Long-running disputes between Doña Ana County’s elected sheriff, commissioners and administration have drawn the attention of New Mexico State Auditor Joseph Maestas.

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_eb3589f9-df05-406a-b8ef-1df24255883d.html

Bigger turnout than I expected, to say nothing of all the car horns. Got bigger after I took the pics, btw.

The predictions and news are bad for the Rio Grande Valley and Albuquerque. (Also Las Cruces)

As John Fleck says "We will learn a great deal this year."

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We are heading into a remarkable year on New Mexico’s Middle Rio Grande. Here are some critical factors:

1. The preliminary April 1 forecast from the NRCS is for 27 percent of median April – July runoff at Otowi, the key measurement gage for New Mexico’s Middle Rio Grande.

2. Current reservoir storage above us is basically nothing.

3. Reclamation’s most recent forecast model runs suggest flow through Albuquerque peaked in February. It usually peaks in May.

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https://universeodon.com/@jfleck@fediscience.org/114280366140800380

#NewMexico #Water #River #Conservation #Albuquerque #RioGrande @jfleck #LasCruces

Young Park reopened today. Throughout the day I hung out here, talked with folks, observed different ways in which people took the park back. Normalcy, remembrance, and a bit of darkness biting back.

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_56378579-8663-4a71-a46f-abe32baf7ce9.html

Police have arrested another teenager, and there are now four people facing murder charges in Las Cruces.

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_5c9f94d9-7905-4200-b271-73c3e0624bbf.html

Two arrests have been made in Friday night’s shooting. The charges are murder in the first degree.

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_5c9f94d9-7905-4200-b271-73c3e0624bbf.html

Again,it's the GUNS.

#lascruces #newmexico https://www.koat.com/article/mass-shooting-young-park-las-cruces/64260239

White privilege.

#lascruces #newmexico #blackmastodon https://www.koat.com/article/new-mexico-convicted-officer-released-las-cruces/64257589

For seven years, the world’s largest annual college-level rocket competition drew thousands of visitors to Las Cruces and to New Mexico’s taxpayer-built spaceport. But this year, organizers permanently moved the competition to Midland, Texas.

https://www.abqjournal.com/business/technology/article_1c37f1fe-f9f8-11ef-ba1a-db14e94e354a.html

Dripping Springs Trail is approximately 3 miles long (roundtrip). The name is based on a natural spring at the back of the canyon. Water seeps magically from the rock walls, pooling in a man-made pond at the base of the cliff.

Dripping Springs Trail is approximately 3 miles long (roundtrip). The name is based on a natural spring at the back of the canyon. Water seeps magically from the rock walls, pooling in a man-made pond at the base of the cliff. #nature #hiking #NewMexico #LasCruces #travel #weekendgetaway

Las Cruces.

#blackmastodon #newmexico #lascruces #elpaso https://newsone.com/5929772/brad-lunsford-new-mexico-cop-guilty-shooting-black-man-gas-station/

This arrest got a lot of attention in 2020. Then it dropped out of the news. The case languished in court more than 4 1/2 years, spanning the pandemic and three district attorneys. The felony charges got dropped along the way. And today, in a mostly empty courtroom, Vincent Lopez was sentenced.

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_5b398710-eb24-11ef-8f6d-535124df105a.html

Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces is managed by Lifepoint, which is owned by a private equity firm. It sits on leased public land.

Its new CEO is trying to turn the page after a bombshell NBC News report and scrutiny of its treatment of indigent patients.

https://www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/dennis-knox-named-permanent-ceo-of-memorial-medical-center,104924

#PeoplesMarch in #LasCruces #NM! #ReproductiveRights #Immigration #FDT We're a proud tricultural sanctuary #border city that welcomes #abortion refugees from across the US.

After his snap firing of athletics director Mario Moccia, NMSU president Valerio Ferme seemed to be bracing for a lawsuit as he took questions from reporters alongside acting athletics director Amber Burdge.

https://www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/nmsu-needed-a-change-ferme-speaks-after-firing-mario-moccia,103339

Historic courthouse is downtown’s ‘grand old lady’ - https://www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/historic-courthouse-is-downtowns-grand-old-lady,84413

Saw David, from Southwest Expeditions, in the article

The city of Las Cruces violated New Mexico’s Open Meetings Act throughout the process of selecting its new city manager earlier in 2024, an investigation by the state Department of Justice found.

Investigators declared the selection of city manager Ikani Taumoepeau, as well as the selection process from its inception, invalid.

https://www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/ag-office-city-violated-law-in-selection-of-city-manager,102729

Sandy BarMcQ, 82, a retired schoolteacher, local community activist of 39 years and a leukemia patient in Las Cruces, received a notice from her property manager informing her she needed to move out, with no reason given.

https://www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/las-cruces-retiree-losing-home-sparks-call-for-more-tenant-protections,102728

Road Trip Southern New Mexico - https://www.top-ten-travel-list.com/blog/new-mexico/road-trip-southern-new-mexico/

Lots to see and do in southern New Mexico and spring starts earlier down south.