1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (797+ words) What can you do for a grand old dame turning 100 years old? Put a birthday shout-out in the local newspaper? This particular centenarian frequently has her name in the local papers; I am referring to the Rio Grande Theatre, a…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (626+ words) When Ken Hoeksema first learned of the Boys & Girls Club of Las Cruces, it wasn’t under the most positive circumstances. He read a 2008 article from a local news outlet sharing that the Club was having financial difficulties and that the…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (893+ words) On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Laura Yribia was underground at the World Trade Center, headed to her second day of work, when the people in front of her suddenly turned and began running the other way. She had not heard…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (733+ words) Raising sheep doesn’t stop when school gets out for Parker Howard. His afternoons bring another set of responsibilities — feeding, leg care, conditioning and repeated practice with animals that depend on him. The eighth grader has grown up around livestock projects,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (771+ words) A free presentation of the movie "Red Tails" - about the Tuskegee Airman in WW2, will be shown on Saturday, Sept. 5, 3-5:30 p.m., at the Baha’i Center, 525 E. Lohman Ave (back entrance on Tornillo St side). Myron Wilson, son of Tuskegee Airman Myron “Mike…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (571+ words) At Fort Selden, a pottery shard or arrowhead sticking out of an adobe wall may soon become part of a child’s history lesson. New Mexico Historic Sites will launch its statewide Junior Ranger Program Aug. 27, giving visitors a new way…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (701+ words) Lines stretched through the Museum of Nature and Science on Aug. 15, as families gathered around tables for an up-close look at tarantulas, insects and other creatures during the 7th annual Bug Fest. “I actually started it just kind of on a…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (817+ words) Schumacher Grant seeks donations, volunteers for pet food aid bags After distributing more than 1,500 pet food aid bags last year, the Schumacher Grant has set a goal of 3,000 bags for 2026 and is asking the community to help with pet food…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (651+ words) Rabbits and guinea pigs took over the Black Box Theatre on Aug. 15, turning the Las Cruces stage into a show ring for animals and exhibitors from across the region. The Chihuahuan Desert Rabbit & Cavy Breeders Association show brought competitive showing…...