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While New Mexico may be known for its delicious wines, many people don’t realize the work it takes to grow wine grapes in the state.

The newest signee to the Las Cruces Utilities Internship Program, Jeremiah Avery, is moving to Las Cruces to explore his new career opportunities.

Haciendas at Grace Village is hosting their annual CARE-a-van parade Friday, Aug. 19 in honor of Senior Citizens Day.

“It’s hard to think of my grandfather as (a civil rights leader) but hearing people talk about him and hearing the history of him, he was and we take pride and hopefully carrying on his legacy.”

John Kinsel is 105, one of only three remaining Navajo Code Talkers. He lives in a house he built himself, but after 70 years, he needs a new roof.

With the death of Samuel Sandoval, only 3 Navajo Code Talkers remain

Bill Donovan covered the Navajo Nation for five decades at newspapers in New Mexico and Arizona. He died in the Los Angeles area over the weekend.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.—Samuel Sandoval, one of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers who transmitted messages in World War II ...

Bill Donovan of Torrance, a journalist who covered the Navajo Nation for five decades at newspapers in New Mexico and Arizona, has died at 76.

Samuel Sandoval, who died this week, was one of the last Navajo Code Talkers. The code, based on the Navajo language, stumped Japanese military cryptologists and helped the United States ultimately win the war. He also helped expand the Navajo alphabet.