The Rio Grande Rivalry has been around for 116 games, but most of the Aggies playing Saturday haven’t experienced much of it. That is one of the contradictions of college football’s changing landscape. New Mexico State and New Mexico have played...

For weeks, the signs have been hard to miss. Electronic message boards around the Spruce Avenue intersections with Telshor Boulevard and Triviz Drive have warned drivers that construction is coming and given them a date: Sept. 21. What's been...

If you spend any time scrolling through TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube, you have probably seen them: confident creators demonstrating the “one exercise” that fixed their knee pain or eliminated their back pain. When you are frustrated by an...

Christopher Robin has been dealing with homelessness since 2018 when he lost his job and was going through a divorce. He has a background in computers and technology, and for many years he climbed very tall cell towers to install the equipment,...

Many women wonder: When should I start breast cancer screening? Early detection is the single most effective tool for survival. However, the screening schedule isn't the same for everyone. Age, family history, and personal risk factors...

We are so lucky to have fairly mild winters in the Mesilla Valley, which allow us to grow vegetables year-round — no greenhouse required. I think winter gardening is easier and more productive than summer gardening — especially during the last few...

It all started with a bet. More than three decades ago, Ed Brabson and a group of Alamogordo community leaders were looking for ways to draw visitors to the area when someone floated the idea of hot-air balloons. Brabson thought balloons...

For years, visitors to the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum could move through the region’s agricultural past without seeing much of Tortugas Pueblo’s continuing role in that history. That changes Sept. 19, when the museum opens...

Trees appearing in neighborhoods across Las Cruces are part of a conservation effort reaching well beyond city streets. The Doña Ana Soil and Water Conservation District works with residents, farmers and ranchers on projects ranging from...

It’s 1950. As McCarthy’s Red Scare is proving to be unsuccessful, the U.S. State Department begins a side quest – to identify sexual deviants within the ranks – historically coined, The Lavendar Scare. Perfect Arrangement gives us Bob and Norma...

For now, a hallway helps define the boundary between two schools sharing the same building in Mesilla. Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy students have their own wing, bell schedule and lunch. Rio Grande Preparatory Institute students have theirs....

Spencer Proffer was a student at UCLA, just beginning law school, when he first heard Don McLean’s “American Pie” on the radio. About three minutes into the song, he pulled over. The song kept going, and Proffer kept listening. McLean, he...

Janet Acosta didn't know she needed different shampoo. There were considerably bigger things to worry about after she was diagnosed with breast cancer — doctors, chemotherapy, hospitals and the frightening uncertainty of what came next. Shampoo...

Piñatas, goodie bags, and cake. Getting the kids organized and making sure everything was where it was supposed to be. Maria Lupe Hernandez-Muñiz might use those simple terms to explain what became a career in event strategy, marketing and...

For young people inside the Doña Ana County Juvenile Detention Center, creating a piece of art can become more than something to pass the time. It can offer a chance to build confidence, form connections, and see what they are capable of...

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...

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 focal point of...

For over 22 years, Christina “Chris” and William Little have been the heart and soul of the Interagency Council, a unique clearinghouse and communications hub connecting social service providers and nonprofit organizations across our region. What...

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 the first plane...

An old set of chess pieces and a lesson from his grandmother first introduced Zia Middle School seventh grader Trenton Artalejo to the game. His interest followed him from elementary school into middle school, where he now competes as part...

Chris Carnero didn’t think a Thanksgiving basket was complete just because it had everything needed for Thanksgiving dinner. Kids liked mac and cheese. They should have mac and cheese, and Dr Pepper. Chris loved Dr. Pepper, so it seemed entirely...

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...

Las Cruces has plenty of reasons to celebrate this September. Four milestones will meet downtown Sept. 12 when the Bureau of Land Management hosts its first Public Lands Palooza, bringing music, history, outdoor recreation and community...

Adrián Aguirre’s latest work stretched partially completed along a wall as he sat in his Las Cruces studio and talked about where his passion began. It was not in a studio nor even with the idea that he might someday become an artist. Aguirre...

September arrives with a wind of change. There comes a day in September when you step outside and feel it. A breeze moves through, but it is not the same breeze of summer. It is cooler, a little crisper, carrying that refreshing scent that...

Students from elementary through high school are each contributing a piece to ENLACE’s Diez y Seis de Septiembre parade float, bringing their individual work together in a display of collaboration, leadership and cultural pride.  That...

A summer that began with parched ground and wildfire warnings is ending with a much different set of concerns for Southern New Mexico, as forecasters turn their attention to an active start to fall. Chad Merrill, a senior meteorologist with...

For months, residents speaking before the Las Cruces City Council have raised concerns about lead and the city’s water system, questioning how Las Cruces Utilities is inspecting water lines, why some initial findings have changed and what is...

To Our Wonderful Community, There is so much to love about Southern New Mexico. The people, the local businesses, the organizations, and the generosity all make this such a special place to call home. This fall, we’re bringing our community...

Karla Alvarez graduated from New Mexico State University on a Saturday in May. By Monday, she was at work. The accounting and finance graduate had landed an internship with a copper company, and when that ended this summer, the company offered...

When former U.S. Ambassador Chase Untermeyer takes the stage at next week's Domenici Public Policy Conference, Rob Thompson doesn't want to ask him a question whose answer he could have found online. The New Mexico State University philosophy...