Month: April 2024
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Aggie Athletic Club Generates Record-Breaking Amount in 2023-24
992 AAC members combine to donate $946,309.34.
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Targeted, Evidence-Based Strategies To Prevent Homelessness
Homeless response systems aim to minimize the number of people without housing, which means both housing people who are already experiencing homelessness and preventing people from entering homelessness in the first place.
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NMSU climate change speaker series hosts regional meteorologist
Concluding this semester’s NMSU Cambios Climate Change Speaker Series, National Weather Service meteorologist Jason Laney will give a talk about the dangers of extreme weather at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 9 at the Rio Grande Theatre.
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Las Cruces Libraries host MedTalk about Sleep
Las Cruces Public Libraries invites residents to join us for MedTalk at 6 p.m. April 11, 2024, in the Craft Room, on the first floor of Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho Ave.
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NMSU accepting applications for NM PREP Academy
The Office of Outreach and Recruiting in New Mexico State University’s College of Engineering will host the NM PREP Middle School Academy and NM PREP High School Academy this summer at the Las Cruces campus.
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CFPB Finds Americans are Paying Upfront Fees Seeking to Lower Interest Rates on Mortgages
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a new report today finding that more borrowers paid “discount points” upfront as overall interest rates rose.
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Student Athletes from our Broader Community Qualify for 2024 Powerlifting State Championship
23 Boys and 14 Girls from our broader community qualified for the 2024 NMAA Powerlifting Championships to be held in Rio Rancho April 12-13.
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Total Solar Eclipse Watch Party in Las Cruces
Join Las Cruces Public Libraries and the Las Cruces Museums for a total solar eclipse watch party from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday, April 8, 2024, at Albert Johnson Park, at the southeast corner of Main Street and Picacho Avenue.
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Las Cruces International Film Festival Announces Awards
Saturday, April 6, the Las Cruces International Film Festival announced winners in multiple categories.
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Is Food Safe if it Has Chemicals?
You may have seen news or online content about chemicals in our foods. Perhaps you’re wondering, is a food safe to eat if it contains chemicals?
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NMSU students win 2024 regional Outstanding Leadership Awards
The National Orientation Directors Association (NODA) named two New Mexico State University students as its Undergraduate and Graduate Outstanding Student Leaders of 2024 at its Regional Conference on March 16.
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Las Cruces Spring and Summer 2024 Water Restrictions
Spring and summer water restrictions in Las Cruces began April 1, 2024.
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Doña Ana Fire Rescue Academy 4 Graduates 17 Firefighters
Doña Ana County Fire Rescue will celebrate a ceremony for the 17 firefighters who met all the requirements to graduate.
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NMSU to host NM State Esports Invitational tournament April 6 & 7
The competitive video gaming event will take place starting at 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 6 and 7, at NMSU’s Corbett Center Student Union.
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NMSU’s Pitch Deck Sprint accepting applications from NM tech startups (DEADLINE: APRIL 12, 2024)
The Scale Up New Mexico program, funded in part by the United States Economic Development Administration and housed at New Mexico State University’s Arrowhead Center, will offer its Pitch Deck Sprint online accelerator to tech startups in New Mexico.
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Police Seek Person of Interest in Feb. 15 Shooting
Crime Stoppers of Las Cruces-Dona Ana County is offering a $1,000 reward for information that helps identify a person of interest in the Feb. 15 shooting that resulted in the death of a man at a home on Graham Street.
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Cariño to Sophia Palacios, Service Attendant, Fleet Services
The City of Las Cruces occasionally gives a “shout out” to employees who are excelling in their respective positions. These are called “Cariños”.
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Bunch Continues Stellar Stretch, Claims Cowgirl Classic Individual Title
Emma Bunch has been on an absolute tear as of late and that trend continued on Wednesday and Thursday as she logged a 70-66-71-207 (-9) to pace the field at the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic at Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club.
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NMSU Foundation to host inaugural Chihuahua Day April 6
The inaugural New Mexico State University Chihuahua Day will take place Saturday, April 6 on the NMSU Las Cruces campus.
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NMSU Golf Course ranks among top 25 collegiate golf courses in the country
New Mexico State University’s Golf Course has once again ranked in Golf Advisor’s list of “Top 25 College Golf Courses – Golfers’ Choice 2024.”
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So Far in 2024, Nine Local Retailers Inspected for Underage Tobacco Sales–One Cited for Violation
Dollar General, Pic Quick, Circle K, Marathon/Food Mart and Herb N Legend Smoke Shop all escaped violation.
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Doña Ana Arts Council and New Mexico Arts invite artists to attend “Artists INC Express” April 6-7
Artist INC Express helps artists, of any discipline, develop the building blocks for a thriving and enduring arts practice.
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[Updated] Police Charge Man in Lester Avenue Shooting in Las Cruces
Las Cruces police are investigating a shooting that injured a man Wednesday morning on the 2100 block of Lester Avenue, one block south of Lynn Middle School.
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Branigan Cultural Center to Accept Proposals for 2025 Community Exhibits
Branigan Cultural Center will accept proposals for community exhibits with themes of cultural and historical significance relating to the Borderlands and the Southwestern U.S. to be presented in 2025.
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[Update] Las Cruces Police Department Supports Autism Awareness Month–Run out of decals in less than two days
The Las Cruces Police Department is celebrating World Autism Awareness by providing free window decals to anyone with autism spectrum disorder, or parents and caretakers of children with autism.
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Cohort completes Scale Up NM’s Business Model Sprint for tech startups
The Scale Up New Mexico program, funded in part by the United States Economic Development Administration and housed at New Mexico State University’s Arrowhead Center, recently saw its first 2024 cohort complete a Business Model Sprint business acceleration program.
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April 4: Day Two Las Cruces International Film Festival
Day Two of the Las Cruces International Film Festival includes showings of multiple films in the following categories: Narrative Shorts, Documentary, Narrative Features and Local Shorts.
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Sports Editorial Special Report: Aggies winning off the court
Justice Department Secures $4.14 Million Settlement for Student-Athletes to Remedy Title IX Violations at University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Settlement Requires Financial Relief and Systemic Action to Address Sexual Abuse and Discrimination of Student-Athletes by Former Coach.
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Doña Ana County Assessor’s Office sent Valuation Notices and sets up outreach locations for property owners to review: Protests must be filed by May 1, 2024
The County Assessor’s Office sent out a Notice of Value by post mail to taxable property owners Monday, April 1.
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April 3 is National Walking Day
Less stress and a better mood begin with one step.
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April 3: Opening Night of the 9th Annual Las Cruces International Film Festival
Tonight, April 3, at Allen Theatre’s Cineport 10 in Las Cruces, the Las Cruces International Film Festival lifts off with four showings of Little Brother.
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Lush and Lean Spring 2 Workshops in Las Cruces
The City of Las Cruces Water Conservation is pleased to announce the 2024 Spring 2 Schedule of the Lush and Lean Program.
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NMSU students earn scholarships from National Retail Federation
New Mexico State University students Hai Chau Le, left, and Natalia Ochoa attended the National Retail Federation’s annual conference in New York City in January 2024.
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University Avenue Closed for “Police Investigation”
Las Cruces Public Schools informed parents, a police investigation with the Mesilla Marshal’s Office will close a portion of University Ave. between Stanford St. and Old Farm Rd.
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Local Fishing Report: April 2, 2024
Caballo Lake: Jacob Monje of Las Cruces caught a 19-inch walleye using a blue crankbait on March 22.
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NMSU electrical engineering students’ papers to be published for American Control Conference
New Mexico State University doctoral candidate Diego Said Chavez Arana’s paper will appear in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers journal Communications Letters.