A protest in conjunction with the Black Lives Matter movement will be held Saturday in Las Cruces. The “Unity Protest” will be from 10 to 3 at the corner of Lohman Avenue and Telshor Boulevard. Protesters have been gathering across the city since last week after George Floyd, an unarmedRead More →
Updated New Mexico COVID-19 cases: Now at 8,353 New Mexico state health officials on Thursday announced 218 additional positive tests for COVID-19. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 20 new cases in Bernalillo County 1 new case in Chaves County 1 new case in CibolaRead More →
Governor Orders State Flags Lowered in Honor of George Floyd Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has ordered state flags to fly at half staff through sundown Friday, June 5, to honor George Floyd and all other victims of systemic racism and police violence, which have been the subject of peaceful protestsRead More →
Department of Health Issues Alert for Increased Risk of Heat Stress through the Weekend SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) encourages everyone statewide to be mindful of heat-related illness and know the signs to look out for yourself and others as temperatures in most of the stateRead More →
Fourth of July Celebration – A Virtual Twist on Tradition The annual City of Las Cruces Fourth of July Celebration will go the way of many public events at this time – canceled as all spectator and large group events remain locked down during New Mexico’s public health order dueRead More →
The As The Crow Flies Online Music Festival starts today, Thursday June 4th, and will continue to live-stream through the weekend. The festival will feature “upwards of 65 artists (plus?) from the multi genres of roots music, rock, country, blues and the like!” The whole festival is free to live-stream,Read More →
Leaders in Albuquerque say the protest that are calling for change on race relations and inequality are having an impact. The city’s Human Rights Commission met Wednesday night to discuss the Black Lives Matter movement. Hundreds of people joined the meeting to express their concerns and fears. The mayor saidRead More →
Tuesday at approximately 9:00 in the morning State Police officers responded to a call of a woman sitting on an Interstate ledge. At I-25 near Belen, they found a woman in obvious mental distress sitting on the ledge of the overpass that crossed Interstate 25. As officers attempted to speakRead More →
The four primary races that were in doubt this morning have been resolved. When the dust settled, Democrats John Arthur Smith and Mary Kay Papen were defeated by two younger challengers. Senate District #35 was won by Neomi Martinez-Parra of Lordsburg, she defeated Smith with 555 of the vote. TheRead More →
Updated New Mexico COVID-19 cases: Now at 8,140 New Mexico state health officials on Wednesday announced 122 additional positive tests for COVID-19. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 28 new cases in Bernalillo County 2 new cases in Cibola County 1 new case in CurryRead More →
