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Native communities urge state to embrace language, culture www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/nati...
Native communities urge state to embrace language, culture - Las Cruces Bulletin
Delilah Treas and her sister went to separate schools growing up, her younger sister receiving instruction on the Mescalero Apache reservation while she attended school in nearby Ruidoso.  &he...
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August 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Culinary arts at DACC www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/culi...
Culinary arts at DACC - Las Cruces Bulletin
Chef Tom Drake, Culinary Arts instructor at Doña Ana Community College, has been nominated as New Mexico Chef of the Year. The New Mexico Restaurant Association will announce the winner …
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August 14, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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NMSU starts new border studies Ph.D. program www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/nmsu...
NMSU starts new border studies Ph.D. program - Las Cruces Bulletin
New Mexico State University is starting a new Ph.D. program this fall. The Transborder and Global Dynamics program will research the dynamics surrounding boarders ranging from the U.S.-Mexico …
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August 14, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Program named for slain officer a success, LCPD say www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/prog...
Program named for slain officer a success, LCPD say - Las Cruces Bulletin
Since late April, the Las Cruces Police Department has been putting more police on the street through a program called Operation Not in Vain. The operation puts an additional set of police …
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August 8, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Meerscheidt Recreation Center remodel underway www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/meer...
Meerscheidt Recreation Center remodel underway - Las Cruces Bulletin
U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez, D-CD02, held a roundtable discussion at Meerscheidt Recreation Center on Tuesday, July 29, to hear from city, county, school administration and community leaders to address …
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August 6, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Man provoked officer with BB gun, LCPD say www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/man-...
Man provoked officer with BB gun, LCPD say - Las Cruces Bulletin
The man arrested last weekend on Embassy Drive after an alleged domestic dispute will be recommended for mental healthcare, according to Las Cruces Police Chief Jeremy Story. Story held a press …
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August 4, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Local youth gun safety club brings back national awards www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/loca...
Local youth gun safety club brings back national awards - Las Cruces Bulletin
When mule deer season opens later this fall, Weston Marr, 16, will be ready to bag his harvest. Marr came home from a hunter and gun safety and education competition in Bentonville, Arkansas, …
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August 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Tiktok influencer impacts local businesses www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/tikt...
Tiktok influencer impacts local businesses - Las Cruces Bulletin
A local social media influencer has been helping local restaurants get more customers thanks to his unique videos. Leo Sanchez, better known as thepovfoodie online, visits local restaurants, …
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August 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Charter rebrands to build kids’ futures www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/char...
Charter rebrands to build kids’ futures - Las Cruces Bulletin
Las Montañas Charter School has gone through a rebranding as a part of a larger effort to improve outcomes for students once they graduate. The school — now called Sendero School of …
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July 29, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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UPDATE: LCPD identify suspect in Sunday’s shooting www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/upda...
UPDATE: LCPD identify suspect in Sunday’s shooting - Las Cruces Bulletin
Las Cruces Police Department have released new details regarding the officer-involved shooting that took place at around 3:40 p.m. Sunday, July 27. LCPD have identified Dominic Gage Martinez, …
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July 28, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Las Cruces Police listen to community concerns www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/las-...
Las Cruces Police listen to community concerns - Las Cruces Bulletin
The Las Cruces Police Department hosted a town hall on July 16 and added a new format of breakout groups to hear from the community and brainstorm new solutions for problems the police face. &helli...
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July 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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School year kickoff with skateboards www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/scho...
School year kickoff with skateboards - Las Cruces Bulletin
Las Cruces skateboard shop helps kick off school year to keep kids entertained in Radium Springs. On Saturday, July 19 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. kids can go to Radium Springs Community Center …
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July 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Doña Ana County Sheriff’s deputy Antonio Aleman, 33, died July 8, in a car crash on I-10 near the Avenida de Mesilla exit. #nmpol

Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Deputy Antonio Aleman laid to rest www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/dona...
Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Deputy Antonio Aleman laid to rest - Las Cruces Bulletin
Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Deputy Antonio Aleman will be laid to rest at a cemetery in Sunland Park on Thursday. Aleman was killed in a car crash while in the line of duty on …
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July 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Woman sentenced for DWI case www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/woma...
Woman sentenced for DWI case - Las Cruces Bulletin
The Doña Ana District Attorney’s Office has announced that a person responsible for a fatal DWI related crash in 2024 will serve seven years in prison. On February 29, 2024, Roy …
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July 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Local fund helping Ruidoso residents in wake of floods www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/loca...
Local fund helping Ruidoso residents in wake of floods - Las Cruces Bulletin
The Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico is reactivating their Greatest Needs Impact Fund for Lincoln and Otero County to help Ruidoso residents after the floods that have reportedly taken the ...
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July 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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From adobe brick making in Silver City to fire damaged homes in Ruidoso, an adobe brick maker says his business is booming. #nmpol

Looking to the future, borrowing from the past www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/look...
Looking to the future, borrowing from the past - Las Cruces Bulletin
From Silver City to Ruidoso – there is a new demand for abode brick building due to its fire-resistant nature. The adobe brick business has started to boom for Rohan Stites, owner of Adobe …
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July 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Various groups, including the Las Cruces Diocese, opposes Pres. Trump’s plan to continue building a border wall that would cross Mount Cristo Rey. #nmpol

Plans for border wall across Mount Cristo Rey encounters resistance www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/plan...
Plans for border wall across Mount Cristo Rey encounters resistance - Las Cruces Bulletin
A plan to build more than 1 mile of a border wall between the United States and Mexico at Mount Cristo Rey near Sunland Park is getting pushback from some, including the Las Cruces Diocese. U.S. …
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July 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Police warn of a string of serial rooftop thefts affecting businesses across Las Cruces. #nmpol

Businesses impacted by string of serial rooftop thefts www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/busi...
Businesses impacted by string of serial rooftop thefts - Las Cruces Bulletin
The Las Cruces Police Department said through a news release that centralized HVAC systems on large commercial buildings in Las Cruces have been the target of a string of serial thefts since January ...
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July 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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An NMSU student has started a powerlifting club in Las Cruces. #nmpol

‘Iron Aggies’ bring powerlifting to NMSU www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/iron...
‘Iron Aggies’ bring powerlifting to NMSU - Las Cruces Bulletin
When Adrianna Apodaca left high school, she looked around the state for college powerlifting clubs.  Apodaca graduated from Mayfield High School, where she competed in powerlifting, and …
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July 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Police report apparent murder-suicide www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/appa...
Police report apparent murder-suicide - Las Cruces Bulletin
An apparent murder- suicide occurred in the Sonoma Ranch neighborhood on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Las Cruces Police Department. Local police and the fire departments responded at 4 …
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July 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Las Cruces City Council approves plan to improve El Paseo and S. Solano corridor. #nmpol

City greenlights corridor improvement plan www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/city...
City greenlights corridor improvement plan - Las Cruces Bulletin
The Las Cruces City Council voted unanimously to approve the El Paseo and S. Solano Metropolitan Redevelopment Area Plan at its June 7 meeting. An internal Metropolitan Redevelopment Area …
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July 8, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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New Mexico Supreme Court quashed former Las Cruces Police Officer Brad Lunsford’s request to require a juror accused to bias to testify. #nmpol

NM Supreme Court quashes Brad Lunsford request for juror to testify www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/nm-s...
NM Supreme Court quashes Brad Lunsford request for juror to testify - Las Cruces Bulletin
New Mexico Supreme Court sided with Attorney General Raúl Torrez by stopping the district court’s decision to require a juror to testify in former Las Cruces Police Officer Brad …
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July 8, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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The fate of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument is secure so far. But conservationists worry about the future. #nmpol

Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument saved for now www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/orga...
Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument saved for now - Las Cruces Bulletin
Las Cruces public land activists praised the failure to pass a controversial proposal to sell millions of acres of public land across the U.S. The proposal caught the eye of the Senate …
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July 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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A Las Cruces food bank worries about cuts to SNAP with federal funding cuts. #nmpol

Las Cruces food bank worries about federal cuts www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/las-...
Las Cruces food bank worries about federal cuts - Las Cruces Bulletin
Local nonprofits are raising concerns after H.R.1, commonly referred to as “The One Big Beautiful Bill,” passed the U.S. Senate and is heading back to the U.S. House of Representatives …
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July 2, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Happy Fourth of July, Las Cruces! The Bulletin and most city, county, state and federal offices will be closed for the holiday but the city is hosting a fireworks display with music and food at Pat and Lou Sisbarro Community Park. #nmpol

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Happy 4th of July! - Las Cruces Bulletin
The City of Las Cruces will hold its annual concert and fireworks display at Pat and Lou Sisbarro Community Park on New Mexico State University campus, 3205 Arrowhead Drive. The gates will open …
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July 2, 2025 at 7:47 PM