Mayfield High School In Las Cruces Moves To Remote Learning; District Investigates “Secret Prom”
578 Views Under advisement from the New Mexico Public Education Department and the Department of Health, Mayfield High School will voluntarily switch to remote learning for the next ten days while Las Cruces Public Schools investigates allegations that a so-called secret prom occurred over the weekend. Remote learning will be in effect between Friday, April 16 and Monday, April 26 to mitigate any potential spread of COVID-19.
Economic Analyst: 2021 Is Looking Good For Las Cruces, El Paso
406 Views The Paso del Norte World Affairs Council held a virtual panel with University of Texas El Paso’s Dr. Tom Fullerton to discuss economic predictions for 2021’s 3rd and 4th quarter.
Las Cruces film students launch campaign to encourage stimulus donations to Camp Hope
744 Views New Mexico State University’s Creative Media Institute not only teaches state-of-the-art filmmaking and animation techniques to make students marketable for jobs in the film and television industry, but one course is helping them use the tools of filmmaking to make a difference in the Las Cruces community.
The Border Patrol’s New Migrant Child Care Cadre
438 Views The Border Patrol is overwhelmed by the numbers of unaccompanied migrant children in its custody — on Sunday, there were 4,699 sleeping in austere conditions for days on end. But there’s help on the way. U.S. Customs and Border Protection is, for the first time, fielding teams of social service workers to relieve […]
All New Mexicans Now Eligible For Vaccine
358 Views SANTA FE – The Department of Health on Monday announced that all New Mexicans 16+ are eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccine. “President Biden directed states to make all adults eligible for vaccine by May 1. New Mexico will hit that target nearly a month early,” said DOH Cabinet Secretary Dr. Tracie Collins.
Migrants freed without court notice — sometimes no paperwork
439 Views MISSION, Texas (AP) — Overwhelmed and underprepared, U.S. authorities are releasing migrant families on the Mexican border without notices to appear in immigration court or sometimes without any paperwork at all. U.S. immigration authorities say court notices often take hours to prepare and describes the move as a way to save time.
Private New Mexico camp preps to house migrant children
436 Views GLORIETA, N.M. (AP) — A private Christian camp in northern New Mexico is looking for volunteers and donations as it prepares for the potential arrival of immigrant children from the U.S.-Mexico border. A page on the Glorieta Camps website states the organization was asked by the White House and U.S. Health and Human […]
Legislators Put Private Prison Reform On The Back-Burner For Another Year
400 Views People who are incarcerated faced a lack of resources when it came to access to health care and PPE during the pandemic. A couple of bills before lawmakers in New Mexico during the last legislative session could have addressed those problems, but prison reform has been placed on the back-burner for another year. […]
Marijuana bill to be split for special session
502 Views LAS CRUCES – New Mexico State Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Joseph Cervantes, D-Las Cruces, said legislation to legalize recreational marijuana sales may be split into two bills when the Legislature convenes for a special session Tuesday, March 30.
Las Cruces Great American Cleanup Set for Saturday, April 17
347 Views The Great American Cleanup is a call-to-action to engage more volunteers and participants in public space cleanup, beautification and recycling events conducted by Keep America Beautiful affiliates and participating organizations nationwide. Once an individual becomes a Great American Cleanup volunteer with their local Keep America Beautiful affiliate, our goal is that they will […]
