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A red Las Cruces Fire Department engine sits outside a fire station bay in Las Cruces.
Fire

Las Cruces firefighters extinguish early morning structure fire on El Camino Real

Las Cruces firefighters responded Tuesday morning to a structure fire on El Camino Real that was contained to the room where it started.

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A ballot box sits beside sheriff’s badges, a New Mexico flag and a stylized Doña Ana County sheriff emblem against mountain scenery.
Elections

Who’s running for Doña Ana County Sheriff on the Democratic ballot in the June 2026 primary election?

Voters in Doña Ana County’s Democratic sheriff primary can compare candidates’ responses on public safety, mental health response, transparency and cooperation with federal agencies.

Jonny Coker
Promotional graphic showing the newly improved NM 101/University Avenue corridor in Las Cruces alongside ribbon cutting event details and a gold ceremonial ribbon.
Roads

NMDOT to hold ribbon cutting for completed NM 101/University Avenue improvement project

State and local officials will mark completion of the NM 101/University Avenue improvement project during a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday in Las Cruces.

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Exterior view of the Doña Ana County Detention Center building in Las Cruces.
Public Safety

Three inmates accused of beating, tasing correction officer at Doña Ana County Detention Center face federal charges

Federal prosecutors charged three inmates accused of beating and tasing a correction officer at the Doña Ana County Detention Center earlier this month.

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A ballot box sits beside sheriff’s badges, a New Mexico flag and a stylized Doña Ana County sheriff emblem against mountain scenery.
Elections

Who’s running for Doña Ana County Sheriff on the Republican ballot in the June 2026 primary election?

Republican candidates for Doña Ana County sheriff discuss recruitment, transparency, cooperation with federal agencies and public safety priorities ahead of the June 2026 primary election.

Jonny Coker
A student works with wires and electronic components during a STEM activity at New Mexico State University’s STEM Achievers summer camp.
NMSU

NMSU STEM Achievers program gives students hands-on lessons with technology

NMSU’s free STEM Achievers summer camp will introduce Las Cruces middle school students to coding, robotics, AI, drones, 3D printing and other technologies.

Sarah Kimmerly
NMBorderplex promotional banner featuring the Organ Mountains and branding for Las Cruces and Doña Ana County.
Business

Las Cruces forum to explore how AI is reshaping small business operations

An NMBorderplex forum in Las Cruces will focus on how artificial intelligence is changing operations, hiring and competitiveness for small businesses.

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NM State football coach Tony Sanchez poses with players Henry Davis and TK King in a composite portrait ahead of the 2026 Conference USA Football Kickoff.
Aggie Football

NM State’s Sanchez, King and Davis to attend 2026 CUSA Football Kickoff

NM State football coach Tony Sanchez, wide receiver TK King and defensive lineman Henry Davis will represent the Aggies at the 2026 CUSA Football Kickoff in Arlington, Texas.

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Retired NMSU Vice President Ben Woods stands inside the Aggie Memorial Room at Memorial Tower in Las Cruces beside portraits of fallen Aggie servicemen honored in a new digital archive.
NMSU

‘A debt we owed’: Memorial Tower holds the images and now the stories of fallen Aggie servicemen

NMSU has launched a new online archive sharing the stories of fallen Aggie servicemen memorialized in the university’s Memorial Tower in Las Cruces.

Amanda Wyatt

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