Monument News

We continue to hear that creating the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument will result in increased tourism for Las Cruces and Doa Ana County, become an economic driver by creating many jobs and securing access to these areas for the future.

U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce introduced legislation Wednesday that would block an ongoing effort to create a national monument in Dona Ana County through presidential order under the Antiquities Act.

The Hispano Chamber of Commerce de Las Cruces board of directors said Monday it supports House Resolution 995, the Organ Mountains National Monument Establishment Act of 2013, introduced earlier this year by U.S. Rep.

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., said he hopes Congress will be able to come together to get important legislation passed this year, even though members couldn't agree on legislation to create a Rio Grande del Norte National Monument.

Two men are in custody in connection with the death of an unidentified man whose body was found at the El Malpais National Monument in New Mexico.