Las Cruces News

For the past few years, TV and film production has been a bright spot in what has become a desperate struggle for new jobs and economic revitalization in the state.

The Las Cruces City Council could decide next week whether workers in New Mexico's second most populous city will have a minimum wage of $10.10 per hour by 2017.

Residents of Hill, north of Dona Ana, in the 8000 block of Dona Ana Road, assess the damage after a Monday evening rainstorm that caused destructive flooding.

LAS CRUCES >> University Avenue from Telshor Boulevard to Jack Nicklaus Drive will have lane closures beginning immediately.

LAS CRUCES >> It's not Black Friday or the week before Christmas, but tax-free weekend is pretty darn close for retailers and customers.

Courtesy photo Dona Ana County Codes officer Kevin Apodaca hold up a stack of NoThrow Bumper Stickers.

This is the cover of a coloring book of artwork by Lisa Cano, the woman killed July 18 by her son, police say.

New Mexico State University's Food Technology Program will conduct two workshops at NMSU's Gerald Thomas Hall, room 303.

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 county Government Center, 845 N. Motel Blvd. Committee members are focusing on planning and executing a self-evaluation of county programs and services in accordance with ADA requirements, according to ... (more)

LAS CRUCES >> Manufacturers who want to take advantage of federal foreign trade zone benefits can now do so from any location within Dona Ana County's 3,804 square miles of jurisdiction, according to a county news release.

LAS CRUCES >> Las Cruces City Manager Robert Garza continues to receive a unanimous "excellent" rating from the Las Cruces City Council, according to a city news release.

Five-year-old Cassidy Rodriguez makes a face as public health registered nurse Susie Arredondo gives her a shot Monday at the West Las Cruces Immunization Center.

LAS CRUCES >> First responders will participate in some friendly competition this weekend at the Las Cruces Battle of the Badges Blood Drive, Aug. 1-3 at Mesilla Valley Mall, hosted by United Blood Services.

Adoptions will be 8:30 a.m. to noon at the farmers market in downtown Las Cruces and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at PetCo ,3050 E. Lohman Ave. For more information, call 575-382-0018 or visit www.ascmv.org .

After higher-than-usual temperatures much of last week, Las Cruces has the potential to get downright soggy this week.

As promised , Gordon Ramsay has returned to your living rooms with a second season of Hotel Hell , where he helps small, independent hotels turn around their pitiful establishments.

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.