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A majority of school board members leaned toward removing César Chávez’s name from a Las Cruces elementary school Tuesday night, but they will not take action before April, and one board member cautioned against moving too quickly.

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/las-cruces-board-avoids-rush-on-changing-schools-name/3009494

#NewMexico #CesarChavez #LasCruces

Las Cruces school board weighs renaming Cesar Chavez Elementary after abuse allegations

The Las Cruces school board is considering removing Cesar Chavez’s name from a local elementary school after sexual abuse allegations, as members debate costs, community input and how to teach his legacy without erasing history.

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Algernon D'Ammassa 2d ago

Officials from the city and Doña Ana County jointly announced a lawsuit against Memorial Medical Center on Monday.

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/las-cruces-doa-ana-county-sue-hospital/3007774

#NewMexico #LasCruces #MemorialMedicalCenter #LifepointHealth #privateequity

Las Cruces, Doña Ana County sue Memorial Medical Center over indigent care, capital spending

Las Cruces and Doña Ana County have filed a lawsuit against Memorial Medical Center, Apollo Global Management and Lifepoint Health, alleging breaches of agreements tied to indigent care and required capital investments at the Las Cruces hospital.

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Algernon D'Ammassa 2d ago

Elementary schools named for Cesar Chavez in Las Cruces and Santa Fe may soon have their names changed along with other monuments and public entities across the state.

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/las-cruces-santa-fe-mull-renaming-chavez-elementary-schools/3007762

#NewMexico #LasCruces #SantaFe #CesarChavez

Las Cruces school board to debate renaming Cesar Chavez Elementary after abuse allegations

Las Cruces Public Schools will open a public discussion on whether to rename Cesar Chavez Elementary School following sexual abuse allegations against the civil rights leader, with community input guiding any change under LCPS policy.

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Algernon D'Ammassa 5d ago

One year later…

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/las-cruces-marks-young-park-shooting-anniversary/3005908

#newmexico #GunViolence #YoungPark #lascruces

Las Cruces marks Young Park shooting anniversary with trials, lawsuits and new safety measures

One year after the Young Park mass shooting in Las Cruces, New Mexico, families remember victims as murder trials move forward, a wrongful death lawsuit proceeds, and officials expand park security, surveillance and youth violence prevention efforts.

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Algernon D'Ammassa Mar 17

Project Jupiter, the hyperscale artificial intelligence data center complex under construction in Santa Teresa for tenants Oracle and OpenAI, has roused community opposition, sparked lawsuits and now is shaping elections for two seats on the Doña Ana County Board of Commissioners.

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/how-project-jupiter-is-shaping-doa-ana-county-elections/3002483

#NewMexico #ProjectJupiter #LasCruces #SantaTeresaNM

Project Jupiter AI data center shapes Doña Ana County commission election

Project Jupiter, a hyperscale AI data center in Santa Teresa for Oracle and OpenAI, is shaping Doña Ana County commission elections as candidates clash over incentives, public oversight and local impacts ahead of the June primary.

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Algernon D'Ammassa Mar 13

A viral video distributed on social media brought the internet's attention to a local criminal case, and that exposure ultimately figured into arguments over a Las Cruces man's sentence.

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/how-social-media-influenced-las-cruces-animal-cruelty-case/2999707

#NewMexico #LasCruces #socialmedia #animalcruelty

Las Cruces animal cruelty case leads to maximum prison sentence in scene that went viral online

A Las Cruces man received the maximum 18-month prison sentence for extreme animal cruelty after a viral social media video of him beating Basset hounds with a rock drew widespread outrage and community response in New Mexico.

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Algernon D'Ammassa Mar 11

Some Doña Ana County commissioners were visibly frustrated when a discussion of a potential agreement between the county and the Mescalero Apache Tribe to manage a new event venue was scuttled Tuesday.

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/county-partnership-with-mescalero-apache-questioned/2997801

#NewMexico #LasCruces #mescaleroapache #NativeAmerican

Doña Ana County delays Mescalero Apache amphitheater partnership near Las Cruces

Doña Ana County commissioners postponed a decision on a proposed partnership with the Mescalero Apache Tribe to plan and manage a new amphitheater at the county fairgrounds near Las Cruces amid community mistrust and calls for transparency.

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Algernon D'Ammassa Mar 7

Two students from Doña Ana County are among the 11 finalists headed to Sunday’s Poetry Out Loud state finals in Albuquerque.

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/las-cruces-students-compete-in-poetry-out-loud-state-meet/2995223

#NewMexico #LasCruces #poetry #poetryoutloud #nea #PoetryFoundation

Las Cruces students among finalists in New Mexico Poetry Out Loud state competition in Albuquerque

High school students from Doña Ana County are among 11 finalists competing in the New Mexico Poetry Out Loud state finals at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque, with the winner advancing to the national competition in Washington, DC in April.

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Algernon D'Ammassa Feb 25

In a verdict District Attorney Fernando Macias called “incredibly fast,” a jury found Nathan Rivas, 18, guilty on three counts of first-degree murder Wednesday after deliberating over lunch for less than an hour and a half.

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/second-young-park-trial-ends-in-murder-convictions/2989341

#YoungPark #newmexico #gunviolence #lascruces

Las Cruces Young Park shooting: Jury convicts Nathan Rivas, 18, of three counts of first-degree murder

A Las Cruces jury quickly convicted 18-year-old Nathan Rivas of three counts of first-degree murder in the 2025 Young Park car meetup shooting that killed three teens and wounded 14 others, the second major trial in the high-profile case.

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Algernon D'Ammassa Feb 21

The family of Jason Gomez, one of the victims in the Young Park shootout, has brought a wrongful-death lawsuit naming the city along with one recently convicted shooter and three other defendants.

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/young-park-victims-family-sues-city-and-accused-shooters/2985554

#YoungPark #newmexico #lascruces #GunViolence

Young Park shooting lawsuit: Jason Gomez family sues Las Cruces, police and accused shooters

The family of Young Park shooting victim Jason Gomez has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Las Cruces, its police and parks departments, and accused shooters, alleging failures to prevent the 2025 car meetup gunfire that left three dead and many injured.

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