Las Cruces News

I've been hoping for a dynamic, fun downtown Las Cruces ever since I moved here almost two decades ago.

Shame on the Las Cruces Sun-News for providing an op-ed piece that regents in support for athletics is the right move at NMSU.

Today's Las Cruces is very different from the one Carol Winnebago encountered when her family moved from Maine to the Mesilla Valley in 1958.

In honor of Las Cruces officially hitting the 100,000 population mark, we're celebrating the 100 best things about the Mesilla Valley.

Passage of a package of tax-reform bills in the closing seconds of the just-concluded legislative session, without most lawmakers having the opportunity to read or fully comprehend the bill, was better than the alternative, Sen.

The selection of Garrey Carruthers to be NMSU's next president has elicited contrasting responses: almost universal silence from almost all those who the regents think do not count, and almost universal appeals for rallying around the regents' choice from all those who think that they or the regents count.

Main Street Downtown amped up its award-winning Saturday morning market, filling the streets with country music melodies and allowing fans the unique chance to interact with notable musicians and songwriters as part of the first Las Cruces Country Music Festival.

A $600 million jackpot proved to be a powerful lure as lottery players in Las Cruces and throughout the country lined up for their shot at the big prize.

Nearly 1,300 graduates from Las Cruces' three largest high schools walked the stage Saturday, saying good-bye to their high school days and setting their sights on what's to come.

After numerous questions and tweaks, the Las Cruces City Council may finally be ready to approve a more comprehensive ordinance that applies to campaign practices for candidates running for municipal offices.

"I make pretty much everything," said Allison Sakellakos, co-owner of Zombie Lounge, a local accessories business.

A New Mexico State University mechanical engineering student died in a fatal car crash on U.S. 180 Thursday morning.

The eatery used to be housed at 125 S. Campo St. but is now welcoming customers at 930 El Paseo Road.

Will Smith and his son, Jaden, star together in the film "After Earth" which is scheduled to open on May 31.

Democrat Leslie Endean-Singh says jobs will be the centerpiece of her campaign for Congress in New Mexico's 2nd District.

A Nebraska woman who survived the 1979 killings of her family in New Mexico said she "went into a tailspin" upon hearing that the killer, her stepfather, will be eligible for parole later this year.

A man stands trial Monday in Las Cruces in the 2010 killings of a New Mexico couple and their business partner from California.

Movement expected about the same as the 99 units shipped the week of May 6. Trading bunched active, crown cut fairly active.

The Barnes & Noble at NMSU Bookstore & CafA© in Las Cruces will host a series of free public Story Times for children during the month of June.

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.