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Exterior wall of César E. Chávez Elementary School in Las Cruces before the campus is renamed Desert Bloom Elementary.
LCPS Featured

LCPS board approves new name for former César E. Chávez Elementary

The Las Cruces Public Schools Board of Education voted to rename former César E. Chávez Elementary as Desert Bloom Elementary following a community feedback process.

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Climate Featured

Gov. Lujan Grisham declares statewide drought, severe fire conditions in New Mexico

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham declared statewide drought and severe fire conditions as New Mexico faces record low snowpack, worsening wildfire danger and declining river flows.

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Graphic stating nearly 30,000 New Mexicans may qualify for unemployment debt relief or refunds, with cash beside a laptop displaying unemployment relief information.
News Featured

Nearly 30,000 New Mexicans may still qualify for unemployment debt relief, refunds

Tens of thousands of New Mexicans may still qualify for unemployment debt forgiveness or refunds tied to a class-action settlement over pandemic-era overpayments.

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Promotional image for the film “I’ll Be Gone in June” showing a young woman in a desert landscape with Cannes Film Festival and Luxbox logos.
Film Featured

Las Cruces-shot film ‘I’ll Be Gone in June’ premieres at Cannes Film Festival

“I’ll Be Gone in June,” a feature film shot in Las Cruces and Doña Ana County, premiered May 17 at the Cannes Film Festival.

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City of Las Cruces

Las Cruces announces Memorial Day closures, holiday facility hours

The City of Las Cruces announced Memorial Day closures and holiday hours for city offices, pools, transit services and solid waste operations ahead of the May 25 holiday.

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michelle Ferrari smiles beside her son, U.S. Army Spc. Nicolas Ferrari, during a reunion while both were deployed in East Africa.
Holloman Air Force Base

Separated by generations and branches, reunited in service

A Holloman Air Force Base airman reunited with her Army son during separate deployments in East Africa after months of uncertainty and coordination between military leaders.

Michelle Ferrari
Zahn McClarnon, wearing a Navajo police uniform, sunglasses and cowboy hat, sits inside a Navajo Police vehicle in a scene from AMC’s “Dark Winds.”
Film

‘Dark Winds’ season five filming in New Mexico, bringing nearly 900 jobs

The fifth season of AMC’s “Dark Winds” is filming in New Mexico through July, employing nearly 900 New Mexicans in cast, crew and background roles.

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Economic Development

New Mexico opens applications for trade hub districts tied to logistics and manufacturing growth

New Mexico has opened applications for Trade Port District designations aimed at supporting logistics, manufacturing and industrial development projects across the state.

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A newly constructed multi-story apartment building stands beside a curved driveway under a clear sky in Las Cruces.
Housing

Las Cruces to celebrate opening of Peachtree Canyon Apartments Phase 1

Las Cruces officials will hold a ribbon cutting May 21 for the first phase of the Peachtree Canyon Apartments affordable housing development.

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An elevated view overlooks downtown Silver City, surrounding homes and mountain ranges under a clear sky.
Books

WNMU professor examines how Silver City avoided becoming a ghost town

A new book chapter by WNMU history professor Scott Fritz examines how Silver City survived economic downturns that turned many nearby mining towns into ghost towns.

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Steve Pearce speaks during a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., with attendees seated behind him.
Government

U.S. Senate confirms former NM GOP congressman Pearce to lead federal land management agency

The U.S. Senate confirmed former New Mexico Congressman Steve Pearce to lead the Bureau of Land Management in a narrow party-line vote Monday.

Patrick Lohmann
Graphic promoting a May 20, 2026 public meeting in Las Cruces about the University Avenue widening project between Avenida de Mesilla and South Main Street.
Roads

Final public meeting set for University Avenue widening project in Las Cruces

NMDOT will hold a final public meeting May 20 on the University Avenue widening project in Las Cruces, with updates on completed work and remaining construction items.

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Two young children crouch on a sidewalk while drawing with colorful chalk near a metal fence.
Community

Las Cruces to host ‘Chalk the Walk’ event May 20 during National Public Works Week

The City of Las Cruces will host a free “Chalk the Walk” sidewalk art event May 20 outside City Hall during National Public Works Week.

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A worker stands beside a desert water treatment system with pipes, tanks and flowing water at sunset near mountain ranges.
Environment

New Mexico invests millions in desalination projects as drought pressures grow

New Mexico is investing more than $13 million in projects aimed at turning brackish underground water into a future drought-resilient water supply, including work involving NMSU.

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A composite image shows U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders beside Doña Ana County Commission candidate Daisy Maldonado against a southern New Mexico landscape at sunrise.
Elections

Bernie Sanders endorses Daisy Maldonado in Doña Ana County commission race

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders endorsed Daisy Maldonado in the Democratic primary race for Doña Ana County Commission District 1, citing her opposition to Project Jupiter.

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A banner displays photos of 2-year-old Faviola Rodriguez alongside messages calling for justice and an end to child violence.
New Mexico Supreme Court

NM Supreme Court upholds conviction in ‘Baby Favi’ child abuse death case

The New Mexico Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Lalo Anthony Castrillo IV in the 2018 death of 2-year-old Faviola Rodriguez, known locally as “Baby Favi.”

Damien Willis
Two people hold paper bags containing takeout-style meals outdoors.
Doña Ana County

Doña Ana County to provide free summer lunches for children, teens

Doña Ana County will provide free summer lunches for children and teens ages 1 to 18 at Community Resource Centers across the county beginning May 26.

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Elections

Doña Ana County explains how write-in ballots are reviewed and counted

Doña Ana County election officials are reminding voters how write-in ballots are processed and what steps voters should follow to ensure their ballots are counted correctly.

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