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Upgrade: Foothills Green Waste, Compost, and Clean Fill Facility Closure for Scale Installation May 20-21
During the closure, residents and businesses will be unable to drop off green waste, compost, or clean fill at the facility.
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Concerns: DoD Leaders Urge Congress to Bolster Cyberdefenses
Adversaries transform cyberspace — a domain powering global connectivity, communications and innovation — into a contested battlespace.
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Role Models: As More Women Work Before Children, New Fathers Taking More Paid Leave
The share of mothers who worked before their first birth more than doubled to 78% over the past half century, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau report.
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Lane Reduction: Doña Ana County Road Department Announces Roadwork May 16-30
Motorists are encouraged to reduce their speed, pay attention to signs and follow the guidance of road traffic control.
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Updated 5/19: Pine Peaks Wildfire in Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument
For your safety and the safety of emergency personnel, please avoid the area to allow crews to work.
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Artistic Voices: Native American (Artistic) Visions at Library of Congress
He wanted to show Native Americans as they were, with an eye that was as humorous as it was empathetic.
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Ouch: What just bit me?
With warmer weather comes a surge in stinging and biting insects that can quickly turn a fun day outside into an itchy, uncomfortable ordeal.
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Preps Softball: Centennial Hawks Soar to New Heights, Repeat as State Champions
If counting, the last game these Centennial Hawks lost was in last year’s round two match against the same La Cueva team they bested twice to take the 2025 title.
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The College Economy: Educational Differences in Labor Market Outcomes
In this post, we document profound differences in labor market outcomes by educational attainment.
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Preps Track & Field: Kaselle Davis Takes Individual Top Honors; Organ Mountain Boys Earn Second Best Team
Kaselle Davis of Las Cruces High School won the Individual Overall, netting three golds (High Jump 5-06.00, 200 M Dash 25.37, 400 M Dash 56.07).
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Bump Stock Nation: Settlement of Litigation Between the Federal Government and Rare Breed Triggers
In accordance with President Trump’s Executive Order Protecting Second Amendment Rights, as well as the Attorney General’s Second Amendment Enforcement Task Force, the Department of Justice announced the settlement of litigation between the federal government and Rare Breed Triggers.
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Baseball: Aggies Drop Regular Season Finale at LA Tech
With the loss, the Aggies dropped the three-game set, two games to one.
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Outreach: Las Cruces Police to Host Seven Lunchbox Lemonade Events this Summer
Participants can visit with team members, discuss police matters and share their concerns about public safety while their kids cool off in the splash pad.
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Field Day: NMSU Fabián García Science Center to host first station field day of the season June 4
NMSU’s Agricultural Experiment Station, which is housed in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, will also host field days in Farmington, Tucumcari, Alcalde, Mora and Los Lunas.
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Track & Field: Alesha Lane Takes Third in Shot Put on Day Two of CUSA Championships
NM State earned a pair of entries in the final round of the 400m hurdles following a pair of top performances from seniors Breanna Moss and Mickaliliah Vassell.
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Preps Track & Field: Day One of 2025 State Championships Sees Coombs Go and Matherly Throw
It has been a year of great competition between Organ Mountain’s Corbin Coombs and Rio Rancho’s Charlie Vause.
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Newly Foreign: FDA Revokes Authorizations for Use of Brominated Vegetable Oil and FD&C Red No. 3
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has amended its regulations to revoke the authorization for the use of brominated vegetable oil (BVO) in food (which includes alcohol beverages) and FD&C Red No. 3 in food and ingested drugs.
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Foul Winds: Texas’ economic outlook deteriorates as tariff-related uncertainty builds
Job growth was solid in the first quarter. However, the Dallas Fed’s Texas Business Outlook Surveys (TBOS), which are timelier than government jobs data, point to broad-based weakening in business activity.
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Make a Splash: Las Cruces Aquatics Facilities Announce Summer Hours
The City of Las Cruces has announced the hours of operation for its aquatics facilities for Summer 2025. Hours will be in effect from May 24 through Sept. 1, 2025.
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Crafty Kids: Teen Perler Beads Event May 20 at Branigan Library
Youth ages 12-18 can attend and make pixel art of your favorite character, or create a pretty mandala with friends while enjoying snacks.
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Trashed: DEA Safely Disposes of 620,000 Pounds of Unused Medications on 28th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
If you missed National Prescription Drug Take Back Day or want to clean your medicine cabinet out on a semi-regular basis, safe disposal options are available year-round.
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USDA Policy in Opinion Pages of NYT: “If You Want Welfare and Can Work, You Must”
Secretary Rollins issued a memorandum to all state agencies administering SNAP making it clear states must ensure SNAP benefits are provided with an expectation that those who can work, do.
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Preps Softball: Centennial Hawks Reach Championship, Again; Three Games Proves Too Much for Bulldawgs
Last year, the Hawks had to win their way through the consolation bracket and play three consecutive games in one day to reach the championship. Their path this year has been much smoother.
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El Paso: Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) Nets First Material Support of Terrorism Charges
An indictment unsealed today in the Western District of Texas is the first in the nation to charge a Mexican national with providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization based on her involvement with the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG).
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Bridging the Badge: May 20 Video Podcast Highlights Constitutional Policing in Las Cruces
Las Cruces Police Department’s legal advisor Erik Scramlin will be the guest speaker during the next Bridging the Badge livestream scheduled for May 20.
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Uprooted: New Mexico Farmers and Ranchers Speak Up… Is It Too Late?
Without timely funding, this whole effort falls apart—and it sends the wrong message to producers considering making the same commitment.
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Baseball: Aggies Even Series at LA Tech with 10-5 Friday Night Victory
After a quiet first frame from both squads, NM State’s offense came alive in the top of the second.
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Your Turn: Game Day May 18 at Thomas Branigan Memorial Library
The Board Game Day will be held the third Sunday of each month.
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Be a Karen: 4th Annual Dr. Karen Trujillo Poetry Contest Reading and Awards May 20
The event will take place on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center at Organ Mountain High School.
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Track & Field: Sierra Brewer Tallies School Record on Opening Day of Action
Sierra Brewer highlighted the opening act after tallying a school record of 11.40 seconds in the 100m, while five Aggies advanced through preliminary competition and qualified for Sunday’s finals.
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Prison Life: New Mexico State Police Arrest Corrections Officer for Criminal Sexual Contact with Female Inmates at Prison Housing Convicted “Rust” Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed
The alleged incidents occurred over a period of time, resulting in the inmates coming forward and making complaints.
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Adverse Situation: Persons experiencing homelessness face greater health risks
The report analyzed statewide hospital data to more accurately estimate the number of people experiencing homelessness (PEH) and to better understand their health conditions.
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CRRUA: Statement on termination of Camino Real Regional Utility Authority agreement
New Mexico Environment Department Sec. James Kenney issued the following statement regarding Doña Ana County Board of County Commissioners’ decision to terminate its joint powers agreement with the City of Sunland Park and the Camino Real Regional Utility Authority (CRRUA).
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Grand Re-Opening: White Sands Exchange Main Store Re-Opens with Fanfare
Initially built in 1959 and previously renovated in 1999, the store now features a newly updated sales floor and offers customers a range of new retail options.
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Moments: ‘Mommy and Me’ Classes Begin May 29 at Frank O’Brien Papen Center
The classes are designed to create a nurturing and engaging environment where parents and children can bond through arts and crafts.
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Hooked: Fish with a Cop June 7 at Young Park
Participants are encouraged to be at Young Park pond by 8 a.m. Saturday to be paired with a law enforcement officer or professional angler.