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Three men and a woman standing by an outdoor sign that reads, “Summerford Sands Restoration Project.”
NMSU

NMSU to showcase desert restoration, wildlife research at Nov. 13 field day

NMSU hosts a free rangeland and wildlife research field day Nov. 13 in Las Cruces, featuring desert restoration, oryx and bat studies.

Adriana M. Chávez
Doña Ana Community College's East Mesa Campus features tan buildings, green roofs, stone columns and landscaped walkways, with the Organ Mountains behind them.
DACC

DACC to host free FAFSA workshops Nov. 5 and 17 in Las Cruces

DACC will offer free FAFSA workshops Nov. 5 and 17 in Las Cruces to help students complete 2027-28 financial aid applications.

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Amanda Nunez, center, holds her framed 2026 “A” Mountain Staff Award while posing with eight people outdoors at New Mexico State University.
Recognitions

NMSU honors Amanda Nunez with 2026 ‘A’ Mountain Staff Award

NMSU honored Amanda Nunez with its 2026 ‘A’ Mountain Staff Award for her work supporting students through Student Assistance Services.

Tiffany Acosta
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LCFD

Clocks fall back Sunday as Las Cruces firefighters urge smoke alarm checks

Daylight saving time ends Nov. 1, 2026. Las Cruces fire and police officials remind residents to turn clocks back and check smoke alarms.

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Jason Bloomer wears a black suit jacket, pastel plaid shirt and bright pink bow tie against a softly blurred gray background.
Opinion

Opinion: If legislators want to represent us, they should live like us

New Mexico Nurses Association President Jason Bloomer makes the case for Amendment 4, legislative salaries and greater representation of working families.

Jason Bloomer
A smiling New Mexico National Guard member carries a brown-and-white goat through brush beside the flooded Rio Grande, with trees and mountains in the background.
Flooding

National Guard rescues 78 goats, mule, dog and three people from Rio Grande flooding

New Mexico National Guard members and Oklahoma rescuers saved 78 goats, a mule, a dog and three people from Rio Grande flooding near San Antonio.

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Max Adams, 78, smiles in a black cowboy hat, dark jacket and olive-green shirt. He has white hair, a white mustache and brown eyes.
Silver Alert

Second Silver Alert issued for missing Doña Ana County man in three days

Authorities issue a second Silver Alert for Max Adams, 78, after he disappeared again in Doña Ana County. See his description and vehicle details.

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Black-and-white headshot of Sommer Mitchell, board chair of the Las Cruces Green Chamber of Commerce, against a dark background.
Opinion

Opinion: Green Chamber calls for pause on Project Jupiter over water, air quality concerns

Sommer Mitchell explains why the Las Cruces Green Chamber of Commerce opposes Project Jupiter as proposed and calls for greater public scrutiny.

Sommer Mitchell
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Literacy

New Mexico to send 750,000 books, reading plans home with K-3 students

New Mexico will provide more than 750,000 books and individualized reading plans to over 75,000 K-3 students, with literacy packs arriving in November.

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