Las Cruces News

LAS CRUCES >> Sunland Park Mayor Javier Perea admits he likes a proposal that would allow some Sunland Park city employees to switch to a four-day work week.

Tessa Holtzman: Holtzman, of Las Cruces, was named to the 2014 fall semester dean's list at Bates College, Lewiston Maine.

LAS CRUCES >> Ramon Ibarra smiled Monday as he banked a shot off of a pool table at Munson Senior Center.

LAS CRUCES >> The man shot by authorities this month is facing new charges for scuffling with a sheriff's deputy and later biting a police dog, according to recently filed court documents that divulge new details of the fight but not the shooting.

New Mexico's anemic economy is showing a few signs of recovery from what some call a "double-dip" recession.

The Strangeluvs rehearse backstage before a recent performance in Las Cruces at the West End Art Depot.

Gordon Ramsay, left, discusses changes with owner Cali Szczawinski when he travels to Las Cruces, N.M., to revamp the Meson De Mesilla Hotel and Restaurant on "Hotel Hell."

Today: Partly cloudy and hot with a 20% chance of thunderstorms. Record high temperatures possible, old record 102 set back in 1981.

NMSU photo by Tiffany Acosta Through a community garden project in Vado, Maria Gurrola, associate professor in the School of Social Work at New Mexico State University, worked with adults and adolescences to erase stigmas about mental health.

Gordon Ramsay stars in 'MasterChef,' 'Hotel Hell' King salmon is the featured entree item Check out this story on thecalifornian.com: http://bit.ly/1rvfNXi HELL'S KITCHEN: The competition heats up when Chef Gordon Ramsay returns with Season 12 of HELL'S KITCHEN, debuting Thursday, March 13 on FOX.

Here's what's on TV tonight: " Under the Dome " continues, and who else is lost on this one? Well, here's what to expect if you tune in tonight: "As conditions in Chester's Mill worsen, Big Jim and Rebecca consider resorting to the extreme measure of population control, which drives a wedge between Barbie and Julia," blurbs CBS.

That will be the case for thousands of Las Cruces motorists who regularly drive on or under the Interstate 25 overpass at Missouri Avenue.

LAS CRUCES >> Families and children found the perfect remedy for the hot weather when they attended the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum's 11th annual Ice Cream Sunday event.

Gordon Ramsay checks into Las Cruces, N.M., to revamp the Meson de Mesilla Hotel & Restaurant in the season premiere of “Hotel Hell.” After he gets done shouting at contestants on "MasterChef," Gordon Ramsay will rip into B&B operators on "Hotel Hell," which kicks off its second season.

Robin Zielinski Sun-NewsCheryl Graves, Barnes & Noble-Mesilla Valley Mall community business development manager, left, show Keira Gamboa, 6, left, and her brother Deisel, 3, an assortment of free items during a preview weekend of the Get Pop-Cultured campaign.

Executive orders >> Tuesday's paper shows a cartoon of Ronald Reagan with 381 executive orders, 291 for George Bush, 182 for Obama.

Sun-News Paul Borunda, here in his garden at his North Mesquite home, remembers tales his parents told about U.S. Cavalry processions on horseback on his street.

LAS CRUCES >> All it could take is a single motion from the Las Cruces City Council to approve a contract that would lead to more than $800,000 in renovations and improvements for Munson Senior Center.

New Mexico In Depth La Frontera, which provides services to mentally ill patients and people with addictions, last week laid off 20 workers, including 11 in Las Cruces.

Deacon Dave McNeill, far right, greets undocumented immigrants as they arrive at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Las Cruces on Friday.