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Las Cruces City Councilor Tessa Abeyta’s last scheduled council meeting will be Dec. 17, but she starts her next job the very next day: as Doña Ana County’s undersheriff. …
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By Algernon D'Ammassa
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12/12/23
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An amendment that would have reauthorized and extended compensation to New Mexico’s victims of nuclear radiation was removed from the annual National Defense Authorization Act, released last …
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From the Santa Fe Reporter Morning Word
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12/7/23
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The Baha’is of Las Cruces will host "The Unfolding Teachings of Jesus as Revealed in Christian, Islamic and Baha'i Scripture" at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10, 2909 Devendale Ave.
This is an …
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12/7/23
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Chanukah on the Plaza will be celebrated 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10, at Plaza de Las Cruces.
Barbara “Mother” Hubbard will light the giant menorah and the City of Las Cruces will present …
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12/7/23
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That is the emphasis for the Dec. 10-12 celebration in the Village of Tortugas, the annual Fiesta in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The residents of the Village of Guadalupe and Village of San Juan …
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12/6/23
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Tuesday, Nov. 27, a day after the New Mexico Supreme Court upheld an Oct. 6 ruling on the Congressional District 2 map, officials at the Republican Party of New Mexico “are contemplating our …
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Bulletin report
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11/30/23
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will reopen the public comment period and host a public hearing for the proposal to designate approximately 1,636.9 acres of critical habitat in Otero County, New …
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11/29/23
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Luminarias (small bonfires) were first recorded in the 16th century, when Spanish people lit bonfires along the roads to guide people to Midnight Mass on the final night of Las Posadas. This was …
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By Elva K. Österreich
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11/24/23
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November is National Diabetes Awareness Month. Diabetes is a chronic, long-lasting, health condition that causes blood sugar levels to rise far above what’s healthy. This disease affects …
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By Adel Kadous, MD
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11/21/23
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It might not make hearts skip a beat like the sight of a Monarch butterfly or gray wolf, but biologists say a rare flowering New Mexico plant nonetheless deserves endangered species protection. …
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Roz Brown, New Mexico News Connection
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11/17/23
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New Mexico wants to curb gun violence by getting firearms off the street, and while recent gun buyback events drew lots of attendees, some experts say they haven't been found to reduce gun violence. …
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By Roz Brown, New Mexico News Connection
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11/17/23
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A production team from the hit Amazon Prime TV show "The College Tour" wrapped up a week of filming on the campus of Western New Mexico University on Friday, Nov. 10. The show was in …
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By Linda Brown, Western New Mexico University
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11/17/23
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Silver City MainStreet Project is excited to announce Small Business Saturday and Love Local on Nov. 25. Thirty-three local eateries and retail shops in Historic Downtown Silver City are participating with …
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Provided by the Silver City MainStreet Project
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11/17/23
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SUNLAND PARK – Food insecurity is soaring in Sunland Park, Doña Ana County’s southernmost community of about 17,400 people along the U.S.-Mexico border.
But the need for food …
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By Diana Alba Soular, Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative
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11/17/23
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Looking to chop down your own Christmas tree this year?
Here’s how it starts.
Christmas tree permits for the Lincoln National Forest are available both online, and in National Forest offices, …
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11/14/23
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The Veterans Coalition of Grant County celebrates Veterans Day on Saturday with music, speakers and a free meal at American Legion Allingham-Golding Post 18 beginning at 11 a.m., at 409 W. College …
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11/10/23
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SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO – A perfect storm of factors appears to be driving extra demand for food assistance across the southern half of the state.
First, in line with the federal …
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By Diana Alba Soular, Algernon D'Ammassa, Elva K. Österreich and Mike Smith with the Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative
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11/10/23
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A U.S. Court of Appeals ruling earlier this year could be “the final nail in the coffin” for a proposed high-level nuclear waste storage facility in southeast New Mexico, a Las Cruces …
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By Mike Cook
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11/7/23
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The Asombro Institute for Science Education (AISE) will unveil two new science murals, "Desert Ecology" and "Ecología del Desierto," 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, at Chihuahuan Desert …
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11/6/23
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This year I would like to share the words of a southern New Mexico writer addressed to other writers in the area. Christophe Maso is the author of “The Scream of the Butterfly,” a gothic …
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By Christophe Maso
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10/31/23
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