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A standoff on Picacho and 17th Street began Tuesday morning. The streets are blocked off.
Alleged shooter and deceased victim identified after standoff on Picacho
Updated at 5:15 p.m.: Las Cruces Police have identified both the man believed to have shot a ing motorist on Picacho Avenue Tuesday morning and the man who was killed.
New implant procedure at MountainView
MountainView Regional Medical Center has implanted a new form of pacemaker and says it is the first in southern New Mexico to do so. The U.S. Food and Drug istration approved the dual …
Doña Ana County and Las Cruces Fire departments pulled three people out of the Rio Grande on Saturday.
Three rescued from Rio Grande Saturday
Doña Ana County and Las Cruces Fire departments pulled three people out of the Rio Grande Saturday afternoon. According to a social media post by Doña Ana County Public Safety, …
Sunland Park explores next steps on water treatment
The City of Sunland Park approved the creation of a city utility department last week in the wake of Doña Ana County ending the agreement that formed the Camino Real Regional Utility …
Police still searching for suspect in fatal shooting
The Las Cruces Police Department has released photos of a vehicle they believe was involved in the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old boy in an apparent road rage incident on June 2. The shooting …
Nusenda logo to appear at Aggie stadium
The football field in Aggie Memorial Stadium will look a little different come football season thanks to a new partnership between Nusenda Credit Union and New Mexico State University. The …
Pride parade celebration in 2024.
Pride Month celebrations
June is Pride Month. But because of June temperatures in Las Cruces, the annual Pride parade won’t happen until October. That doesn’t mean the LGBTQIA+ community won’t be …
Deadly road rage incident Monday night
A 14-year-old boy was shot and killed in an apparent road rage incident Monday night, the Las Cruces Police Department reported on Tuesday. The shooting happened at the intersection of Solano …
Rio Grande river after water release.
The Rio Grande awakens: water release in Las Cruces
It's that time! Every year, something magical happens in Las Cruces when the Rio Grande, often a dry expanse of sandy riverbed, is revived with the release of water. It brings life to the land …

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Arts & Entertainment
Coming Up
June 13 – 29 No Strings Theatre Company presents Endgame, 8 p.m. & 2:30 p.m., at The Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Main St., Las Cruces. Info: 575-523-1223 June 13 th -19 th …
Taiwanese artist Chiung Fang Chang talking to a visitor at the opening of her show at Dona Ana Arts Council Gallery on Friday, June 6. One of Chang’s sculptures is in the foreground.
Taiwanese immigrant artist debuts solo exhibition
Untraditional. Bold. Bright. Playful. These are just some of the words to describe the current artwork inside of the Doña Ana Arts Council Gallery. On Friday, June 6, people drifted …
Arts Roundup June 13 - 19
Cherry Festival Help celebrate the more than 100-year history of cherry growing in the Sacramento Mountains with cherry picking, cherry pie and cherry cider, as well as food, live music, a …
LOCAL SPORTS
Eugene Pettes will compete in six events in track and field in the  New Mexico Senior Olympics held in Las Cruces. He won first place in the high jump during Doña Ana County Senior Olympics competition in 2023 at Centennial High School.

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Alex Burr is 93 years young but for him age is just a number. Burr is competing in the 2025 New Mexico Senior Olympics in the power walking competition next week. He is one of nearly 200 people …
Jerry Hinsley in front of photos from his baseball years.

A Las Cruces High School student made it to Major League Baseball 20341o

Many young baseball players dream of getting a taste of the show, but no Las Cruces local has ever achieved that goal.  That is, except for Jerry Hinsley. His eight-year long career as …
High School Sports

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When George Maya took over the Mayfield girls’ basketball team, he did not just aim for historic win records and state championships.  He wanted to prove he could lead a successful …

Star athlete looks to future, on and off the track 2a832

Goals are a part of everything Kaselle Davis does. They are the beginning. What follows is mostly expected. As the 2024 New Mexico High School state track and field championships approached last …
BUSINESS

Author and bookstore owner Denise Chávez declared to the universe she would write 2zc12

There aren’t many places where you can walk into a bookstore and meet a best-selling author and icon who has won national awards and even has her own Wikipedia page. In Las Cruces, that …

April Real Estate report puts the brakes on home sales 2kjc

April's housing report shows a significant shift from last year's dynamics.  After an impressive first quarter for 2025, April's report represents a decline of 18% from last year in overall …
: Didi Ramando, manager at Kohl's Las Cruces and Mike Binns, a member of Las Cruces Rio Grande Rotary Club, pose for photos after Binns gives Ramando an award from the Rotary Club.

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The Rio Grande Rotary Club named Kohl’s of Las Cruces the Rio Grande Rotary Club’s Business of the Quarter for the first quarter of 2025. The Rio Grande Rotary Club’s Business …
Casa for a Cause celebrated its 10-year anniversary at a dinner hosted at the Las Cruces Convention Center on April 17.

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New Mexico Construction Alliance handed out donation checks totaling $235,000 to 32 local nonprofits at an awards ceremony at the Las Cruces Convention Center and announced the lead builder for 2025 …
Nurse Conducting Ultrasound Examination
Infant and maternal healthcare gains funding in Southern New Mexico
The United Health Foundation awarded $1.5 million to La Clinic de Familia and another $100,000 to the New Mexico Doula Association to expand prenatal and gynecological health services in Southern New …
Mammos to Answers
One of the worst things a woman can hear is that a doctor has found a suspicious lump in her breast. Las Cruces businesswoman Marci Dickerson learned in the fall of 2022 that she had a …
Colon cancer is on the rise among young adults
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. With colon cancer on the rise in young adults, local medical centers are trying to do their part to warn people of the growing risk of the disease …
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OPINION
Every day, as I drive through my district heading to work, I come across a sight that is all too familiar in New Mexico: a burned out, abandoned building. These delinquent properties dot the …
State Sen. Bill Soules, a Democrat representing a Las Cruces district, is co-chairman of the newest and most important interim legislative committee, the Federal Stabilization Subcommittee. …
What is a constituent? A lot of people believe that it is a group of people who voted for a particular politician, but that’s not correct. A politician’s constituency is defined as the …
Twenty years ago, when I was helping coach the NMSU men’s golf team, I prepared an “Aggie Golf Team Playbook.” It was about 25 pages, covering dozens of topics related to enhancing …
UP COMING EVENTS
Mesilla Valley Film Society's movie of the week at the Fountain Theatre: Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer Dir: Tolga Karacelik 102 min …
Fiesta Latina! Hosted by WNMU, this lively four-day festival honors the rich cultural ties New Mexico shares with Mexico through a colorful blend of juried art, live music and dance, traditional …
The University Art Museum will host the 10 th annual Feminist Border Arts Film Festival along with the 2nd annual Zine Festival Friday, June 6 and Saturday, June 7. Co-founded by M. Catherine …
There is something about driving up to Cloudcroft. N.M. Maybe it's the fresh mountain air or the feeling of reconnecting with nature while enjoying hiking. However, when it comes to this time of …
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