The latest development in the case of former school superintendent Charles Trujillo doesn’t directly involve him. In fact, it doesn’t even involve the Fourth District Attorney’s lead prosecutor in the case.
Two former City of Las Vegas employees are suing the city for damages in Fourth District Court after they were dismissed suddenly in 2016, shortly after Mayor Tonita Gurulé-Giron took office — two days before their contracts were due to expire.
UNM regents' meeting today will include proposal to deal with athletics deficit
The numbers come from just the latest round of quarterly campaign finance reports, which were due Sunday.
While the exchanges between customers and portal artisans are cordial and the scene itself serene, the program has experienced episodes of turmoil.
“I think about that kid everyday cause I looked in his eyes as he left …” suspect Jordan Nuñez told his father, accused murderer Thomas Ferguson.
HOBBS — Call it a championship day for Portales. Though the Buck Brandon Classic at Hobbs’ par-72 Rockwind Golf Club is a two-day event, the local teams were only planning on taking part in Monday’s first round because of scholastic testing today. But in that busy Monday, the Portales boys t…
CLOVIS — The much-discussed addition and renovation to the Curry County Adult Detention Center will be up for approval at today's Curry County Commission meeting. The 17-month project is scheduled to include a new sally port, medical center and additional housing at the detention center. HB …
PORTALES — Burners beware: A resolution seeking to restrict fire activity in Roosevelt County will be considered at today's commission meeting. County Manager Amber Hamilton said that because of extremely dry conditions in the county, a resolution to re-institute a fire ban will be brought b…
Holtec spent nuclear fuel site license plan opposed A small group of nuclear waste opponents gathered Wednesday in Hobbs to protest the licensing of Holtec International’s proposed spent nuclear fuel site. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission set a May 29 deadline for public comments on the environmental impact statement for Holtec’s application to construct a subsurface …
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The Destination ImagiNation Koogler Middle School Team "DIestination Earth" won first place the state Destination ImagiNation tournament. Team members Josh Snook, Paige Adams, Caitlyn Swinney, and Tim Trujillo have earned the opportunity to compete at the Global level. The Global Finals Dest…
Documents show Yvette Herrell failed to disclose her real estate company earned nearly $500,000 in state contracts.
Otero County Sheriff candidates showcased their qualifications at this month’s Republican Women of Otero County meeting Wednesday.
$7 million mill levy will fund the district's need to update technology for all students.
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Gadsden High Spanish teacher Manuel Mendoza was recognized for his dedication to students and their success, and awarded $5,000 by Honored.org.
SANTA FE, N.M. -- More than 50,000 patients are now participating in New Mexico's medical marijuana program. The latest…
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A dozen New Mexico counties have been designated by federal agriculture officials as primary natura…
ALAMOGORDO, N.M. -- Officials on the Lincoln National Forest in southern New Mexico say temperatures are heating up and…
Les Zaitz had been out on his Oregon ranch last week when he got the heads-up call from Matt Apuzzo of the New York Times.
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The city has worked out an agreement with Virgin Galactic to borrow the replica of SpaceShipTwo in time for the first Las Cruces Space Festival.
NMSU chancellor candidates will be announced the week of April 11 and will visit campus a few weeks later.
City Commissioners approved another six month moratorium on new billboards in Alamogordo, so staff can continue their research into the issue.
A federal judge rejected claims that the BLM violates environmental regulations in greater Chaco area development, but affirms historical preservation violation claims.
Two elementary schools will offer a dual-language kindergarten class next year. Apache's class will include Navajo while McCormick's will be in Spanish.
It’s easy to forget how young the Silicon Valley companies that dominate so much of our lives really are. One need be only a freshman in high school to have been born in a time before Facebook existed. And a baby delivered on the day Google was incorporated would turn 20 only this September.…
Fifty years ago today, James Earl Ray assassinated Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee. The slaying inspired Americans black and white to take up the civil rights leader’s fight, which they continue today. Joyce Pollard of Clovis described April 4, 1968, as “a very sad, dark day” in…
The middle of April is approaching fast; the time of the year when I hear a lot about taxes. Mention of taxes brings Robin Hood to my mind. I don’t think of him with the more recent spin that has been put on the legend, but in the original spirit of the tales. Robin Hood is a model of an eth…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday announced a list of New Mexico counties, including Roosevelt, in which agriculture producers can apply for natural disaster assistance. A press release by the USDA lists 12 “primary natural disaster areas,” including Catron and Lea County, as wel…
CLOVIS — The Curry County Commission reviewed plans for the upcoming addition and renovation to the Adult Detention Center and approved several cost-saving measures related to the project at Tuesday's regular commission meeting. HB Construction President Matt Mulligan presented a 17-month ti…
On this date ... 1968: News of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., in Memphis, Tennessee, spread across the nation, sparking riots in dozens of cities. King was in Memphis to attend a rally the following day in support of striking sanitation workers. Assassin James Earl Ray shot the…
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Kim Mizell (formerly Kim Cloer), Karen Baird (formerly Karen Cloer) and Vi Sanchez (who couldn't attend), as well as former summer league coach Carol Cloer, were honored Monday for efforts in launching Lady Bobcats softball in 1980.
The heavy metal rock icon along with his children Jack and Kelly, made a stop in Alamogordo to film an episode of their A&E television show.
For the second-consecutive year, Moriarty High’s softball team met East Mountain in the title match of the Lady Pintos’ annual eight-team tournament. With gusty winds...
They had to trick Peggy Jackson to get her to the surprise assembly in her honor at Moriarty High School last week—and the way they...
A unique, multimillion-dollar preservation project is the result of the pueblo’s vision to revive a crumbling spiritual center that until recent years had become largely abandoned.
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Jillian Beck said police slammed her face onto rocks, and injured her nose and wrist after responding to a dispute between neighbors. Andrew Beck alleged he illegally was detained in the January 2013 incident when he tried to help his…
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