Las Cruces police warn of copper wire thefts from light poles, construction sites
Las Cruces police are asking residents to report suspicious activity near light poles and construction sites after roughly 100 copper wire thefts since November.
New Mexico delegation presses DEA over reports agents let fentanyl shipments continue
New Mexico's congressional delegation is demanding answers from the DEA after reports that agents allowed millions of fentanyl pills to continue circulating during criminal investigations.
DACC receives $15,000 grant for manufacturing scholarships
Doña Ana Community College received a $15,000 Gene Haas Foundation grant to provide scholarships for students pursuing manufacturing and CNC training.
Climate advocacy org urges New Mexico leaders to adopt data center moratorium
Food & Water Watch says Project Jupiter illustrates the air pollution, water and energy risks posed by hyperscale data centers as New Mexico lawmakers weigh a statewide moratorium.
New Mexico to receive more than $388,000 in Cash App fraud settlement
New Mexico will receive more than $388,000 from a multistate settlement alleging Cash App misled users about fraud protections and failed to adequately help victims.
As homelessness changes in Las Cruces, so does Community of Hope
As Mesilla Valley Community of Hope expands its campus and services, Executive Director Nicole Martinez says more first-time homelessness and rising housing costs are reshaping how Las Cruces responds to housing instability.
Heinrich presses DOJ over missed HALT Fentanyl Act deadline
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich and two colleagues are pressing the Justice Department to explain why it missed a January deadline to implement research provisions of the HALT Fentanyl Act.
New Mexico secretary of state condemns removal of federal election commissioners
Maggie Toulouse Oliver says eliminating the bipartisan Election Assistance Commission’s remaining leadership threatens public confidence months before the November midterms.
New Mexico Supreme Court upholds murder conviction in killing of Alamogordo police officer
The New Mexico Supreme Court upheld Dominic De La O’s first-degree murder conviction and life sentence for fatally shooting Alamogordo police Officer Anthony Ferguson in 2023.
