San-Rafael News

New Mexico's jobless rate rose to 6.5 percent in May, up from April's 5.8 percent and the 4.0 percent rate of May 2008.

Live at the Boba CafA1 2, 1900 S. Espina St., presents "A Bump in the Night" on Friday and Saturday.

The state Attorney General's Office on Thursday filed a lawsuit against a Farmington payday loan company, alleging it violated state law by charging consumers "exorbitant and grossly unfair" annual interest rates exceeding 1,000 percent, according to court documents.

Emergency 911 service as well as Internet and long-distance phone service were knocked out in much of west-central New Mexico on Tuesday when the driver of a semitrailer failed to clear an aerial fiber optic cable.

The reading of the Ten Commandments and a buffet will be conducted at 6 p.m. today at Chabad of Southern New Mexico, Chabad of Las Cruces, 1833 Sumner Ave., in honor of the Jewish Holiday of Shavuot.

Plan a field trip to see restored Rio Grande wetlands or the dry Lake Lucero birthplace of the White Sands.

Rudy Sandoval marked his 40th year in business this year as the owner of Sandoval Dodge in Las Cruces.

La Clinica De Familia, a major provider of healthcare to uninsured and underinsured residents of southern New Mexico, is expanding access to affordable medications for families in the Las Cruces area with a new technology to help manage complex government pricing programs.

They may lose their heads over chile peppers or college football, but most Las Crucens simply refuse to freak out over the whole "the new black death?" ruckus.

They may lose their heads over chile peppers or college football, but most Las Crucens simply refuse to freak out over the whole "the new black death?" ruckus.

The Las Cruces High Bulldawgs are ranked No. 2 in the latest New Mexico High School Coaches Association Class 5A Top 10 Softball Poll.

Las Cruces High School employee Laura Conelley pauses to look at a photo in the Heart Gallery on Monday in the Las Cruces Public Schools Administration Building foyer.

Luna County's next manager may be in place within the next week. A list of four final applicants was released by the county on Friday.

Luna County is a step closer to having a new county manager, but the names of applicants are being kept in the dark.

Personal per capita income among city and county residents has increased slightly, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis .

Southern New Mexico's second largest city will gain another Little Caesars Pizza location.

Members of the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission will conduct 21 meetings across the state to receive public input into how New Mexico should balance its future water needs with limited supplies.

If you think your taxes are too high or that the recent stimulus package passed by Congress is a boondoggle, you'll have a chance to express your views on Wednesday, which just happens to be the tax-filing deadline.

Rep. Ben Ray Lujan is scheduled to visit Farmington and Shiprock on Monday. Lujan is spending the day in northwest New Mexico as part of his "Congress in Your Community" tour throughout northern New Mexico.

Photo: Lynne Mann dressed her 5-year-old poodle, Lexi, in bright Easter colors and rabbit ears as part of the Ponce de Leon Retirement Centera TMs Poodle Easter Parade on Saturday.