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Deming wants voters to OK bonds for high school

The Deming school district wants voters to approve bonds for a new high school.

Udall and Pearce to debate on TV

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Tom Udall and Republican challenger Steve Pearce have agreed to participate in three televised debates after Labor Day.

Dona Ana Co. okays spaceport tax district

Dona Ana County commissioners have voted 3-2 in favor of a contract creating a tax district for the state’s spaceport.

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Las Cruces councilors support mining reform

The Las Cruces City Council has approved a resolution in support of legislation that would revamp the federal law that regulates hard-rock mining.

Navy planes sent to Las Cruces airport because of hurricane

In anticipation of Hurricane Dolly making landfall on the Texas coast, the Navy is moving nearly three dozen of its planes from Corpus Christi to southern New Mexico.

Police: Man accused in slaying may be in Mexico

Police say a man who allegedly used a sword to kill his girlfriend in front of the couple's children narrowly avoided investigators who tracked him from California to southern New Mexico.