Algernon D'Ammassa

It is a common lament that, in spite of the efforts of our representatives and the local leaders who frequent Santa Fe during legislative sessions, there is a distant relationship between the Roundhouse and the lower Rio Grande. I often joke about the “Belen wall” and it seems to connect.

Local celebrations of Juneteenth, the June 19 federal holiday commemorating the end of chattel slavery in the United States, are planned across several days next week. On that date in …

The old Doña Ana County Courthouse, a 1937 Spanish Revival style building designed by El Paso architect Percy McGhee with subsequent additions as recent as 1969, maintains a stately presence at 251 W. Amador Avenue.

Las Cruces Public Schools Superintendent Ignacio Ruiz is seen during the school board's Feb. 20, 2024 meeting. Algernon D'Ammassa

The school board unanimously approved an annual contract between Las Cruces Public Schools and transportation STS of NM for school bus service in the 2024-25 school year during their June 18 meeting.

The Las Cruces Public Schools will pay the town of Mesilla $170,000 in the next school year for the assignment of two armed Mesilla marshals as full-time security personnel, known as “school …

New Mexico Energy Secretary James Kenney joined Lt. Governor Howie Morales Thursday morning in welcoming industry, government and higher education officials, including leadership of New Mexico …

On May 1, a law took effect in New Mexico giving an appointed state executive oversight powers over mergers, acquisitions or any change of ownership of hospitals in the state. Senate Bill 15 , …

The bleachers in the gymnasium at Centennial High School were packed and the shouts and cheers, at times, were as loud as any you would hear at a rivalry game. But the jubilant ruckus on this night was not over basketball. The court was full of folding chairs and a stage where over 200 young people formally began med school last week.

New Mexico State University regents unanimously approved a 12-year agreement to develop a soundstage for film and TV production at the Arrowhead Center, the university's business and technology arm.