Federal planners favor a $74 million rehabilitation of Tortugas Site 1 Dam, a high-hazard flood-control structure east of NMSU that engineers say no longer meets safety standards.
Brad Weems has been appointed director of the Las Cruces Airport and will begin the job Aug. 24, bringing more than 20 years of aviation experience.
LCPS says prior Amira student voice recordings have been deleted as board members and parents raise broader questions about the reading assessment’s reliability and future.
New Mexico health officials say mosquito season may last longer than usual this year, with West Nile virus risk potentially continuing into the fall.
BLM says New Mexico oil-and-gas lease sales have generated more than $4.4 billion in 2026 as a new federal law lowers royalty rates for new production.
Las Cruces and NMSU police issued 155 traffic citations during a three-hour enforcement operation along University Avenue on the first day of fall classes.
Nearly 30,000 New Mexicans covered by a class action settlement have until Feb. 21 to apply for forgiveness of pandemic-era unemployment debt.
NM State men’s basketball added fifth-year forward Stephon Payne, who started all 33 games for Seton Hall last season and averaged 6.5 rebounds.
New Mexico residents protested Project Jupiter outside the Environment Department as opponents filed new legal challenges over water wells and the air permit process.
NMSU’s College of Engineering awarded nearly $1 million in scholarships to more than 1,300 students during the 2025-26 academic year through the Scholar Dollar$ application.
DACC will host a TimelyCare event Aug. 26 at its Espina Campus to showcase free virtual medical and mental health services available to students.
WNMU hosted one of 19 nationally certified basic economic development courses, drawing regional leaders to Silver City for a week of professional training.
NM State Swim & Dive released its 2026-27 schedule, including five home events in Las Cruces and a Jan. 23 rivalry meet against New Mexico.
Laura Paskus writes that New Mexico is already living with aridification as rivers dry, reservoirs shrink, trees die and communities face worsening water stress.
Phase 2 of the Mendez Street Drainage Project begins the week of Aug. 31 in La Union, with San Antonio Street closing to through traffic for about two months.
Non-heroin opioids accounted for nearly 44% of New Mexico treatment admissions among young adults in 2023, up from about 11% a decade earlier.
Doña Ana Community College professor Elmer González received the World Dental Hygienist Award during an international symposium in Milan, Italy.
Javon Fielder, 17, pleaded guilty to eight felony counts in the 2025 burglary of Strykers Shooting World in Las Cruces.
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