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Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office patrol SUV parked outside under a clear blue sky.
Crime Featured

Man accused of attacking same Las Cruces woman weeks after prior domestic violence arrest

A Las Cruces man is accused of attacking the same woman he allegedly strangled five weeks earlier while already facing charges in another felony case.

Damien Willis
Exterior entrance to Mayfield High School in Las Cruces, with the school name displayed across a curved white facade under a clear blue sky.
LCPS Featured

LCPS plans new changing facilities after athletes resorted to changing in cars

LCPS plans new portable changing facilities at three high schools after officials said some student-athletes have had to change in their cars.

Damien Willis
Composite image of Kimberly Ann Skaggs’ booking photo beside the New Mexico Supreme Court building in Santa Fe.
New Mexico Supreme Court Featured

State asks New Mexico Supreme Court to reject Skaggs bid for release

The New Mexico Attorney General’s Office is asking the state Supreme Court to deny Kimberly Skaggs’ challenge to her pretrial detention in a fatal Las Cruces hit-and-run case.

Damien Willis
Exterior of Las Cruces City Hall with flags, desert landscaping and public art in front of the building.
Economic Development

Las Cruces proposes clawbacks for companies that fall short on economic promises

Las Cruces City Council will consider a proposed industrial revenue bond policy that includes tax abatements, performance requirements and clawbacks for projects that miss economic targets.

Damien Willis
Traffic lights and a South Solano Drive street sign near Missouri Avenue in Las Cruces, where police say a father and son were injured in a drive-by shooting.
Crime

Las Cruces man accused in drive-by shooting that injured father, 11-year-old son

Las Cruces police arrested Jesus Angel Cortez, 26, after a drive-by shooting Sunday injured a 34-year-old man and his 11-year-old son near Solano Drive and Missouri Avenue.

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Map shows the planned Project Jupiter natural gas pipeline route through a patchwork of land ownership in southern New Mexico.
Project Jupiter

Project Jupiter critics call foul over hearing officer’s discovery denial

Project Jupiter opponents say a hearing officer’s decision to deny discovery puts them at a disadvantage ahead of a Sept. 14 air-quality permit hearing.

Julia Gentin
Exterior of the former Bosque Brewing location at 901 E. University Ave. in Las Cruces, where Santa Fe Brewing plans a new taproom.
Business

Santa Fe Brewing plans Las Cruces taproom in former Bosque Brewing space

Santa Fe Brewing is seeking a liquor license for a new Las Cruces taproom in the former Bosque Brewing space on University Avenue near NMSU.

Damien Willis
Seven members of the Mercury 13 gather during a visit to a space center. The pioneering women pilots will enter the International Space Hall of Fame Oct. 3.
Events

Space History Museum marks 50 years with Mercury 13, Kelly twins among 2026 inductees

The New Mexico Museum of Space History will celebrate its 50th anniversary Oct. 3 while inducting the Mercury 13, Mark and Scott Kelly and other space pioneers.

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Large metal HVAC ducts run through an industrial-style building interior beneath a glass ceiling.
LCPS

LCPS says state estimate leaves Conlee school project $2.6M short

LCPS is set to vote Tuesday on a state design award for Conlee Elementary while saying the state’s project estimate falls about $2.6 million short.

Damien Willis
Doña Ana Community College’s East Mesa campus in Las Cruces, with campus buildings and walkways in the foreground and the Organ Mountains rising behind them.
DACC

DACC launches mentoring program for first-year students

DACC first-year students can join a new mentoring program that pairs them with faculty or staff members for academic support, career development and campus connections.

Organ Mountain News
Close-up of a child’s hands using a laptop keyboard and trackpad.
LCPS

LCPS disables retention of student voice recordings after parent data concerns

LCPS says it has disabled retention of student voice recordings from the Amira reading assessment after parent data concerns and will offer a paper option.

Damien Willis
Presentation slide shows GISD students at the 2026 National Hispanic Institute program, including group photos and students holding awards and certificates.
GISD

Nine GISD students return from national leadership program with college offers

Nine GISD students attended the National Hispanic Institute’s Collegiate World Series in Denver, gaining leadership experience, college connections and scholarship opportunities.

Damien Willis
Rendering of the proposed Project Jupiter data center campus in Doña Ana County, showing multiple large buildings, parking areas and rows of cooling infrastructure in the desert landscape.
Opinion

Opinion: Doña Ana needs a public benefit ledger for Project Jupiter

Project Jupiter needs a public benefit ledger tracking jobs, local spending, training and environmental commitments against the results delivered, Gleb Tsipursky writes.

Gleb Tsipursky
LCPS rethinks school HVAC designs after costly problems at Centennial
LCPS

LCPS rethinks school HVAC designs after costly problems at Centennial

LCPS plans a $600,000 boiler fix at Centennial High while district officials reconsider HVAC designs after recurring problems at Centennial and Mesa.

Damien Willis
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich speaks into a microphone during a Senate committee hearing, seated behind a nameplate bearing his name.
Legislation

Heinrich bill would revive health career program as New Mexico faces worker shortage

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich is pushing to revive a federal health career training program as New Mexico faces a shortage of at least 5,000 health care workers.

Organ Mountain News
LCPS seeks community input on new grades 6–12 school
LCPS

LCPS seeks community input on new grades 6–12 school

LCPS will hold Aug. 18–19 focus groups to gather community input on a new grades 6–12 school planned to open in fall 2027.

Organ Mountain News
New Mexico Legislature needs to help local governments permit more housing, report recommends
Housing

New Mexico Legislature needs to help local governments permit more housing, report recommends

A new Homewise and Mercatus Center report recommends state incentives for local zoning reform, improved permitting data and a stronger New Mexico housing agency.

Patrick Lohmann
Aerial view of Project Jupiter construction in Santa Teresa, with a large building under construction, cranes, equipment and earthwork across the site.
Project Jupiter

Doña Ana County seeks 11 residents for Project Jupiter monitoring committee

Doña Ana County is accepting interest forms through Aug. 31 for an 11-member citizen committee that will monitor Project Jupiter and hold independent information forums.

Damien Willis
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