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Economic Development

New Mexico opens applications for trade hub districts tied to logistics and manufacturing growth

New Mexico has opened applications for Trade Port District designations aimed at supporting logistics, manufacturing and industrial development projects across the state.

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A newly constructed multi-story apartment building stands beside a curved driveway under a clear sky in Las Cruces.
Housing

Las Cruces to celebrate opening of Peachtree Canyon Apartments Phase 1

Las Cruces officials will hold a ribbon cutting May 21 for the first phase of the Peachtree Canyon Apartments affordable housing development.

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An elevated view overlooks downtown Silver City, surrounding homes and mountain ranges under a clear sky.
Books

WNMU professor examines how Silver City avoided becoming a ghost town

A new book chapter by WNMU history professor Scott Fritz examines how Silver City survived economic downturns that turned many nearby mining towns into ghost towns.

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Steve Pearce speaks during a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., with attendees seated behind him.
Government

U.S. Senate confirms former NM GOP congressman Pearce to lead federal land management agency

The U.S. Senate confirmed former New Mexico Congressman Steve Pearce to lead the Bureau of Land Management in a narrow party-line vote Monday.

Patrick Lohmann
Graphic promoting a May 20, 2026 public meeting in Las Cruces about the University Avenue widening project between Avenida de Mesilla and South Main Street.
Roads

Final public meeting set for University Avenue widening project in Las Cruces

NMDOT will hold a final public meeting May 20 on the University Avenue widening project in Las Cruces, with updates on completed work and remaining construction items.

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Two young children crouch on a sidewalk while drawing with colorful chalk near a metal fence.
Community

Las Cruces to host ‘Chalk the Walk’ event May 20 during National Public Works Week

The City of Las Cruces will host a free “Chalk the Walk” sidewalk art event May 20 outside City Hall during National Public Works Week.

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A worker stands beside a desert water treatment system with pipes, tanks and flowing water at sunset near mountain ranges.
Environment

New Mexico invests millions in desalination projects as drought pressures grow

New Mexico is investing more than $13 million in projects aimed at turning brackish underground water into a future drought-resilient water supply, including work involving NMSU.

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A composite image shows U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders beside Doña Ana County Commission candidate Daisy Maldonado against a southern New Mexico landscape at sunrise.
Elections

Bernie Sanders endorses Daisy Maldonado in Doña Ana County commission race

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders endorsed Daisy Maldonado in the Democratic primary race for Doña Ana County Commission District 1, citing her opposition to Project Jupiter.

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A banner displays photos of 2-year-old Faviola Rodriguez alongside messages calling for justice and an end to child violence.
New Mexico Supreme Court

NM Supreme Court upholds conviction in ‘Baby Favi’ child abuse death case

The New Mexico Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Lalo Anthony Castrillo IV in the 2018 death of 2-year-old Faviola Rodriguez, known locally as “Baby Favi.”

Damien Willis

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