Las Cruces News

An Indian-American doctor in New Mexico has been arrested following his indictment by a federal grand jury alleging unlawfully dispensing of prescription drugs resulting in the deaths of two patients, and health care fraud.

A Las Cruces-based organization says the city needs to catch up with other major cities across the state in terms of how much employees make.

LAS CRUCES >> Dona Ana County commissioners OK'd a measure asking for a "clear policies" that ensure local authorities keep out of the business of enforcing federal immigration law.

A Mesa Middle School student eats lunch in the cafeteria Tuesday. Eleven Mesa students have 25 in unpaid lunch fees, meaning they can't get lunch in the school cafeteria.

The South Central Solid Waste Authority will start collecting glass bottles in the bright yellow recycling trailer at the 2014 Earth Day Celebration, Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. at Young Park.

LAS CRUCES >> Dolores Connor will be the 2014 honorary degree recipient for the Dona Ana Community College commencement on May 8 at the Pan American Center.

Although fewer than half of the 500 tickets for the new 2014 Prius C2 have been sold, the Southwest Environmental Center announced recently that the drawing for this super fuel-efficient car will still be held during the Las Cruces Earth Day Fair on Sunday at Young Park.

We're disappointed to learn that what we thought was a hard and firm deadline set by Las Cruces city officials for a contract on the proposed downtown plaza turned out to be fairly soft and mushy instead.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. >> The American Southwest Theater Company at NMSU Theater Arts presents "The Misanthrope" at the Center for the Arts on the NMSU campus.

LAS CRUCES >> The Dona Ana County Bureau of Elections will hold a series of public meetings to introduce new vote-tabulation machines before the June 3 primary elections.

LAS CRUCES >> An Anthony, N.M., man suspected of assaulting his girlfriend and holding the woman against her will was arrested Saturday morning.

Al Porter, left, Farm Credit of New Mexico and CoBank, present the 2013 Cattleman of the Year Award to Stirling Spencer in November, along with Stan Fettig and Aubrey Dunn, both of the Farm Credit.

LAS CRUCES >> The Dona Ana County Americans with Disabilities Act Advisory Committee will meet at 4 p.m. Thursday in multipurpose room 1-117 at the Dona Ana County Government Center, 845 North Motel Blvd. The committee is focusing on planning and executing a self-evaluation of Dona Ana County programs, activities and services in accordance with ADA ... (more)

CARLSBAD >> After 80 years of service to Carlsbad and its surrounding Catholic community the Franciscan brotherhood is withdrawing from the area leaving the placement of new priests to the Diocese of Las Cruces.

Ron Grimes, 74, looks through the copies of the Pea Vine Express historical newsletter he use to write and mail to those who paid a small fee per issue.

When you think about research in an academic setting, it's often the purview of faculty members, doctoral candidates or those working toward a master's degree.

LAS CRUCES >> Hatch has the second-highest payroll of public employees of Dona Ana County's smaller municipalities.

J. Paul Taylor will receive the John Glowacki Lifetime Achievement Award during the Dona Ana Arts Council's 28th annual Community Arts Awards, held on Thursday at the Rio Grande Theatre.

Denise Chavez holds a ceramic corn mother bowl at the Border Book Festival headquarters in Las Cruces.

This artistic assortment of healthy spring treats assembled at the Las Cruces Farmers and Crafts Market includes purple asparagus and eggs in natural pastel shades of pink green, beige, brown and blue from Nancy Watson of Watson Gardens of Las Cruces and "Easter mix" radishes grown by Jason and Lisa Nicoll of Rockhouse Farms.