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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.

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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.

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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.

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