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Centennial High School in Las Cruces was named in one of a pair of threats against area schools recently, resulting in arrests of two students.
Social media threats toward multiple Las Cruces schools lead to arrests
Three Las Cruces students face criminal charges after police say they made threats on social media to carry out shootings at Las Cruces schools.  Two students, who Las Cruces Police …
Sarah Silva is the Democratic candidate for New Mexico’s House of Representatives, District 53.
Court rules Silva stays on ballot in House election
A district judge ruled that a Democrat running for office who filed some of her paperwork late can remain on the ballot despite arguments from Republicans that she should be disqualified. The …
Voters to decide fate of three judges
The Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission recommended retaining all three district judges up for retention votes this November.  Richard Jacquez, James Martin and Conrad Perea received …
Valerio Ferme, a finalist for New Mexico State University president, speaks with a student after a presentation on the Las Cruces campus on Sept. 13, 2024.
NMSU candidate Valerio Ferme hears from students
The fourth and final candidate for New Mexico State University’s presidency last week described being an Aggie as “punching above your weight, being committed to hard work."
The Las Cruces Fire Department flies a garrison flag in commemoration of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. in a file photo.
LCFD marks 23 years since Sept. 11
The Las Cruces Fire Department recognized the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon 23 years after the day this week.   Starting at 7:30 a.m., the …
Monica Lounsbery, dean of Cal State Long Beach’s College of Health and Human Services, addresses a public forum at the Las Cruces Convention Center on Sept. 12, 2024, as a candidate for New Mexico State University’s presidency.
Lounsbery outlines leadership style for NMSU post
On Sept. 12, it was Monica Lounsbery’s turn to present herself to New Mexico State University staff, students and the public as a candidate for the university’s next president. Four …
Los Lonely Boys in Concert

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Gila River Festival charts a new path
The Gila Conservation Coalition presents this year’s Gila River Festival, Sept. 26 – 29, with the theme  Protecting New Mexico’s Last Wild River: Charting the Path Ahead . As …
Los Lonely Boys publicity photo Ringo, Jojo and Henry Garza comprise Los Lonely Boys.
Los Lonely Boys include Las Cruces in new tour
Could Las Cruces one day be home to an omnibus festival of film, live music and related events similar to South by Southwest in Austin, Texas? Austin is a larger city by far and SXSW is …
Coming Up September 13 - 19
Friday, September 13 Paws, Claws, and Hooves Fundraising Event, 6:30 p.m. at New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Rd, Las Cruces. Info: 575-521-4794 …
LOCAL SPORTS

Watch and learn: The sure way to develop a swing

Golf is a challenging game to learn, especially for adults who have never done it before. I’m a proponent of learning by imitation. It’s how children learn. Kids can learn to play musical …
Aggie grad student Loma McNeese is seen during a match against the University of Southern California Trojans.

Aggies recognized by Conference USA

New Mexico State University student athletes continue to win recognition from Conference USA in multiple sports. Loma McNeese, a graduate student who reigns as 2023 Conference USA Player of the …
High School Sports

Las Cruces student-athletes receive Gatorade’s Players of the Year nods

Two student-athletes from Las Cruces High School and Organ Mountain High were selected as Gatorade Players of the Year

Centennial girls’ softball recognized by county

The student-athletes of the Centennial High School girls’ softball team were honored with a proclamation during a meeting of the Doña Ana County Board of Commissioners this month. …
BUSINESS
Entrance to La Posta de Mesilla, Jan. 16, 2024

La Posta de Mesilla marks 85 years

La Posta de Mesilla, the family-owned restaurant operating since 1939, is marking its 85th anniversary on Sept. 16. Owner Jerean Camuñez Hutchinson, with her husband, Tom, maintains the …

Fall brings more homes to Las Cruces market

Las Cruces inventory increased to 780 homes last month and more sellers are putting homes on the market as the fall season officially begins.  This is a 65 percent increase in …
Spotted Dog brewer Jerry Grandle in his element, offering a tap list of 20 beers as the brewery marks its 10th anniversary Sept. 16 through Sept. 22.

Spotted Dog brewery celebrates 10th anniversary

Ten years – or is that 70 in dog years? In any case, the Spotted Dog Brewery is celebrating a decade of serving beer and food in Mesilla. The microbrewery has scheduled a series of events …
A shopping cart with somebody’s few belongings is seen in a vacant lot in Las Cruces on July 30, 2024.

City to host meeting on controversial shopping cart ordinance Sept. 10

The city of Las Cruces announced a meeting aimed at helping businesses comply with the controversial shopping cart ordinance passed in early August.  The ordinance hopes to force businesses …
Health & WELL BEING
New Mexico State University’s College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences reports that the state’s grape and wine industry has grown about 10 percent annually over two decades.
NMSU offers winemaking, marketing class
New Mexico State University’s Departments of Agriculture Economics and Agricultural Business and Extension Plant Sciences are offering a beginners’ course in winemaking suited for …
The reason BOA Holistic smells so good.
CannaCopia
When you walk into the BOA Holistic Pot Lounge, 2140 Highway 180 E. in Silver City, it takes a few minutes for your eyes to adjust. The low light cavernous space could be the depths of a medieval …
Attendees and performers at Las Cruces’ first Grief Party gather for a photo at the late February 2024 event, which took place at Woody’s Gift Gallery in the Mesquite Historic District.
Las Cruces ‘grief party’ lightens the load of heavy emotions
This story includes mentions of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. There is also an online chat at 988lifeline.org.
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OPINION
Senator Martin Heinrich is running a commercial that he knows is false about Nella Domenici’s position on a very personal and private issue: abortion. In every speech Nella has given, in …
When new Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham fired her first education secretary, Karen Trujillo, in July, 2019 after just six months on the job, I thought it was a rash decision. But to be fair, I was …
Every two years New Mexico voters get the chance to make changes to our state Constitution. Some years they’re big, fundamental changes, like scrapping the old state Board of Education in favor …
Considering all the breakthroughs of mental toughness training, emotional regulation is one of the new frontiers in golf and all competitive sports. Emotions rule performance even more than …
UP COMING EVENTS
Ballet folklorico traditions are on display as part of the annual Diez y Seis de Septiembre celebration on Mesilla’s historic plaza.
Mesilla celebrates Diez y Seis
If you’re new to the area, you may well wonder what Diez y Seis de Septiembre is and why we celebrate it. It all began on September 16, 1810, when Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a Catholic priest, …
Festival goers enjoy the day at the Silver City Pride Festival in 2023.
Kick Up Your Heels at the Silver City Pride Festival
For eight years, the Silver City Gay Pride Festival has been celebrating acceptance, expression and diversity in Grant County. Right from the start, the festival was a success, and each year keeps …
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