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Las Cruces, New Mexico is located in Dona Ana County. Zip codes in Las Cruces, NM include 88006, 88003, and 88007. More Las Cruces information.

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30 min ago | Alamogordo Daily News

County plans to sue BLM over mining road

Mine tailings and an old mine access point near the Iron Giant/Cinco de Mayo claim await a decision on the future of the claim as Gulf Coast Mining seeks access to the site.

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4 hrs ago | Las Cruces Sun-News

No foul play suspected in Las Cruces unattended death

Investigators say they do not suspect foul play, but they are investigating the circumstances in which a 45-year-old man was found dead Tuesday morning at a local construction yard.

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8 hrs ago | Las Cruces Sun-News

Former Las Cruces coach facing child porn charges to remain in federal custody

A former local school basketball coach and youth mentor will remain in federal custody until his trial on child porn charges.

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10 hrs ago | El Paso Times

Police release 911 audio in boxer Johnny Tapia's death

In a June 25, 2008, file photo, five-time world champion boxer Johnny Tapia takes his stance in the memorabilia room of his Las Cruces, N.M., home.

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14 hrs ago | KVII-TV Amarillo

New Mexico News Minute

Sen. Jeff Bingaman is scheduled today to tour the damage from the massive wildfire in southwestern New Mexico's Gila National Forest.

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19 hrs ago | Las Cruces Sun-News

GPS in local trash trucks changes everything

It's a whole new world in the cab of the trash truck now, moving your garbage pickup into the next generation.

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23 hrs ago | Ruidoso News

Get off your laurels

Maybe the recession is loosening its grip. We're starting to see some new economic development prizes around the state.

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Tue May 29, 2012

Las Cruces Sun-News

Smoke influx expected in Las Cruces on Wednesday and Thursday

A new smoke influx from what's expected to become the state's largest-ever wildfire is prompting officials to repeat health warnings to southern New Mexicans.

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Las Cruces Sun-News

The challenge of mastering one's environment

People who run marathons, scientists who live at the South Pole in winter, and even the firefighters in the Gila, have something in common.

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Las Cruces Sun-News

Smoke from Gila fire lingering over Mesilla Valley

Smoke from the uncontrolled Whitewater-Baldy wildfire burning in the Gila National Forest, located northwest of Las Cruces, has made its way to the Mesilla Valley and may have an effect on the quality of the air we breathe.

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Las Cruces Sun-News

Las Cruces Convention Center hosts community garage sale Saturday

The Las Cruces Convention Center is hosting the first annual Las Cruces Community Garage Sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

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Southwest Farm Press

More profit potential in Southwest tree-hedged pecans

Pruning and topping help manage pecan tree size and improve orchard light penetration which can increase nut yields on lower branches.

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KCBD-TV Lubbock

Dona Ana to step up 'dangerous dogs' enforcement

The Dona Ana County Sheriff's Department recently announced that animal control officers will step up enforcement of state laws regulating owners of vicious canines.

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Mon May 28, 2012

Deming Headlight

NMSU keeps field days running in 2012

New Mexico State University has a dozen research-oriented agricultural science centers spread around the state, from Farmington in the northwest to Artesia in the southeast, Clayton in the northeast, and Las Cruces in the southwest.

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Las Cruces Sun-News

Memorial Day in Las Cruces time to honor, reflect

While many Las Cruces families grilled outdoors or picnicked, there were others who spent at least part of the holiday at the cemetery, or at the river, or at the park recalling memories of loved ones who served in the U.S. military and have since passed away.

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Sun May 27, 2012

St. Petersburg Times

When all else fails, just rob the poor

Individually, the poor are not all that tempting to thieves. Mug a banker and you might score a wallet containing a month's rent.

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Las Cruces Sun-News

Home Green: Can you create a net-zero energy home?

In the last six months, Forbes Magazine, U.S. News and World Report, and Scientific American have run articles about net-zero energy homes, reporting that the demand around the country for net-zero energy homes is beginning to take off.

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Las Cruces Sun-News

Moore making the most of second chance

For OA ate High School graduate Kevin Moore, the right people just happened to be a group of fellow inmates at Central New Mexico Correctional Facility.

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Sat May 26, 2012

Las Cruces Sun-News

Portrait honors Albert Johnson, state's first African-American mayor

The official portrait of former Las Cruces Mayor Albert N. Johnson, drawn with charcoal by a renowned artist, was unveiled to the public Saturday in a ceremony at City Hall that celebrated his legacy of service to the community.

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Las Cruces Sun-News

Wine Festival brings food, music and vino to Fairgrounds

Fortune teller Nasho'ba of Las Cruces said she'd foretold a very windy opening day for the 20th annual Southern New Mexico Wine Festival.

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