Month: October 2024
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On Their Marks… Four Local Schools Get XC State Tune-Up at Albuquerque Academy Extravaganza
For team scores, Rio Rancho dominated Boys 5A, taking half of the top ten spots; however, the top two finishers hailed from Organ Mountain High School.
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Las Cruces Police and Fire Echo Las Cruces Digest Report: DEA Warns of Potential Phony Pharmacies
Fake medications can lead to serious health risks including harmful side effects, ineffective treatment and even death.
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Kale Edwards Garners CUSA Defensive Player of the Week Honors
Following one of the Aggies’ most dominant individual defensive performances in recent history, defensive end Kale Edwards has been named the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week – the league office announced on Monday morning.
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Kacia Brown Named CUSA Defensive Player of the Week
Brown becomes the fourth Aggie to win a CUSA Player of the Week award in 2024.
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Las Cruces Codes Asks Residents to Report Abandoned or Off-premises Shopping Carts–Here’s How
The new Shopping Cart Ordinance, adopted by City Council in August 2024, makes it unlawful to remove from the premises, possess, abandon or alter a shopping cart that belongs to a retail establishment.
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Unbuilt America: A Nation of the Imagination
Perhaps in another life. This vision lives only in the imagination, a story of architectural designs that went unrealized.
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Stipetic Secures Victory as NM State Battles at ITA Mountain Regionals
NM State ended day three of the ITA Mountain Regional Championships with a gritty showing in singles qualifying play.
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Aggies Secure Commanding Victory on Stormy Senior Night
The Aggies emerged victorious in a match that ultimately was delayed two separate times due to weather, began one hour and 15 minutes later than originally scheduled and spanned a total of three hours and 28 minutes before coming to a close at 11:48 p.m.
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RSV season is here, time to immunize the most vulnerable
Respiratory season is among us, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus immunizations are now available for older adults and pregnant people.
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From nose cones to molten salts: National Solar Thermal Test Facility plays important role in multiple missions
What do steam, salt and sand have in common?
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Department of Energy Opens 2025 Technology Commercialization Fund Base CLIMR Lab Call with up to $36M in Funding for Clean Energy Innovation
Based on FY24, an estimated $30.1 to $36.8 million is expected to be available to fund projects solicited in this lab call pending FY25 appropriations and program direction.
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Downed Plane Halts Air and Space Expo Sunday: UPDATE–City Identifies Pilot in Sunday Accident
The pilot who died Sunday, Oct. 20, during the second day of the 2024 Las Cruces Air and Space Expo has been identified as Charles Thomas “Chuck” Coleman who was based out of California.
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Aggies Impress in Singles and Doubles on Day Two
Action at the Mountain Regional Championships will resume tomorrow morning.
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New Mexico Department of Tranportation Shares Photos of the First Snow of the Season
It is OFFICIALLY the first snow of the season!
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La Niña Weather Patterns Predicted for Winter
In general, the northern and central states are cooler and wetter during a La Niña year, while the Southwest and Southeast experience warmer and drier conditions.
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Renewed public health order targets congenital syphilis uptick
Alarmingly, there were 16 fetal deaths and one infant death related to congenital syphilis reported to the health department in 2023.
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Pavia Added to Maxwell Watch List
Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia was added to the watch list for the 2024 Maxwell Award.
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Where’s Xochitl, Now? (Part 21)–In Arizona, Deputy Secretary Highlights USDA Investments
USDA is helping schools in Arizona invest in high quality, nutritious meals for students, including the Farm to School program.
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Dominant Third Set Punctuates Home Sweep
NM State (11-10, 5-4 CUSA) turned in its best performance of the Conference USA season and arguably its best outing of the entire year as it swept FIU (2-17, 0-7).
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Sport Class Air Racing Flies its Only Official 2024 Race for North America in Las Cruces
Competition in the Sport Class is fierce, with the rapid introduction of race-driven engine and airframe technology.
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Condenan a un ciudadano peruano por un entramado transnacional para estafar a consumidores de habla hispana de los Estados Unidos (Bilingual Post)
Zuñiga fue extraditado desde Perú en marzo para enfrentar cargos relacionados con el entramado y se declaró culpable de conspiración para cometer fraude postal y electrónico en julio.
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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month–Local High School Athletes Demonstrate Awareness
These two competitors exemplified what makes high school athletics so much more than just a game—they demonstrated the power of community and compassion.
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Where’s Xochitl, Now? (Part 20)–Deputy Secretary Visits Southeast to Hear Firsthand About Hurricane Impacts
Deputy Secretary Torres Small visited Augusta, Georgia, on Tuesday, where she participated in a roundtable discussion at Golden Harvest Food Bank.
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Aggies Wrap Regular Season at Arturo Barrios Invitational–CUSA Championships November 2
NM State suited up for action one final time in the regular season on Friday, Oct. 18, as they took part in the Arturo Barrios Invitational, hosted by Texas A&M
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Downed Power Line Reported east of Las Cruces–Closing Hwy 70
About 4:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, a truck struck a utility pole causing a power line to go down near Jornada Road on Las Cruces’ East Mesa.
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County to hold unclaimed burial ceremony on October 23
Each body was cremated and the remains have been in the custody of the Doña Ana County Health and Human Services Department for at least two years, as required by state law.
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Justice Department and City of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Seek Partial Termination of Consent Decree Covering Albuquerque Police Department
“Our joint motion to terminate additional provisions of this consent decree demonstrates that the Justice Department has come even closer to its ultimate goal of ensuring constitutional and effective policing in Albuquerque.”
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Branigan Cultural Center Hosts Death Cafe October 23
The Death Cafés are scheduled for every Wednesday in October from 5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.
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Aggies Notch Three Singles Wins on Opening Day of ITA Regional Championships
NM State opened the ITA Regional Championships with a solid showing in singles qualifying play, securing three victories on day one.
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Aggies Shine in Opening Day of Mountain Regional Championships
The Aggies delivered an impressive performance on the first day of the Mountain Regional Championships, sweeping all three singles qualifying matches and notching two impressive doubles wins in the round of 64.
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Another Reason to Love Baseball: The $700 Million Shohei Ohtani Bet on the Time Value of Money
“The first principle of contract negotiations is don’t remind them of what you did in the past. Tell them what you’re going to do in the future.” —Stan Musial
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The Scam Landscape: Staying Safe–Fraud Prevention Class at Branigan October 23
Anyone who has been been approached with a fraudulent offer, or has been a victim of identity theft, is encouraged to attend.
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DEA, IACLEA, and NASPA Team Up for Take Back Day on College Campuses! (Las Cruces Area Public Safety Agencies Look at Whole Community)
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, October 26, 2024 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (local time) at locations nationwide.
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133 Shopping Carts Collected in Two-day Initiative
Las Cruces police collected 133 shopping carts during the two-day collection period before enforcement of the new Shopping Cart Ordinance is initiated. Source: City of Las Cruces On Oct. 10, the first day of the Shopping Cart Collection Initiative, 60 carts were relinquished at two separate locations within Las Cruces. On Tuesday, Oct. 15, another…
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Fire Prevention Week Focused on Smoke Alarms
The Las Cruces Fire Department encourages residents and apartment dwellers to check their smoke alarms, and ensure they are properly working.
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XC Enters the Home Stretch–Where Our Runners Stand Going into the Academy Extravaganza (October 19)
The Academy Extravaganza is an important race to cap off the regular season because it is the location at which the State Championships will be run on November 9–just a few short weeks away.