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Across Southern New Mexico and the country individuals were terminated from their federal jobs in recent weeks by the Elon Musk-run Department of Government Efficiency as part of a massive, controversial effort to save money.
Officials broke ground Oct. 11 on the pantry at 190 County Line Drive near the Betty McKnight Community Center. The pantry will focus on feeding families from both the Doña Ana County and Otero County sides of Chaparral, located close to the Texas state line. It will be the community’s first permanent pantry.
James Ketcherside approached the bushes behind the Las Cruces fire station where the woman had been spending nights, bracing for resistance but determined to try.
The incident reportedly happened during the second period, according to sources familiar with the situation. That’s when school administrators reportedly removed the student from the classroom — separating him from his belongings — and found the handgun.
Mayfield High School is one of several high schools in the Las Cruces Public Schools to host a school-based health center. But some counselors say the clinics aren’t staffed enough to meet surging surging mental health needs among students. The Mayfield High clinic is run by Ben Archer Health Center, a community health provider. (Photo by Diana Alba Soular/ SNMJC)
Ruidoso Fire Updates
Ruidoso residents have been struck by severe flooding nearly a year after two devastating wildfires hit the mountaintop community.
Journalist Jonny Coker reports on the aftermath of extreme flooding in Ruidoso, New Mexico on July 8, 2025.
