita Maxwell, Courtney Frerichs, Landry Jones, John Fields and Miles Watters.
Sports Featured

NMSU legend Anita Maxwell named to New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame

NMSU basketball legend Anita Maxwell is part of the New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame’s 2025 induction class, with a banquet scheduled June 27 in Albuquerque.

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U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez speaks at a lectern on the House floor.
Rep. Gabe Vasquez

Vasquez marks DACA anniversary, calls for protections for Dreamers

The southern New Mexico congressman said more than 4,000 DACA recipients live in New Mexico and deserve certainty. Organ Mountain News report WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez marked the 14th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program Monday by calling for continued protections for Dreamers and

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A container of Nara Organics Whole Milk Organic Infant Formula, which has been recalled nationwide.
Health

New Mexico health officials warn parents to stop using recalled Nara infant formula

New Mexico health officials are warning parents to stop using recalled Nara Organics infant formula after the product was linked to three infant botulism cases in other states.

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Aerial view of desert land south of the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum near “A” Mountain in Las Cruces.
Crime

Las Cruces man accused of possessing bomb-making materials near ‘A’ Mountain

Prosecutors say NMSU police and bomb squad personnel found bomb-making materials, chemicals and an explosives handbook after witnesses reported explosions in the desert south of Dripping Springs Road.

Damien Willis
Las Cruces City Hall is shown behind desert landscaping and flagpoles.
City of Las Cruces

Juneteenth closures to affect city, county and NMDOH operations

Las Cruces, Doña Ana County and NMDOH offices will close or adjust schedules Friday, June 19, for Juneteenth.

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Aerial view of the Doña Ana County International Jetport with desert landscape, mountains and airport infrastructure at sunset.
Doña Ana County

Doña Ana County International Jetport to host public open house on airport master plan update

Doña Ana County officials will host a public open house June 23 to share updates and gather feedback on the International Jetport master plan study.

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A green dinosaur skeleton display stands inside Thomas Branigan Memorial Library.
Las Cruces Events

Las Cruces library invites students to showcase science fair projects

Las Cruces Public Libraries will host Science Fair Summer from June 22-27 at Thomas Branigan Memorial Library.

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Graphic showing a Hwy. 70 closure near White Sands Missile Range, with traffic stopped on a desert highway.
Travel

WSMR to block Hwy. 70 for about an hour Monday morning

White Sands Missile Range will block Hwy. 70 for about one hour Monday morning, June 15, with the closure scheduled to begin at 9 a.m.

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Baltimore Orioles pitcher Kyle Bradish throws during a spring training bullpen session.
Sports

Three former Aggies turn 2018 title run into major league success

Three former NMSU baseball players from the Aggies’ 2018 WAC championship team are now making their mark in Major League Baseball.

Tiffany Acosta
Exterior of the Dr. Karen M. Trujillo Administration Complex for Las Cruces Public Schools.
LCPS

LCPS seeks Spanish-language feedback on student dress policy

Las Cruces Public Schools will host a June 15 virtual feedback session for Spanish-speaking families on proposed student dress policy revisions.

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A professor and student hold scrap metal parts in a lab where they melt and reuse the metal.
NMSU

NMSU researcher works to turn scrap metal into 3D-printed parts

An NMSU engineering professor is part of a nearly $3 million NSF grant to develop metal 3D printing methods that can turn scrap metal into high-quality parts.

Allison Brady
Basketball sits on a gym floor with players standing in the background.
LCPS

Want to coach middle school sports? LCPS is hosting a coaches fair

Las Cruces Public Schools will host a June 24 coaches fair for people interested in coaching middle school sports.

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A person holds a blue pencil box filled with pencils, crayons, glue sticks and scissors.
Education

DACC collecting school supplies to help Las Cruces families

Doña Ana Community College is collecting school supplies for Las Cruces families through the Stuff the Bus donation drive.

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Aerial view of piñon-juniper woodland with patches of reddish-brown beetle-killed trees.
Environment

Tree deaths tripled across New Mexico in 2025 amid drought, heat

Tree deaths tripled across New Mexico in 2025, with beetle-killed conifer acreage up 211%, according to a new state and federal forest health report.

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Screenshot from “Portal to Possibilities: Biotech Edition” shows a young character standing near a glowing portal on a career selection screen.
NMSU

NMSU helps launch biotech game that lets students explore science careers

NMSU and UConn Extension developed a free 4-H biotech game that lets students explore 10 science careers through hands-on tasks.

Tiffany Acosta
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