USDA ends $1B in local food programs for schools, food banks
Cuts to Local Food for Schools and Local Food Purchase Assistance programs could impact New Mexico families and small farmers
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NMSU to celebrate American Indian Week
Indian Taco Luncheon, live music, dance and Miss Native American NMSU crowning among week’s highlights at Corbett Center and American Indian Student Center
DOGE-led firings stir unease across southern New Mexico
From national parks to the VA, residents count the costs
Las Cruces police to meet with local businesses to address safety concerns
Community outreach unit plans six-hour operation to discuss vandalism, trespassing and related issues
Inside the manslaughter conviction of a Las Cruces police officer
Before Brad Lunsford was charged with manslaughter for the 2022 shooting of Presley Eze, Searchlight New Mexico analyzed hundreds of police shootings across the state. We showed that officers are almost always found to be “acting in the line of duty” after killing someone.
Mesilla Valley Community of Hope responds to Ben Archer Health Centers’ alleged refusal of treatment to undocumented residents
Nonprofit explores solutions to support vulnerable residents as access to medical care faces possible shift
New Mexico attorney general orders Ben Archer Health Centers to stop requiring proof of citizenship
Action follows concerns raised by U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez
NMSU Latin American Programs launches monthlong Frutos y Raíces initiative
Student-led events in March and April will highlight immigration, farmworker rights, sustainability, wellness and community building at New Mexico State University
Arciniega-Saenz convicted of first-degree murder in gruesome 2021 killing
Jury finds man guilty in stabbing, decapitation of James Garcia
