It certainly wasn't the wine or the bowtie pasta at St. Clair Winery & Bistro that left a bad taste in Bianca Villani's mouth.

For those of you waiting for the new Walgreens on Picacho Avenue to open, you'll have to wait a little longer.

A motorist stops Monday at the Valley Drive and Avenida de Mesilla intersection before turning right at a red light.

A man who police believe is responsible for two robberies that happened on the same day is being sought by authorities.

For the Love of Art Month romances the Mesilla Valley. If it's February, it must be For the Love of Art Month in Las Cruces and Mesilla.

The kitchen staff at Conlee Elementary School works in tight quarters as they prepare for the second wave of students during the lunch rush.

About 400 people were on hand Friday night as Action Equipment Rental was named Business of the Year and C.W. "Buddy" Ritter, owner of Double Eagle restaurant in Mesilla, was honored as Citizen of the Year at the annual Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce banquet.

Non-clothing donations are being taken for a Spay & Neuter Action Program rummage sale scheduled for Feb.

The Mesilla store Purple Lizard, located at 1937 Calle De Parian, has closed. A sign on the door reads: "After 28 years, the Purple Lizard is closing its door." No one answered the door or the phone at the store, but the sign reports that the company will launch a Web site, purplelizard.net , in February to sell products.

Zia Middle School eighth-grader Mario Garcia, 14, works on a science class assignment Wednesday in his bedroom with what students use more and more instead of textbooks - a computer and/or an iPod.

The Las Cruces city council meeting will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday at City Hall, 200 N. Church St.

Moore said the building is in "pretty decent shape, given its age." The City Council will decide whether to accept the two-story home, which has been vacant since April.

Las Cruces Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of the suspect who they believe is responsible for two armed robberies that happened early in the morning of Dec.

The days of sleeping late and lazy afternoons playing Xbox games are over: It's back to the books for nearly 25,000 Las Cruces students today, and teachers expect them to hit the ground running.

A $1,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of a man believed to be responsible for two armed robberies on New Year's Eve.

There was no debate Monday among members of the Las Cruces City Council who unanimously adopted a resolution in opposition to a proposal among some state officials to repeal New Mexico's hold harmless provision, which kept local governments from losing revenue when taxes on food and some medical services were repealed in 2005.

For the second time in less than two years, Meson de Mesilla, a restaurant with a bar and a bed and breakfast, has closed.

It's been a year since McKenzie Gray O'Neill-Fleeman made a late-evening appearance at MountainView Regional Medical Center in Las Cruces to become one of the first babies of 2009.

Some Dona Ana County vendors geared up this week for New Year's revelers seeking fireworks.

Mesilla's Board of Trustees has voted to reduce the work week for 10 employees to save money.