NMSU postpones 2020 football season due to virus concerns
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico State University officials have announced the university is postponing its 2020 football season due to…
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Las Cruces Police Department Academy halts in-person training after 5 cadets test positive for virus
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — In-person training at the Las Cruces Police Department Academy is currently suspended after five cadets tested positive for…
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New Mexico virus cases up by 180, with 37 in Doña Ana County, as school year starts
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico on Wednesday reported an additional 180 coronavirus cases, bringing the statewide total to 22,816 since the…
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Las Cruces couple takes risk of opening billiards hall in the midst of the pandemic
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The pandemic has caused the closure of thousands of business across the country, but one Las Cruces couple is taking the…
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School year begins virtually for public & charter students in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The fall semester started Wednesday for the Las Cruces Public School District, but New America charter school is already…
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LCPS returns to classes online; no date set yet for campus re-openings
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Thousands of students in Las Cruces Public Schools began a new school year Wednesday, but it was a first day of…
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‘A very hard year’: Hatch farmers struggle to get workers in the fields, chile peppers on your table
HATCH, New Mexico – When the chile capital of the world canceled its iconic festival, Sergio Grajeda Jr.’s blood ran cold. “My heart hurt,” admitted…
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Doña Ana County has 50 of New Mexico’s 202 new virus cases
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials on Tuesday reported another 202 Covid-19 cases, with Doña Ana County accounting for a quarter…
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Man dies inside Las Cruces Walmart store after ‘medical incident’
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A man suffered a “medical episode or incident” inside a Las Cruces Walmart store on Tuesday and died, police said. The…
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NMSU halts football practices after player tests positive for virus
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University pulled the plug on football practices Monday after a player tested positive for the…
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With schools closed, Las Cruces restaurant hopes to provide 40,000 free kids meals
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — With Las Cruces Public Schools beginning the semester online, a Las Cruces restaurant owner plans to again provide…
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Expedited testing available to Las Cruces business owners with employees who contract virus
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Within two hours of learning one of her employees tested positive for the coronavirus, the owner of the Game Sports Bar and…
Continue Reading Doña Ana has 1 of New Mexico’s 5 new virus deaths as nursing homes elsewhere can re-start visitations
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials on Monday reported an additional 132 coronavirus cases and five more deaths, including…
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Las Cruces police offer $2,000 reward for tips in homicide of teen found dead in crashed car
UPDATE: Las Cruces police on Monday announced a $2,000 Crime Stoppers reward to help solve last week’s suspicious death that they now say has been…
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Mystery solved: Child porn probe – not aliens – led to FBI’s closure of Sunspot observatory in 2018
SUNSPOT, New Mexico — There is finally an answer to one of southern New Mexico’s greatest mysteries in recent history. Back in September 2018, the…
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Las Cruces teacher arrested on child sex charge, held without bond
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces educator was arrested over the weekend and charged with criminal sexual communication with a child, which is…
Continue Reading Dona Ana County has 30 of state’s 205 new cases as schools warned to follow virus rules
SANTA FE, New Mexico— Health officials in New Mexico on Sunday reported 205 new coronavirus cases with four additional deaths. The latest…
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Doña Ana Arts Council comes up with new ways to keep creative juices flowing
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Doña Ana Arts Council has a new exhibit up and running as members fight to keep the creative juices flowing around the…
Continue Reading Slight drop for New Mexico, Doña Ana County in daily virus cases; fast reports on business cases ordered
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico state health officials on Saturday announced 155 new cases of coronavirus, with 21 of those coming from…
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Semi-truck bursts into flames along Highway 70 in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A semi-truck suffering mechanical problems burst into flames along U.S. Highway 70 in the Las Cruces area on Friday…
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New Mexico man has died from state’s 2nd reported case of plague this year
RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, New Mexico — A New Mexico man has died of septicemic plague, marking the second plague case in the state this year. The Rio…
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Tax-free holiday is this weekend in Texas & New Mexico: Here’s what you need to know
Back-to-school may look different for students this year, but parents can still save money on school supplies and other items during this weekend’s…
Continue Reading Doña Ana County records 3 new virus deaths, taking pandemic fatality toll to 30
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Doña Ana County tied the record it set just two days prior for its deadliest recorded day of the pandemic with three…
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Fugitive wanted by the FBI since 1977 has been apprehended in New Mexico
ESPANOLA, New Mexico — After more than 40 years on the run and living under an alias, a prison escapee was apprehended Wednesday in New Mexico,…
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New Mexico shuts down 2nd Walmart store due to virus outbreak among employees
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — An Albuquerque Walmart becomes the second store owned by the retail giant to be forced by the state of New Mexico to close…
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NM governor says 50% of virus cases don’t show symptoms; Doña Ana’s positivity rate is 11.7%
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham proclaimed at a news conference Thursday with state health officials that “it’s still unsafe out…
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NMSU Pride band develops special masks that are distributed nationwide
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexio State University’s “Pride of New Mexico,” known for being the “World’s Most Dangerous Band,” is hoping to become…
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Las Cruces police in standoff with man barricaded in home
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces police standoff that began late Thursday morning continued into the late afternoon hours. A man barricaded…
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With new name for Oñate High School, principal asks for unity
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — After months of uncertainty and tension, the principal of Oñate High School is asking his community to move forward and…
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Dona Ana County Sheriff’s vehicle overturns during crash, deputy hurt
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Dona Ana County Sheriff’s cruiser overturned after a crash at an intersection late Tuesday night, injuring a deputy. A…
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