Las Cruces senators organize Project Jupiter community meeting, oppose air permits
Four Democratic New Mexico senators rallied in Las Cruces to announce a public listening session on Project Jupiter, Oracle
Jul 3, 2026Open source
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Kimberly Skaggs stays in jail ahead of trial
Former New Mexico GOP officer Kimberly Skaggs was ordered detained by a Las Cruces judge ahead of trial for a fatal hit-and-run crash. She faces felony charg...
Jun 30, 2026Open source
Kimberly Skaggs stays in jail ahead of trial
Former New Mexico GOP officer Kimberly Skaggs was ordered detained by a Las Cruces judge ahead of trial for a fatal hit-and-run crash. She faces felony charg...
Jun 30, 2026Open source
LCPS plan: maintain current transfer rules despite NMAA vote
When the New Mexico Activities Association voted to loosen transfer rules for student-athletes, Las Cruces Public Schools already had its answer. For months,...
Jun 13, 2026Open source
A familiar face takes the Mesilla stage
Jamie O’Hara has spent decades entertaining crowds across southern New Mexico — sometimes with a guitar, sometimes with a deck of cards, and often both a...
Jun 5, 2026Open source
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'Cancer does not care who we are': Doña Ana County commissioner announces diagnosis
Doña Ana County Commissioner Gloria Gameros announces her breast cancer diagnosis, detailing obstacles to obtaining care in southern New Mexico, including i...
Jul 1, 2026Open source
State orders Doña Ana County to appoint fiscal agent
The New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration has ordered Doña Ana County to appoint a fiscal agent after a special audit revealed systemic failur...
Jun 30, 2026Open source
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Santa Fe prepares for New Mexico's official Fourth of July celebration
"Images in the sky that mean something not only to us as Americans in our patriotic red, white, and blue, but also have all of our deep, deep roots," said Ra...
Jul 4, 2026Open source
4 Investigates: New restrictions for license plate readers go into effect
A new statewide law now limits how police in New Mexico can share data from automated license plate readers.
Jul 4, 2026Open source
State orders PNM, Blackstone to void stock deal
State regulators Thursday ordered PNM's parent company to unwind a $400 million stock deal with the private equity firm that hopes to acquire New Mexico's la...
Jul 4, 2026Open source
Proposed moratorium on data centers to come up in 2027 legislative session
Several state lawmakers announced plans on Friday to introduce legislation in 2027 to establish a statewide moratorium in New Mexico against "large-scale" da...
Jul 4, 2026Open source
'History is not a single story': New Mexicans reflect on what it means to be an American
As the U.S. marks its 250th anniversary, New Mexico historians, authors, and Native leaders reflect on the state
Jul 4, 2026Open source
Law firm offers back-to-school help for Albuquerque families
Lerner and Rowe will distribute 1,000 free back-to-school backpacks filled with supplies at EXPO New Mexico on July 7, 2026. This annual event helps Albuquer...
Jul 4, 2026Open source
Kava bar brings booze-free social hub to Avanyu Plaza
Tanoan Kava, a new kava bar at Avanyu Plaza near the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, offers handcrafted kava drinks, botanical teas and communi...
Jul 3, 2026Open source
Agencies find bodies of two boaters in northeastern Arizona
A search-and-recovery mission ended Monday with the bodies of two missing boaters pulled from an eastern Arizona lake near the New Mexico border.
Jun 30, 2026Open source
Native American Tribes Came Together to Secure Their Rights to Colorado River Water. Four States Are Stalli...
Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming are resisting the deal because it would allow the Navajo and Hopi to lease water to cities downstream, likely the grow...
Jun 29, 2026Open source
Talks between New Mexico, Air Force officials progressing on PFAS cleanup
Discussions are progressing on cleaning up up toxic “forever chemicals” that have seeped into the groundwater from Cannon Air Force Base
Jun 29, 2026Open source
Governor speaks about controversial DEA operation that allowed fentanyl in New Mexico
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is reacting after an AP investigation said the DEA intentionally allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills into...
Jun 29, 2026Open source
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Las Cruces is in Dona Ana County, New Mexico.
Region: New Mexico
ZIP Codes
88001, 88003, 88004, 88005, 88006, 88007, 88011, 88012, 88013
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Santa Fe prepares for New Mexico's official Fourth of July celebration
"Images in the sky that mean something not only to us as Americans in our patriotic red, white, and blue, but also have all of our deep, deep roots," said Ra...
Jul 4, 2026Open source
4 Investigates: New restrictions for license plate readers go into effect
A new statewide law now limits how police in New Mexico can share data from automated license plate readers.
Jul 4, 2026Open source
State orders PNM, Blackstone to void stock deal
State regulators Thursday ordered PNM's parent company to unwind a $400 million stock deal with the private equity firm that hopes to acquire New Mexico's la...
Jul 4, 2026Open source
Proposed moratorium on data centers to come up in 2027 legislative session
Several state lawmakers announced plans on Friday to introduce legislation in 2027 to establish a statewide moratorium in New Mexico against "large-scale" da...
Jul 4, 2026Open source
'History is not a single story': New Mexicans reflect on what it means to be an American
As the U.S. marks its 250th anniversary, New Mexico historians, authors, and Native leaders reflect on the state
Jul 4, 2026Open source
Law firm offers back-to-school help for Albuquerque families
Lerner and Rowe will distribute 1,000 free back-to-school backpacks filled with supplies at EXPO New Mexico on July 7, 2026. This annual event helps Albuquer...
Jul 4, 2026Open source
Kava bar brings booze-free social hub to Avanyu Plaza
Tanoan Kava, a new kava bar at Avanyu Plaza near the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, offers handcrafted kava drinks, botanical teas and communi...
Jul 3, 2026Open source
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