How vector control is fighting mosquito season in Doña Ana County
RADIUM SPRINGS, New Mexico — Vector Control technicians are working to maintain the number of hatching mosquitos as the area north of Radium Springs…
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Border Patrol discovers body found in Rio Grande
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — A body was recovered Friday in the Rio Grande at Sunland Park. Border Patrol found the body on a sandbar near McNutt…
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New Mexico governor orders safeguards for abortion access
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s Democratic governor took steps Monday to ensure safe harbor to people seeking…
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Mississippi’s lone abortion clinic to move to Las Cruces in wake of Roe V. Wade overturn
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The only abortion clinic located in the state of Mississippi will soon have a new home in the Land of Enchantment. Jackson’s…
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International Spaceport America Cup back in-person
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Spaceport America Cup , the world’s largest intercollegiate rocketry competition, is back in-person since the start of…
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Law enforcement and emergency services job fair to be held today in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Law enforcement and emergency agencies from across Doña Ana county are set to hold a job fair Thursday. The city of Las…
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – A widespread power outage has left much of New Mexico State University’s main Las Cruces campus without power, as well as…
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FIRST ALERT: Late afternoon storms bring rain to Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Rain and strong winds moved swiftly into the City of Crosses Wednesday after a series of storms rolled into the area. In…
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Massive New Mexico blaze blamed on miscalculations, errors
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Forest Service employees made multiple miscalculations, used inaccurate…
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Firework sales begin today in Doña Ana County
DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico – Monday marks when vendors can start selling fireworks in Doña Ana County. Sales can continue through July 6,…
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ABC-7 Xtra: This monsoon season: rainy with a chance of rattlesnakes
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — With the monsoon comes not only increased chances of rain but increased chances of encountering rattlesnakes. ABC-7’s New Mexico…
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Las Cruces will get 26 new police officers after cadet graduation
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – More than two dozen cadets will join a short-staffed police department in Las Cruces after their graduation on Friday…
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Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin sentenced; avoids more jail time, gets fines, supervised release
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin was sentenced to 14 days in prison but is receiving credit for time served. According to a…
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Man in stable condition after shooting at Las Cruces apartment complex
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – A 39-year-old man is recovering after being shot in Las Cruces on Wednesday. The Las Cruces Police Department revealed that…
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Doña Ana County residents frustrated by commercial cannabis grow in neighborhood
DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico – A few dozen residents of the GreyFox subdivision north of Las Cruces approached Doña Ana County commissioners with…
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New Mexico secretary of state asks state attorney general to investigate county commission refusing to certify election results
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver on Thursday asked the state’s attorney general to investigate a…
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Fugitive wanted in connection to March homicide in New Mexico captured in Texas
ANTHONY, Texas — A man wanted for murder in Anthony, Mexico, was caught in Texas, after nearly three months on the run, according to officials.…
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Doña Ana County commissioners further limit sale and use of fireworks during drought
DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico – With most of Doña Ana County in severe or extreme drought, county commissioners on Tuesday placed additional…
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How will Las Cruces leaders spend tax revenue from marijuana sales?
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – If marijuana sales stay strong, the local industry could bring in $1 million in yearly tax revenue to Las Cruces, according…
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Two families displaced in Las Cruces fire
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Two Las Cruces families were displaced by a fire in north-central Las Cruces Monday morning, according to the fire…
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Ahead of sentencing for Jan. 6 riot, Couy Griffin says he only intended to pray at U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In one week, a federal judge will sentence Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin for his role in the deadly riot at the United…
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Downtown Las Cruces ‘eyesore’ will become a boutique hotel and restaurant, developer says
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – A building that has been under construction for more than a decade in downtown Las Cruces will soon become a boutique hotel…
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NMSU graduate students call for tuition relief
EL PASO, Texas – Unionized graduate student workers at New Mexico State University, gathered at Hadley Hall Thursday to fight for tuition relief.…
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New Mexico Environment Department fines El Paso water $1.2 million for sewage discharge
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — El Paso Water is being fined $1.2 million for discharging an estimated 1.1 billion gallons of raw sewage into the Rio…
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Firefighters work nonstop to fully suppress Black Fire as concerns grow for two communities
NEW MEXICO — The Black Fire is threatening two mountain communities, coming within seven miles of Hillsboro and Kingston. Residents have been told…
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FINAL RESULTS: Doña Ana County June 7 primary election
DOÑA ANA COUNTY – A total of 15,400 voters in Doña Ana County cast their ballots in Tuesday’s primary election, reflecting a turnout of 16.35% of…
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El Paso Electric say they’re prepared for the upcoming heatwave, customers using more power
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Electric officials say the utility is prepared for an upcoming demand, as customers use more electricity during the summer…
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‘This did not happen overnight’: Las Cruces business owners outraged by property crime increase
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – In a passionate two-hour long discussion at the Las Cruces City Council on Monday, business members, city leaders and…
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HSI El Paso: Toddler rescued from human smugglers, reunited with mother
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico – Special agents with Homeland Security Investigations helped U.S. Border Patrol agents rescue a 1-year-old girl who was…
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Crisis Triage Center has now served more than 600 people in Doña Ana County
DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico – After the $2.1 million building sat empty for nearly eight years, Doña Ana County’s Crisis Triage Center served more…
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