Las Cruces to demolish and rebuild ‘iconic’ Unidad Park
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The year was 2001. In September of that year, hundreds of mothers, uncles and grandfathers grabbed their power tools and…
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Revamped New Mexico 3-seat congressional map advances
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Democratic legislators have advanced a plan to overhaul New Mexico’s three-seat…
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Mother-daughter duo help Afghan refugees resettle in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – As Muslim women, Rajaa Shindi and Hiba Muhyi say they felt a personal calling to help the Afghan refugees who fled…
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Las Cruces residents unhappy to learn their property lines are 5 feet shorter than they thought
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – For almost 50 years, Rosi Padilla said she has called 1933 Bellamah Drive her home. However, as the city prepares a massive…
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Sunland Park Race Track & Casino job fair shows the struggles to hire workers currently
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico- It has been over a year and a half since the start of the pandemic, and after a long period of lay offs, the work force…
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Online violent threats targeting LCPS determined by police to be ‘not credible’
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A series of threats targeting the Las Cruces Public Schools have been made on social media in recent days, but police said…
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Ready, set, grow: Producers prepare for ‘canna-biz’ to begin in New Mexico
SANTA FE, New Mexico – Cannabis might be legal to grow and smoke in New Mexico, but you can’t buy the plant for recreational use in the Land of…
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Pryor buzzer-beater stuns Pit; gives NMSU epic win over New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico – For the second straight game, New Mexico State delivered a last-second dagger on their rival’s home floor. But given the…
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Democrat-led New Mexico delves into political redistricting
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Efforts to draw new political boundaries in New Mexico are starting in earnest as the…
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MQ-9 Reaper aircraft crashes during takeoff at Holloman AFB
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico – An MQ-9 Reaper aircraft crashed on a runway during takeoff Monday morning at Holloman Air Force Base, military officials…
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UTEP to play Fresno State in New Mexico Bowl
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — The UTEP Miners are bowl-bound for the first time since 2014 and they will face Fresno State in the New Mexico Bowl in…
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Authorities: 2 children killed in a house fire near Española
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities are investigating a pre-dawn house fire near Española that left two children dead. New Mexico Department of…
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NMSU sweeps UTEP taking game 2 of the Battle of I-10 at the Haskins, 72-69
EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP Miners came close, but it still wasn’t enough to take down the New Mexico State Aggies. NMSU defeated UTEP Friday night at…
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80-year-old man killed in Las Cruces car crash; police seek witnesses
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Police said Friday they were seeking witnesses to a deadly 2-car crash at a Las Cruces intersection. An 80-year-old man was…
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T or C probate judge sentenced to prison for stealing $284k from dead man’s estate
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, New Mexico — A former probate judge and deputy medical investigator for the City of Truth or Consequences was sentenced to…
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Utah State joins NMSU as UTEP women scrap 2nd game due to Covid outbreak
UPDATE, Dec. 3: The UTEP women’s basketball team on Friday announced the scrapping of the second game in a row due to a Covid-19 outbreak among the…
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New Mexico approves public financing for cannabis businesses
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico will provide business loans of up to $250,00 toward small-scale cannabis businesses…
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New Mexico to require Covid-19 boosters for some workers
SANTA FE, New Mexico — An updated New Mexico public health order will require booster shots for some vaccinated workers in the state, ABC affiliate…
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New Mexico governor calls legislature into special session on redistricting, use of federal funds
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will call the New Mexico Legislature into a special session beginning Monday, ABC affiliate KOAT…
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$34 million ‘gateway’ to NMSU opens as state completes I-25 project
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – A 22-month construction project involving University Avenue and Interstate 25 is finally complete in Las Cruces. “It’s a…
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Alec Baldwin tells ABC News: ‘The trigger wasn’t pulled, I didn’t pull the trigger’
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Actor Alec Baldwin told ABC News in an exclusive interview that he had “no idea” how a live bullet got onto the set of his…
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Las Cruces Walmart store to temporarily close due to Covid-19 outbreak
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Walmart store in Las Cruces is temporarily closing down after a Covid-19 outbreak. A Walmart spokesperson said…
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Astronauts celebrate record-breaking chile harvest in space with taco night
By Ashley Strickland, CNN While we were eating Thanksgiving leftovers and shopping sales on Black Friday, astronauts on the International Space…
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All Las Cruces hospitals and a clinic are offering monoclonal antibody infusion for Covid-19
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Las Cruces patients suffering from Covid-19 don’t have to drive to El Paso for monoclonal antibody infusion treatment.…
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WATCH: Jerry Kill named head coach of NMSU football
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University announced the hiring of Jerry Kill as its next coach on Monday afternoon. Kill will replace…
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – New Mexico State Athletic Director Mario Moccia wants a football coach with winning experience. For that, he’s turning to…
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Funeral service held for 6-year-old Mesilla boy mauled to death by dog
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A celebration of life for 6-year-old Avery Jackson Dunphy was held this weekend in a Las Cruces church. Avery…
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NMSU makes it official; Doug Martin’s contract will not be renewed, search underway for new head football coach
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Doug Martin’s time at New Mexico State is officially coming to an end, and the search is on for his replacement. Martin is…
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Price with 4 TDs, New Mexico State tops UMass to end season
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Juwaun Price ran for 156 yards and scored four touchdowns, leading New Mexico State to a 44-27 season-ending win over…
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DEMING, New Mexico — The Walmart store in Deming was closed for multiple hours Saturday due to a bomb threat. The store was shut down while Deming…
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