Mesilla News

A Mesilla couple has pleaded no contest to more than 100 counts of animal cruelty.

About 15 million people in Ethiopia depend on coffee as their main source of income.

More than 35,000 are expected to attend the 16th annual Las Cruces International Mariachi Conference events continuing through Sunday, including a Student Showcase, the Saturday Spectacular Concert and Mariachi Mass, all at Pan Am Center, the Parque Festival, this year on Mesilla's Plaza, plus a new bike show event at the Mesilla Town Hall.

Travel writers Elaine Warner, David Hoekman and Dan Davis eat lunch at the 100 West CafA1 2 in Gerald Thomas Hall at New Mexico State University on Tuesday.

DJ Mitchell serves up plates of French Brie Delight, right, and Eggsidillas on Wednesday at The Shed, 810 S. Valley Drive.

St. Joseph's Catholic Church members mourn loss of parish priest The Rev. Virgilio Flores, the parish priest for St.

Whether you're an omnivore or a vegetarian, a liberal or a conservative, an Aggie fan or a - hack, cough - Lobo backer, there is one thread of gastronomic commonality that runs through our community: Salsa.

The Mimbres Region Arts Council will hold its Guatemalan Holiday Sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., today.

Halloween revelers of a certain age might try their own kind of "trick" tonight, when closing time and the daylight saving time change occur simultaneously.

Alijah Lascano of Las Cruces walked Monday to and from the San Albino Cemetery in Mesilla to remember an aunt and a brother who have died.

The village of Mesilla's D'a de los Muertos celebration began Saturday, which also happened to be Halloween.

Mesilla D'a de los Muertos celebration, featuring altars, arts and crafts, food vendors, music, entertainment and more, will be Saturday to Monday on the Mesilla Plaza.

New Mexico has a rich history but some characters will not stay in history books, but like to make their presence known by haunting local places.

They say they've photographed a mysterious form materializing at the Double Eagle and found evidence of paranormal activity at an area cemetery.

Are ghosts or paranormal phenomena haunting you? Who ya gonna call? Actually, you have quite a few choices these days.

For outsiders, the streets of Mesilla lined in altars honoring mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, grandparents, friends and even pets may be a little off-putting. But to those who have grown up in the Southwest, the tradition is strongly linked to the Hispanic culture dating back thousands of years and Las Cruces will celebrate in many ways this ...

While members certified the results of the Nov. 4 general election Friday morning, the Dona Ana County Commission plans to conduct a work session and possibly form a task force to address problems some voters had in getting absentee ballots.

Maria Cristina's colorful painted papier machA1 2 skulls are featured in a juried show of D a de los Muertos art running though Nov.

Altars honoring departed loved ones, a dusk procession to Mesilla's San Albino Cemetery, a festival on the Mesilla Plaza, and exhibits at museums and galleries will be among highlights of Dia de los Muertos celebrations in the Las Cruces region.

Two suspects in an alleged armed robbery in Mesquite are being sought by the Do-a Ana Sheriff's Department, according to a news release.