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Police tape reading “Do Not Cross” stretched across a street at night with blurred emergency lights in the background.
Crime

Las Cruces man charged in drive-by shooting at occupied home near Picacho Avenue

A Las Cruces man faces felony charges after police say he fired shots at an occupied home. A handgun and shell casings were recovered.

Damien Willis
Interior of a prison cellblock hallway lined with closed metal doors, viewed through bars
Crime

Judge denies pretrial detention in Southern New Mexico prison stabbing case

A judge denied prosecutors’ request to hold Fabian Marcos Bojorquez in custody ahead of trial in a Southern New Mexico prison stabbing case.

Damien Willis
U.S. Postal Service delivery trucks are lined up in a parking lot near a residential neighborhood
Rep. Gabe Vasquez

Vasquez criticizes proposed USPS fuel surcharge, links increase to Iran war

U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez is urging USPS to reconsider a proposed fuel surcharge, arguing rising costs tied to the Iran war would burden American households.

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A doctor in a white coat holds a stethoscope, representing health care workforce shortages
Opinion

Op-Ed: Pass the rest of the health care worker compacts this year

Fred Nathan of Think New Mexico urges lawmakers to pass remaining health care worker compacts to address provider shortages and expand access statewide.

Fred Nathan
Marci Dickerson receives the New Mexico Medal of Merit from Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Carper during a ceremony in Las Cruces
Community

Las Cruces business owner awarded NM Medal of Merit for saving soldier’s life

A Las Cruces business owner received the New Mexico Medal of Merit after performing CPR and helping save the life of a National Guard soldier.

Damien Willis
Portrait of New Mexico State University public health professor Elizabeth England-Kennedy.
NMSU

NMSU public health professor to receive national health equity award

NMSU public health professor Elizabeth England-Kennedy will receive the 2026 Dorothy Nyswander Health Equity Award at a national conference in April.

Carlos Carrillo López
Official election mail envelopes used for absentee ballots and voter correspondence
Elections

Doña Ana County announces election official training schedule for 2026 primary

Doña Ana County will host training sessions for election officials and poll watchers ahead of the June 2, 2026 primary election.

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Portrait of filmmaker Shane Black, who will receive the Outstanding Filmmaker Award at the 2026 Las Cruces International Film Festival.
Las Cruces International Film Festival

LCIFF 2026 Outstanding Filmmaker Award goes to Shane Black

Filmmaker Shane Black will receive the Outstanding Filmmaker Award at the 2026 Las Cruces International Film Festival, hosted by New Mexico State University.

Minerva Baumann
Garden sprinkler watering plants in a yard, spraying water across soil and greenery during irrigation
City of Las Cruces

Las Cruces to begin spring, summer watering restrictions April 1

Las Cruces will begin spring and summer water restrictions April 1, limiting watering days and prohibiting irrigation between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.

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