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CRRUA town hall on Friday
Sunland Park and water utility officials are hosting a town hall this Friday as scrutiny over water quality issues from Camino Real Regional Utility Authority have increased. On Thursday, …
Joshua Silver
LCPS tech officer finalist in EdTech awards
The Las Cruces Public Schools announced that the district’s chief technology officer, an educator at the district for more than 21 years, received national recognition this month for his work …
Photo illustration by Las Cruces Bulletin
Public officials grapple with threats, raising questions about local democracy 
A voicemail ends with a death threat. Racist hate spewed in a phone call. An unknown car parked outside the house. Social media posts calling for summary execution. Threats of violence like …
A Texas Department of Transportation El Paso image depicts the traffic jam following a crash that killed a Las Cruces man on April 13, 2024.
Las Cruces man killed in El Paso-area crash
El Paso police identified a Las Cruces man as the victim of a crash on Interstate 10 on April 13. Michael Prendergast, 39, was killed when a semi truck hit his pickup truck. The crash occurred …
An abandoned commercial building on S. Espina Street burns early Saturday morning, April 13.
Abandoned commercial building set ablaze Saturday
Las Cruces firefighters responded early Saturday morning to a multiple-alarm commercial building fire that had initially been reported as a tree fire, according to the Las Cruces Fire Department. …
The insignia of the Las Cruces Fire Department as displayed on a fire engine.
Man critically injured in Las Cruces house fire
A 42-year-old man was transported to a burn facility in Lubbock, Texas Thursday after an early morning fire at a residence on Cortez Drive, the Las Cruces Fire Department reported. Firefighters …
Arts & Entertainment
William Harrold and Lisa Taylor are among the cast of ‘In the Next Room,” opening at the Black Box Theatre on Friday.
‘In the Next Room’ opens at the Black Box
This weekend, the No Strings Theatre Company opens its production of the Tony-nominated play, “In the Next Room, or The Vibrator Play” by Sarah Ruhl. According to the producers, the …
The 2023 Upcycle Recycle Remade Runway Sustainable Fashion Show was held at the Aggie Lounge featuring clothing made of recycled materials and was hosted by the Aggie Fashion Club. Thursday April 13, 2023. (NMSU photo by Josh Bachman)
NMSU Aggie Fashion Club hosts 2024 Sustainable Fashion Show
Students with New Mexico State University’s Aggie Fashion Club are ready to book it to the runway and show off their unique fashion skills once again at their annual Sustainable Fashion Show. …
The Branigan Cultural Center is located at 501 N. Main Street in downtown Las Cruces.
Call for community exhibit proposals at Branigan center
The Branigan Cultural Center is accepting proposals for community exhibits on themes of cultural and historical significance for the borderlands and southwestern U.S., the city announced, with a …
LOCAL SPORTS

Change can do you good — if you want to change

On my first day working at a psychiatric hospital, the head doctor compulsively laid this cutie on me: “Do you know how many California shrinks it takes to change a light bulb?” …
Zakye Hawkins approaches the end of his high school baseball career with a .485 batting average.

Future is bright for LCHS’ Zakye Hawkins

Las Cruces High’s Zakye Hawkins is wrapping up his high school baseball career, but knows there is plenty to look forward to in his future.  The 18-year-old senior announced he had …
High School Sports

Registration open for basketball league

The city of Las Cruces Parks and Recreation Department announced individual registration for its Spring Youth Sportsmanship Basketball League on Monday. According to a news release, four age …

High school sports weekend

Friday, Jan. 26 Centennial High basketball at Mayfield: Freshman boys, 4 p.m., JV boys 5:30 p.m., varsity boys 7 p.m. Centennial High hosts Mayfield: Freshman girls, 4 p.m., JV girls 5:30 …
BUSINESS

March takes positive step for buyers and sellers.

As the first quarter came to a close, the Las Cruces housing market brought a boost in closed sales and closing prices, giving some great optimism for our spring buyer season. Even with interest …
A weathered sign and bathroom at La Lorona Park on March 28, 2024.

City sells affordable housing bond a year after vote

One year and four months after Las Cruces voters overwhelmingly approved a $6 million cash infusion to the city’s affordable housing efforts, the city announced on March 25 that it had begun …
Photography for a feature film takes place in Mesilla in 2021.

New film studios could affect housing prices, study shows 

Efforts to boost movie infrastructure in Las Cruces could have unforeseen consequences on the housing market, particularly in neighborhoods abutting film studios.
A digital mock up of the new OEM building.

County approves $10 million for new emergency management center

The Doña Ana County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved funding for a new emergency management center during a meeting on March 26.  The Office of Emergency Management …
Health & WELL BEING
Memorial Medical Center CEO John Harris
Memorial Medical Center cares for Las Cruces
Memorial Medical Center CEO highlights the hospital's 2023 Community Benefit Report.
Libraries present spring gardening workshop
The Las Cruces Public Libraries announced a weekend spring garden workshop open to the public from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 16. The workshop consists of crafting activities …
Sen. Katy Duhigg, D-Albuquerque, during a 2022 hearing. Duhigg was one of the sponsors of the Health Care Consolidation Oversight Act, which gives the New Mexico Office of the Superintendent of Insurance regulatory power over hospital mergers and acquisitions until July 2025.
Concerns about private equity owners drove hospital bill
SANTA FE — A proposed hospital network and health plan merger that would have created an $11 billion health care giant  fell apart  on the way to the altar last year. …
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OPINION
During the Las Cruces International Film Festival, I missed out on shaking Ron Perlman’s hand because I was carried away in conversation. It is rare to encounter a capable …
Everybody wants to start at the top.  And so, of course the deep-pocketed investors behind the attempt to build a centrist third party under the No Labels banner started with a presidential …
With the governor’s signing of a new law updating the state’s high school curriculum, New Mexico families now have a prime opportunity to shape local high school course requirements in a …
The capital outlay bill passed by the Legislature this year provides just under $290 million for 136 projects throughout the state, including $20 million for steam tunnel and electrical …
UP COMING EVENTS
Arts Roundup
Friday, April 12 General Federation of Women’s Club Progress Club, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., WIA Building 340 N. Reymond, Info: 575-649-4869. Las Cruces Pecan Festival, 3-9 p.m. at Young Park, …
The Addams Family’ portrait
The Addams Family’ to play at NMSU
The bizarre fictitious family created by cartoonist Charles Addams delighted New Yorker readers over five decades. They also inspired a television series, movies, toys and other merchandise. They are …
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