All tagged Las Cruces New Mexico
In this week’s episode, we’re talking to Las Cruces Sun-News reporter Leah Romero, who covers trending stories — and NOTHING is more “trending” than Hatch Green Chile. We’re also joined by Adrian Hedden, of the Carlsbad Current-Argus, who covered that annual tradition of chile roasting.
In this episode, we talk to Las Cruces residents Kat Sanchez, J.T. Perez, and Casey Combs about why it’s important to continue observing LGBTQ+ Pride month.
In this week’s episode, we’re talking about recent conversations about homelessness and crime in Las Cruces. We’re joined by Las Cruces Sun-News reporters Justin Garcia and Michael McDevitt — and photojournalist Meg Potter. Michael covers city and county government for the paper; Justin writes about public safety, cops and courts.
In this week’s episode, we’re talking about the local economy as a number of interesting factors collide. We look at cannabis, nursing and more. We’re joined by Las Cruces Sun-News Reporter Algernon D’Ammassa, who has covered these issues extensively.
Josh Dunne was shot and killed by Las Cruces police on Dec. 2, 2016. A Marine veteran who suffered from PTSD, Dunne's life, death and legacy left a mark. This week, we talk to Sun-News reporter Justin Garcia and Josh’s widow, Melanie, about that fateful day.
In this episode, we look at what led to the city's revocation of Speak Easy's business license, hear from Jason Estrada and find out what's next.
In this episode, we’re joined by Algernon D’Ammassa, who covers statewide issues for the Sun-News, as well as Adrian Hedden, the energy and environment reporter for the Carlsbad Current-Argus, to look at the just-adjourned session of the New Mexico Legislature.
In this episode, we talk to reporter Miranda Cyr about the impact that COVID-19 — and, more specifically, the omicron variant — has had on Las Cruces Public Schools. We also talk about what’s being done to address the substitute shortage, the pending demolition of Columbia Elementary, and the upcoming one-year anniversary of the untimely death of Superintendent Karen Trujillo, who was struck and killed by a vehicle while out walking her dogs on Feb. 25, 2021.
Amid rising tensions between Doña Ana County Sheriff Kim Stewart and County Manager Fernando Macias, the sheriff is now facing an employment discrimination complaint by one of her sergeants who claims he was wrongfully denied a promotion and a code of conduct complaint related to the same incident.
We're joined by Las Cruces Sun-News reporters Algernon D'Ammassa and Michael McDevitt for a closer look at the scathing McHard report, which was released to the public detailing $1.7 million in mishandled public money within Visit Las Cruces, the city's convention and visitors bureau.
