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Illustration showing vehicles stopped at a road closure on U.S. 70 near White Sands Missile Range, with mountains in the background and text reading “Highway 70 Closures.”
Roads

White Sands Missile Range to close Hwy. 70 twice Thursday

White Sands Missile Range will block Hwy. 70 twice Thursday, June 4, with one-hour closures scheduled at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

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New Mexico State University researcher Sergio Martinez-Monteagudo gestures while standing beside food-processing equipment in a campus laboratory.
NMSU

NMSU spearheads pioneering research to improve energy efficiency in food processing

NMSU researchers are testing guided ultrasound technology that could cut energy use during evaporation, one of food manufacturing’s most demanding processes.

Tatiana Favela
A baby with a pacifier sits in a gray child safety seat while holding a green blanket.
Community

Free car seat fitting station set for Thursday in Las Cruces

Parents and caregivers can get free car seat fitting assistance Thursday in Las Cruces, with replacement seats available for a possible $35 fee.

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Las Cruces advocate Yoli Diaz sits with her hands folded at a desk in her office, with framed documents and plaques on the wall behind her.
Transparency

Lawsuit alleges Doña Ana County violated public records law, falsified documents

Yoli Diaz says a document produced after her records requests deleted language about cancer care for eligible indigent patients. Ed Williams, Searchlight New Mexico This article was originally published by Searchlight New Mexico. A patient advocate in Las Cruces is suing Doña Ana County over an alleged “pattern and practice”

Ed Williams
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján speaks at a lectern during a Senate Democrats news conference, flanked by Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Chuck Schumer.
Elections

NM U.S. Sen. Luján wins primary

Ben Ray Luján easily won New Mexico’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary, defeating challenger Matt Dodson in the June 2 election.

Source New Mexico Staff
Juan de Jesus Sanchez III smiles while wearing a cowboy hat and white campaign shirt in front of campaign signs at a campaign event.
Elections

Sanchez wins New Mexico Democratic public land commissioner primary

New Mexico voters selected the Democratic nominee for the statewide office that oversees public lands, oil and gas leases and renewable energy development.

Patrick Lohmann
Daisy Maldonado wears a pale pink hijab and holds yellow flowers in an outdoor portrait with a softly blurred landscape in the background.
Elections

Daisy Maldonado wins Democratic primary for Doña Ana County Commission District 1

Daisy Maldonado won the Democratic primary for Doña Ana County Commission District 1 by 277 votes and will face Samantha Barncastle Salopek in November.

Damien Willis
Vanessa Ordoñez smiles in a campaign portrait against a blue Organ Mountain News-style background.
Elections

Vanessa Ordoñez wins Democratic primary for Doña Ana County sheriff

Vanessa Ordoñez won the Democratic primary for Doña Ana County sheriff by 569 votes and will face Republican Todd Garrison in November.

Damien Willis
Wooden judge’s gavel positioned above a sound block against a dark background.
Federal Court

Romanian national faces sentencing in Las Cruces for $1.8 million fraud scheme

A Romanian national is scheduled for sentencing in Las Cruces after admitting he helped conceal $1.8 million stolen through fake business websites.

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