Las Cruces News

The annual Festival of Lights at Rockhound State Park, 12 miles southeast of Deming, offers a beautiful setting perfect for celebrating the holiday season.

Eat Smart Live Well: 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday at Mountain View Market Co-Op, 1300 El Paseo Road.

Black Tie Ball is at 7 p.m. Saturday at Lawley Toyota showroom, in Silver City. The theme is "Route 66 -- A Holiday Road Trip."

Around age three, I learned to read -- and I've been an avid reader ever since. In kindergarten, which was an every-other-day affair in my hometown, my ability to read earned me a spot in the first grade, a privilege that required me to go to school every day, if only for an hour.

LAS CRUCES >> The Las Cruces school district is applying for a waiver to allow marching band, dance and JROTC to count for the state's physical education graduation requirement for current high school seniors.

LAS CRUCES >> City Hall and most city offices will be closed to the public Dec. 24-25 and Jan. 1 for holidays.

LAS CRUCES >> City Councilor Miguel Silva will host community meetings for residents in District 1 who have questions or need information about city services or programs.

LAS CRUCES >> A woman pleaded guilty in a Las Cruces federal court Tuesday to stealing money from an Indian Tribal Organization.

Submitted Photo Linda Summers, left, and Conni DeBlieck, right, assistant professors in the NMSU School of Nursing, work with the Student Success Keeper application, which they created in conjunction with 2Morrow Inc. LAS CRUCES, N.M. >> Two New Mexico State University School of Nursing professors, in conjunction with 2Morrow Inc., have created an ... (more)

Heart disease, obesity, stroke and type 2 diabetes are some preventable conditions with a high prevalence in our country.

LAS CRUCES >> An Anthony, N.M. man pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges Monday, bringing resolution to a multi-agency investigation that included May's early-morning raids of several homes throughout Dona Ana County.

Robin Zielinski Sun-News Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of this mobile home fire that completely destroyed the structure in an early morning blaze Monday.

Robin Zielinski Sun-News Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of this mobile home fire that completely destroyed the structure in an early morning blaze Monday.

LAS CRUCES >> Debra Haaland, former Native American vote director for the Obama campaign, has announced her candidacy for lieutenant governor in 2014.

LAS CRUCES >> Las Cruces Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information that helps identify the person or person who may have set fire to a commercial building two days before Thanksgiving.

LAS CRUCES >> The Las Cruces woman and man accused of murder for the late November beating death of her live-in boyfriend are facing additional felony charges, most of them related to their alleged efforts to hide the killing.

Well-behaved, leashed dogs are invited to attend the fourth annual "A Critter Christmas" gala from 6-10 p.m. Thursday at the Las Cruces Convention Center, 680 E. University Ave. This fun event features food, music, entertainment, dog costume contests, dog treat buffet, photo booth, no-host bar and more, and benefits the Animal Service Center of the ... (more)

LAS CRUCES >> Leslie Endean-Singh, a Democrat running for Congress in New Mexico's 2nd congressional district, will have a meet and greet 4-6 p.m. Dec. 19 at MVS Studios, 535 N. Main Street.

For the Sun-News Dona Ana County Manager Julia Brown laid out some of her priorities for the next 120 days during a news conference Monday at the Dona Ana Government Center.

LAS CRUCES >> The film/television industry spent about $93 million in Albuquerque during the last fiscal year and more than $200 million in the state.