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New Mexico Senate Majority Leader Peter Wirth stands on the Senate floor.
Legislature

Senate Majority Leader Peter Wirth won’t seek reelection in 2028

New Mexico Senate Majority Leader Peter Wirth, a Santa Fe Democrat, says he will not seek another leadership term next year or run for reelection in 2028.

Joshua Bowling
Aerial map of the Community of Hope campus parking lots, with colored outlines showing areas scheduled for restriping.
City of Las Cruces

Community of Hope parking lots to be restriped June 18

Parking lots at the Community of Hope campus in Las Cruces will undergo striping maintenance June 18, with work planned in phases throughout the day.

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Side-by-side official portraits of U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján.
Sen. Martin Heinrich

Heinrich, Luján press Burgum over park fees used for D.C. projects

U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján are demanding answers on whether national park fees are being redirected to Washington, D.C., projects.

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Rendering of the planned Desert Sun III housing development in Deming, showing apartment buildings, parking areas and a playground.
Housing

Deming farmworker housing project wins state tax credit award

Housing New Mexico approved tax credits for a 53-unit Deming farmworker housing project and a loan tied to Montana Meadows in Las Cruces.

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Social graphic for the New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame 2025 induction class showing Anita Maxwell, Courtney Frerichs, Landry Jones, John Fields and Miles Watters.
Sports

NMSU legend Anita Maxwell named to New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame

NMSU basketball legend Anita Maxwell is part of the New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame’s 2025 induction class, with a banquet scheduled June 27 in Albuquerque.

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U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez speaks at a lectern on the House floor.
Rep. Gabe Vasquez

Vasquez marks DACA anniversary, calls for protections for Dreamers

The southern New Mexico congressman said more than 4,000 DACA recipients live in New Mexico and deserve certainty. Organ Mountain News report WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez marked the 14th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program Monday by calling for continued protections for Dreamers and

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A container of Nara Organics Whole Milk Organic Infant Formula, which has been recalled nationwide.
Health

New Mexico health officials warn parents to stop using recalled Nara infant formula

New Mexico health officials are warning parents to stop using recalled Nara Organics infant formula after the product was linked to three infant botulism cases in other states.

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Aerial view of desert land south of the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum near “A” Mountain in Las Cruces.
Crime

Las Cruces man accused of possessing bomb-making materials near ‘A’ Mountain

Prosecutors say NMSU police and bomb squad personnel found bomb-making materials, chemicals and an explosives handbook after witnesses reported explosions in the desert south of Dripping Springs Road.

Damien Willis
Las Cruces City Hall is shown behind desert landscaping and flagpoles.
City of Las Cruces

Juneteenth closures to affect city, county and NMDOH operations

Las Cruces, Doña Ana County and NMDOH offices will close or adjust schedules Friday, June 19, for Juneteenth.

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