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  WASHINGTON, D.C.  – Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Principal Deputy Director Neil Kornze honored two BLM employees today at a ceremony held by the Public Lands Foundation.  Bill Childress and Jon Reponen were presented with national awards for their commitment and exceptional dedication to managing America’s public lands.

FORT BLISS, Texas- The Commanding General of the 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss, Maj. Gen. Dana J.H. Pittard, and Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, 41st Infantry Regiment, will conduct a memorial for three Soldiers killed in Afghanistan, at 1pm, Wednesday, May 22, at the 1st Armored Division Chapel, East Fort Bliss. (11272 Biggs St.)

The Las Cruces Police Department, in cooperation with the New Mexico Department of Transportation and law enforcement agencies throughout the state, is participating in a zero-tolerance Click It or Ticket Campaign for two weeks ending June 2.

El Paso, TX – After much anticipation, the time has come to officially break ground on El Paso’s new Ballpark, the ground that will be home to El Paso’s new Triple-A baseball team next season, beginning in April 2014. The downtown site is fully cleared and ready for construction of the state-of-the-art baseball facility.  The official Groundbreaking Ceremony will take place on Thursday, May 30 at 11:00 a.m.

Las Cruces Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information that helps identify the three suspects who robbed a couple at gunpoint early Tuesday morning.

Las Cruces Police learned that shortly after 12 a.m. Tuesday, May 21, a couple in their early 20s was sitting in a vehicle on the 500 block of east Organ Avenue when they were approached by three Hispanic men. Two of the suspects brandished handguns and stole personal property from the couple.

Fronteras 314: Mental Health Among Latinos

The search committee for Doña Ana Community College’s next president will conduct listening sessions across Doña Ana County to seek input on the search for the next DACC president from supporters.
 

  Las Cruces firefighters extinguished a multi-vehicle fire Monday.  Firefighters were dispatched to the 100 block of Buckhorn Avenue shortly after noon for a residential structure fire.  The first arriving fire crew witnessed heavy black smoke billowing from a fire that fully engulfed an RV.  The fire spread to two nearby pick up trucks due to wind.  The quick response of the initial fire crew allowed the fire to be contained within minutes of arrival and kept the fire from spreading to nearby mobile homes.