Las Cruces News

LAS CRUCES, N.M. >> New Mexico State University has selected Miriam Chaiken, a distinguished achievement professor and academic department head of the NMSU Anthropology Department, as the next dean of its Honors College.

Courtesy photo Silver High School students Maryssa Young and Jazmin Saenz were student ambassadors to Europe this summer, along with other teens from New Mexico, Texas and Tennessee.

MMSU photo by Angela Simental Tessa Grasswitz, right, NMSU assistant professor, and David R. Dreesen, agronomist and horticulturist, both from NMSU's Los Lunas Agricultural Science Center, work together in what is called the Pollinator Project, which aims to conserve bees in New Mexico and educate people about the benefits of pollinators.

Robin Zielinski Sun-NewsLa Calerita Construction workers Arturo Rodriguez, right, and Mundo Olivas, left, work on a portion of the Avenida de Mesilla/Interstate-10 bridge on Friday.

A mother embraces her daughter, an employee at Game Stop, 550 Walton Blvd., after the store was robbed at gunpoint Saturday night.

LAS CRUCES >> A new list to be used in setting bond in Dona Ana County has drawn sharp criticism from some in the Las Cruces legal community.

Leonard Keep, of Las Cruces, center, speaks to Bernd Maier, New Mexico State University Extension viticulturist, left, on Saturday during a wine and grape field day at the Fabian Garcia Science Center.

The newly formed Aggie Development Corporation will initially manage and develop 44 acres of New Mexico State University-owned land north of University Avenue near the Pan American Plaza.

LAS CRUCES >> Two administrative changes this year and recent issues with financial reports have prompted Hatch officials to seek an in-depth audit.

There is only one agenda item the council will discuss, the city's noise ordinance, which establishes regulations for sources of noise within the city.

LAS CRUCES >> Dona Ana County residents should prepare to step into the past during this Saturday's ice cream social, hosted by Project Mainstreet.

LAS CRUCES >> Gadsden Independent School District will delay the start of two schools while officials wait to receive approval to occupy the high schools' new and renovated buildings.

Carol Ayon, left, is the Baker's Wife and Nora Perry portrays Cinderella in No String Theatre Company's production of "Into the Woods" opening today at the Black Box Theatre.

Char Ullman, 51, and Carrie Hamblen, 45, congratulate JT Perez, 45, and Cassie Davis, 43, after both couples received their marriage licenses at the Dona Ana County Clerk's office Aug. 21, 2013.

These two specimens from the New Mexico State University herbarium are from a species of oak that grows in the Sierra Madre of Chihuahua, Mexico.

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Azteca Chichimeca dance traditions in the village of Tortugas on Sunday are, from left, Eva Hernandez, Benita Zamora, Vayola Pacheca, Dorothy Andrade, Yolanda Jaramillo and Pauline Rodriguez with their mother Estella Pacheco, at front center.

LAS CRUCES >> A section of Dona Ana Road between Carlton and Armstrong roads will be closed for longer than expected as crews replace a culvert, according to a news release from the county.

The Deming Zia Zingers continue to draw line dancers from all over the state and neighboring states for line dancing jamborees in Deming.

SILVER CITY >>Today marks the 93rd anniversary of the day the Colorado River was officially renamed from the "Grand" to the "Colorado," according to a news release.

But we all know it's much more than that; once you admit you have a problem, there's the even greater challenge of figuring out what to do about it.