Dona Ana News

In the photo, from left, are Grider family members, 2013 Diamond in the Rough recipient Mary Esther Grider, Las Cruces, and Erica Valdez, Diamond in the Rough Award Committee Chairman, Animas.

Dona Ana Community College is being sued by eight current and former nursing students over the school's failure last year to maintain national accreditation.

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Eight former and current Dona Ana Community College nursing students filed a class-action lawsuit Friday against the school and its parent institution, New Mexico State University.

Former and current Dona Ana Community College nursing students filed a class-action lawsuit against the college over the nursing program's accreditation loss.

The deadline is May 31 for Dona Ana County high school seniors to apply for a $1,000 scholarship to New Mexico State University or Dona Ana Community College sponsored by the Dona Ana County branch of the NAACP, according to NAACP scholarship committee chairman David Lyons.

About 1,300 Dona Ana Community College students will graduate at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Pan American Center.

Twenty-nine people living in Dona Ana and El Paso counties face federal drug trafficking charges; 22 of them were arrested in a massive drug operation early Wednesday morning.

The BLM Pecos District Office is implementing fire restrictions on BLM administered public lands in Chaves, Curry, DeBaca, Eddy, Guadalupe, Lea, Lincoln, Quay, and Roosevelt Counties.

Three years in the making, a beautification project built by the hands of a dozen Dona Ana County youths will celebrate its third phase of completion Friday when the Vado Park and Trail officially opens to the public.

Dona Ana County residents will vote Tuesday to decide two positions on the governing board of the Dona Ana Soil and Water Conservation District.

Representatives from the Unified Prevention! Coalition for a Drug-Free Dona Ana County, an initiative within the Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico , recently completed a workshop on coalition building presented by NM Prevention, an organization within the Office of Substance Abuse Prevention .

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo, take a garden tour, go to the symphony or get ready to celebrate Travel & Tourism Week.

The family of the former college instructor who died after being hit by a car in January has filed a wrongful death suit in 3rd Judicial District Court.

Sharyn Hill and Pat Desmond were cracking eggs to make mini cheese cakes Saturday in the new culinary arts kitchen at Dona Ana Community College.

This weekend offers treats for fans of wine, music, arts and crafts, international dance, railroads and British Cars with festivals for aficionados.

Time travel to a golden bygone era when railroads revolutionized cross-country travel, and check out some newer aspects, too, at the 6th annual Railroad Days at the Las Cruces Railroad Museum from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

Time travel to a golden bygone eara when railroads revolutionized cross-country travel, and check out some newer aspects, too, at the sixth annual Railroad Days, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Las Cruces Railroad Museum, 351 N. Mesilla St.

Dennis said she and Ruprecht spent about four hours a day, often starting before dawn, to search for Annie.

The final distribution figures for the 2012 general obligation bond for libraries have been announced.