LCPS special education teachers say they were promised $5,000 retention stipends that may now be canceled. We're also following developments in the Young Park mass shooting and dust-related crashes on I-10.
New Mexico State University students from Aggies Without Limits worked with Pueblo of Tortugas members to install waterlines, plant trees and improve a community baseball field — part of a series of local projects funded by Sen. William Soules.
The City of Las Cruces and Doña Ana County are preparing their 2025-26 budgets, with a focus on infrastructure, housing and transparency. Residents will have opportunities to weigh in over the next few weeks.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham vetoed 16 bills on the final day for legislative action, criticizing lawmakers for focusing on symbolic gestures over substantive policy during a session marked by inaction on key public safety and health issues.
Civil rights attorney Israel Chávez is advising New Mexicans to take steps to protect their digital privacy amid reports of increased federal searches and constitutional overreach.
The Las Cruces International Film Festival marks its 10th year with a lineup of screenings, workshops, and special guests, including Helen Hunt and Michelle Hurd, emphasizing student involvement and local storytelling.
Las Cruces Public Libraries will host a blackout poetry event for teens on Friday, April 11, at Thomas Branigan Memorial Library. The drop-in session is free and open to ages 12–18.
As part of the Las Cruces International Film Festival, Oscar-winning actress Helen Hunt will join NMSU professor Ross Marks for a public conversation about her career on April 10.
Las Cruces utility customers will need to use alternative payment options the morning of April 10, as the City’s Cashiering Program will be closed for staff training from 8 a.m. to noon.
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