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Cranes and construction equipment at the Project Jupiter data center site in Santa Teresa.
Project Jupiter Featured

Oracle to consider delivering natural gas by truck to Project Jupiter

Oracle is considering trucking natural gas to Project Jupiter in Santa Teresa while a proposed pipeline remains delayed, according to Searchlight New Mexico.

Julia Gentin
Tax forms, a calculator, pen and paperwork spread across a table.
Flooding Featured

New Mexico extends tax deadlines for flood-affected taxpayers

New Mexico has extended several tax filing and payment deadlines for individuals and businesses affected by September flooding, with penalties and interest waived.

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Las Cruces Police Chief Jeremy Story speaks during an Oct. 6 presentation to New Mexico lawmakers about the city’s use of Flock cameras.
Public Safety Featured

Las Cruces police chief defends Flock cameras before state lawmakers

Las Cruces Police Chief Jeremy Story defended the city’s use of Flock license plate cameras before New Mexico lawmakers amid growing privacy concerns.

Joshua Bowling
Playground equipment and large trees at Apodaca Park in Las Cruces under a clear blue sky.
City of Las Cruces Featured

Las Cruces seeks input on Apodaca, Lift Up redevelopment plan

Las Cruces will hold an Oct. 28 public meeting for the Apodaca & Lift Up Metropolitan Redevelopment Area Plan and is seeking community input through Dec. 31.

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Still from “La Carne Asada” showing a family gathered around an outdoor table, with the 2026 Santa Fe International Film Festival official selection laurels.
Film

NMSU alum’s ‘La Carne Asada’ to screen at Santa Fe film festival

NMSU alumnus Aldo Morales’ bilingual short film “La Carne Asada” will screen at the Santa Fe International Film Festival Oct. 14-19.

Minerva Baumann
Graphic promoting the League of Women Voters of Southern New Mexico’s 2026 nonpartisan Voters’ Guide for the Nov. 3 general election.
Elections

League of Women Voters distributes 14,000 voter guides across Doña Ana County

The League of Women Voters of Southern New Mexico has distributed 14,000 free voter guides covering Doña Ana County and statewide races in the Nov. 3 election.

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Booking photo of Nathan Rivas, who was sentenced to 90 years in prison for his role in the 2025 Young Park mass shooting.
Courts

Final Young Park defendant sentenced to 90 years in prison

Nathan Rivas was sentenced to 90 years in prison for his role in the 2025 Young Park mass shooting, making him the final defendant sentenced in the case.

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Social card for Summerween featuring a sinister clown peering through a doorway beneath the film’s red title and the taglines “He’ll Make You Smile” and “…By Any Means.”
Entertainment

‘Summerween’ screening set for Oct. 10 at Rio Grande Theatre

Film Las Cruces and The Asylum will host a free Oct. 10 screening of Summerween at the Rio Grande Theatre, followed by a cast and crew Q&A.

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Josiah Ontiveros sits at a courtroom microphone during a hearing in Las Cruces.
Crime

Youngest Young Park defendant sentenced to 90 years in prison

Josiah Ontiveros, the youngest defendant in the 2025 Young Park mass shooting case, was sentenced to 90 years in prison.

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Western New Mexico University campus building in Silver City with red tile roofs, trees and a horse statue in front.
WNMU

WNMU School of Business reaches record enrollment

Western New Mexico University’s School of Business reached a record 348 declared majors this fall, with gains across several degree programs.

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Floodwater covers much of La Llorona Park in Las Cruces, surrounding trees, benches and walkways beneath cloudy skies.
Flooding

La Llorona Park closes as Rio Grande waters rise

La Llorona Park is closed because of rising Rio Grande water levels after recent rain and runoff created potentially dangerous conditions.

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Graphic reading “Rincon evacuation order lifted” over a southern New Mexico landscape, with a warning that flood hazards remain and residents should use caution when returning.
Flooding

Doña Ana County lifts Rincon evacuation order after flooding

Doña Ana County has lifted the evacuation order for Rincon after officials determined the major flooding risk had subsided, though hazards remain in the area.

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Graphic announcing Doña Ana County’s flood damage assessment portal, with an online damage report form and the county emergency management logo.
Flooding

Doña Ana County opens flood damage assessment portal

Doña Ana County has opened an online portal for residents and business owners to report property damage caused by recent heavy rainfall and flooding.

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Western New Mexico University campus building in Silver City with red tile roofs, trees and a rearing mustang statue in front.
WNMU

WNMU housing nears capacity as enrollment grows, staff pay gaps persist

Western New Mexico University regents heard campus housing is 98% full as first-time undergraduate enrollment rises, while nearly half of non-represented staff remain below salary-grade minimums.

Damien Willis
Doña Ana County “Hatch GO!” evacuation graphic urging residents to leave immediately, avoid low-lying areas and flooded roads and use available shelters.
Flooding

Evacuation orders expand across north Doña Ana County as flooding worsens

Doña Ana County has issued evacuation orders for Placitas, Hatch, Rincon, Salem and Garfield as flooding closes roads and officials urge residents to leave before conditions worsen.

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Exterior of the U.S. District Court courthouse in Las Cruces, with a federal court sign in the foreground.
Federal Court

Las Cruces woman sentenced to 8 years for armed fentanyl trafficking

A Las Cruces woman was sentenced to eight years in federal prison after pleading guilty to trafficking fentanyl while armed with a stolen handgun.

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Two crew members examine equipment on the set of “Pandemonium” in Las Cruces.
Entertainment

Icelandic director returns to Las Cruces for second film production

Icelandic director Anton Sigurdsson returned to Las Cruces to film “Pandemonium,” his second southern New Mexico production in the past year.

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New Mexico Rep. Rebecca Dow, R-Truth or Consequences, poses for an official portrait.
Opinion

Op-Ed: When the rain comes, will our land be ready?

Rep. Rebecca Dow argues New Mexico should accelerate watershed restoration and wildfire mitigation to help the land retain more rainfall and reduce flood damage.

Rebecca Dow

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