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A professor and student hold scrap metal parts in a lab where they melt and reuse the metal.
NMSU

NMSU researcher works to turn scrap metal into 3D-printed parts

An NMSU engineering professor is part of a nearly $3 million NSF grant to develop metal 3D printing methods that can turn scrap metal into high-quality parts.

Allison Brady
Basketball sits on a gym floor with players standing in the background.
LCPS

Want to coach middle school sports? LCPS is hosting a coaches fair

Las Cruces Public Schools will host a June 24 coaches fair for people interested in coaching middle school sports.

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A person holds a blue pencil box filled with pencils, crayons, glue sticks and scissors.
Education

DACC collecting school supplies to help Las Cruces families

Doña Ana Community College is collecting school supplies for Las Cruces families through the Stuff the Bus donation drive.

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Aerial view of piñon-juniper woodland with patches of reddish-brown beetle-killed trees.
Environment

Tree deaths tripled across New Mexico in 2025 amid drought, heat

Tree deaths tripled across New Mexico in 2025, with beetle-killed conifer acreage up 211%, according to a new state and federal forest health report.

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Screenshot from “Portal to Possibilities: Biotech Edition” shows a young character standing near a glowing portal on a career selection screen.
NMSU

NMSU helps launch biotech game that lets students explore science careers

NMSU and UConn Extension developed a free 4-H biotech game that lets students explore 10 science careers through hands-on tasks.

Tiffany Acosta
Cattle graze in a field.
Agriculture

Heinrich, Luján bill would help ranchers use federal funds for virtual fencing

A bill from Sens. Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján would let farmers and ranchers use USDA emergency conservation funds for virtual fencing after disasters.

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Zac Anaya, Jacob Candelaria and Duke Rodriguez speak with reporters after a judge rejected their universal child care lawsuit.
State

Judge rejects lawsuit challenging New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham’s universal childcare program

A judge rejected a Republican-backed lawsuit challenging New Mexico’s universal childcare program, though plaintiffs say they plan to appeal.

Joshua Bowling
Graphic welcoming Carisma Lynn as NM State women’s basketball director of basketball operations.
Aggie Women's Basketball

NM State women’s basketball adds Carisma Lynn to operations staff

Carisma Lynn has joined NM State women’s basketball as director of basketball operations.

Emilio Garcia
Sign for the U.S. District Court in Las Cruces outside a courthouse entrance.
Federal Court

DOJ lawsuit says Holloman transfer blocked military spouse from Las Cruces legal job

The Justice Department says New Mexico violated federal law by blocking a military spouse from taking a Las Cruces legal job after a Holloman transfer.

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