Migrant dies in desert heat in Sunland Park near border
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — For a second day in a row on Thursday, border-crossing migrants were found struggling in the heat of a desert area in…
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1 dead, 2 airlifted to El Paso hospital after southern New Mexico rollover crash
COLUMBUS, New Mexico — A rollover vehicle crash in southern New Mexico Thursday afternoon left one person dead and two other seriously injured. The…
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Police safely find 91-year-old who wandered away from Las Cruces nursing home, feared in peril in heat
UPDATE: After ABC-7’s alert went out, Las Cruces police said they found the missing elderly man, feared in peril in the heat, walking near a CVS…
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2 migrants rescued in hot desert by Sunland Park fire crews, Border Patrol
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — Firefighters and U.S. Border Patrol agents rescued two Ecuadorian migrant women Wednesday afternoon overcome by heat in a…
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Trial delayed for ex-LCPD officer facing murder charge over man’s chokehold death
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The second-degree murder trial for a former Las Cruces police officer charged with in the choking death of a suspect will…
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Tunnel Vista Falls near Cloudcroft offers a respite from the heat with a waterfall cool down
CLOUDCROFT, New Mexico — It’s a little oasis just west of Cloudcroft called Tunnel Vista Falls. The waterfall sits at the end of the hiking trail…
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Firefighters hold containment of Ruidoso wildfire despite wind
UPDATE, June 9: RUIDOSO, New Mexico — As of Wednesday, officials said the Ball Field Fire burning near Ruidoso was 50% contained and holding at 25…
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Las Cruces police, local artist create art piece using rocks to show ‘LCPD Cares’
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Las Cruces Police Department and other volunteers came together Wednesday morning to create a piece of artwork using…
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Las Cruces woman recalls ‘shocking and scary’ pit bull attack
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Before she could react, a woman said she was attacked by two pit bulls while walking in her central Las Cruces…
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Drought may impact Doña Ana County’s iconic pecan crop production
DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico – In the middle of an extreme drought, Doña Ana County pecan farmers must rely on outside water sources to produce…
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Doña Ana County to move ahead on fireworks restrictions due to dry conditions
DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico — One day after the City of Las Cruces imposed a partial ban on fireworks, Doña Ana County Commissioners had a public…
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2 fleeing New Mexico robbers blamed for triggering 4-car crash in northeast El Paso
(Editor’s note: A prior version of this report indicated 52 –year-old Marco Carrillo, who was critically injured in the crash, had died. It has…
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Las Cruces City Council approves partial fireworks ban due to drought
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — With the entire Borderland affected by a worsening drought, the city of Las Cruces on Monday adopted a 30-day ban on most…
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Herrell sought to travel with VP Harris on trip to Guatemala, Mexico
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — The recent crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border is gaining national attention because of the influx of immigrants fleeing…
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New Mexico Supreme Court rules state not obligated to compensate businesses for pandemic orders
SANTA FE, New Mexico — The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled Monday that there is no constitutional or statutory requirement for the state to…
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El Paso motorcyclist killed in southern New Mexico crash
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico – A 51-year-old El Paso motorcyclist has been killed in a crash along a southern New Mexico highway, state police said…
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Vehicle fire leads to shutdown of U.S. 70 in Las Cruces area for hours
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A vehicle fire led to the closure of U.S. 70 in the Las Cruces area on Sunday evening for several hours, state…
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El Paso firefighters pay tribute to smoke jumper killed in New Mexico fire
EL PASO, Texas — Members of the El Paso Fire Department took part in the funeral procession Sunday for a smoke jumper who died this past week after…
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New Mexico scholarship program to fund full cost of tuition
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico’s lottery scholarship program in the next academic year will cover full tuition for eligible in-state…
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New Mexico moves ahead with review of contamination at Holloman AFB
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — New Mexico is several months into an investigation to determine the extent of contamination at two U.S. Air Force bases,…
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1 dead after being trapped in rollover car crash in Santa Teresa
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — A single-car rollover crash Saturday in Santa Teresa claimed the life a motorist. Fire officials said it happened in the…
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LCPS makes good on Trujillo’s promise to honor the 2020 graduating class
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico- The Las Cruces Public Schools announced they will let graduates from their 2020 class walk across the stage as their late…
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I-10 through Las Cruces re-opens after traffic crash closure
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Interstate 10 through Las Cruces reopened about 7 p.m. Friday after being closed for a couple of hours due to a traffic…
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NMSU athletics gets $3.5M gift to fill budget gap
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — After the pandemic trashed financial budgeting throughout the nation for college athletic programs, a new program is…
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Wandering cow on Las Cruces highway triggers traffic crash
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A cow that wandered onto a Las Cruces highway triggered a traffic crash that left both the animal and vehicle driver…
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Dona Ana County jail fight between 2 inmates leaves 1 dead
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A fight between Dona Ana County Detention Center inmates, identified as 27-year-old Corey Lee Willis and 40-year-old Samuel…
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Bowie alumni restore crosses on Mount Cristo Rey to remember Walmart shooting victims
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — Restoration for remembrance. A group of El Paso’s Bowie High School alumni marched up Mount Cristo Rey earlier this week…
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LCPS board member who voted against new superintendent resigns citing ‘misogyny’
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Las Cruces Public Schools board member who cast the lone dissenting vote earlier this week against hiring the…
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Man safely rescued from Rio Grande at Las Cruces park after water starts flowing
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A water rescue took place Thursday afternoon along the Rio Grande in Las Cruces, with first-responders pulling a man to…
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It’s rafting season as water makes its way down the Rio Grande through Borderland
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico –The water was released from Caballo Lake Monday into the Rio Grande. It hit Las Cruces Tuesday and was expected to get to…
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