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FYI+ AmeriCorps recruitment graphic showing current members and highlighting a Sept. 1 service term, living allowance, education award and professional development.
Community

FYI+ recruiting AmeriCorps members for Sept. 1 service term

FYI+ is recruiting AmeriCorps members in Las Cruces for a service term beginning Sept. 1, with stipends, training and an education award.

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Booking photo of Drake Armendariz, who pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the 2023 killing of Benjamin Archuleta.
Courts

Drake Armendariz sentenced to 14 years in prison for 2023 I-25 killing

Drake Armendariz will serve an effective 14-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to first-degree murder in the 2023 killing of Benjamin Archuleta.

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A two-lane highway stretches across a flat desert landscape beneath a blue sky in southern New Mexico.
Roads

Work begins on NM 26 ‘Hatch shortcut’ between Deming and Hatch

Drivers using NM 26 between Deming and Hatch should expect daytime delays as an 85-working-day pavement and safety project begins Aug. 4.

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Doña Ana Community College’s East Mesa Campus in Las Cruces, with the Organ Mountains visible in the background.
DACC

DACC offers free tutoring at four campuses and online

Doña Ana Community College students can receive free tutoring at four campuses or through Zoom, with expanded fall hours beginning Aug. 10.

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Street signs for East Amador Avenue and Esperanza Street against a blue sky in Las Cruces.
Public Safety

52-year-old man dies after being struck on Amador Avenue

A 52-year-old man died after being struck by a vehicle Saturday night near Amador Avenue and Esperanza Street in Las Cruces.

Damien Willis
NMSU promotional image for the university’s Aug. 25 Student Employment Fair at Corbett Center Student Union.
NMSU

NMSU to host Student Employment Fair Aug. 25

NMSU will host its annual Student Employment Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 25 at Corbett Center Student Union.

Stephanie Lopez
A SNAP benefits card rests beside groceries and printed application forms on a kitchen table.
Food Insecurity

New Mexico group offers multilingual guides to help families navigate SNAP changes

NMCLP has assembled multilingual guides, webinars and forms to help New Mexicans understand federal SNAP changes taking effect during 2026.

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Raíces y Ritmos event graphic listing free food, cultural entertainment, family activities and a resource fair Aug. 15 at 414 St. Anthony St. in Anthony.
Anthony

FYI+ to host Raíces y Ritmos cultural celebration in Anthony

FYI+ will host Raíces y Ritmos, a free family cultural event in Anthony on Aug. 15 with food, entertainment, activities and community resources.

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Aerial view of construction at the Project Jupiter data center site in Santa Teresa.
Project Jupiter

Hearing for Project Jupiter data center’s air quality permit application rescheduled to September

A public hearing on Project Jupiter’s air quality permit application has been rescheduled from Oct. 19 to Sept. 14 in Sunland Park.

Joshua Bowling

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