Las Cruces mayor suggests temporary decrease in minimum wage for tipped workers
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagashima is proposing a drop in the tipped minimum wage that the city requires restaurants to pay…
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Alamogordo man guilty of murdering ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — A jury in Otero County has convicted a man of murdering his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend, prosecutors announced…
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SWAT standoff in Las Cruces ends when police discover armed man wasn’t in house
UPDATE: Late Thursday afternoon police said they discovered an armed Las Cruces man thought to be holed up in a house throughout much of the day was…
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New Mexico’s governor updates virus orders, allows more activities
SANTA FE, New Mexico – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, citing her state’s progress in slowing the spread of the coronavirus, on Thursday announced…
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Hundreds of thousands of migratory birds found dead in New Mexico
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Biologists at New Mexico State University are trying to find out why hundreds of thousands of migratory birds have…
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57 undocumented immigrants found by Border Patrol crowded inside Chaparral ‘stash’ house
CHAPARRAL, New Mexico – U.S. Border Patrol agents said Wednesday they had uncovered a a human smuggling operation that utilized a “stash” house in…
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Doña Ana County has 1 of New Mexico’s 2 new virus deaths
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A man in his 60s from Doña Ana County was one of two new coronavirus deaths reported by New Mexico state health officials…
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Las Cruces man struck & killed while trying to retrieve dog; hit & run driver facing charges
UPDATE: A 28-year-old pedestrian struck by a car in a hit-and-run has died from his injuries, Las Cruces police said Wednesday, adding that the…
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Las Cruces Public Schools to stay with online learning for semester
You can watch the meeting in the video player at the bottom of this article. LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Las Cruces Public Schools Board of…
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Barnett’s Las Cruces Harley-Davidson closing at month’s end due to pandemic
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Barnett’s Las Cruces Harley-Davidson will become the latest Borderland businesses to permanently shutter its doors during…
Continue Reading New Mexico has 7 new virus deaths, including an Otero County woman
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Health officials in New Mexico on Tuesday reported 82 new confirmed coronavirus cases with seven additional deaths,…
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Las Cruces Catholic School is in-person and virus free, but LCPS could stay online all semester
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — After four weeks of face-to-face instruction, Las Cruces Catholic School has had no reported cases of Covid-19. “Our kids…
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On top of lost revenue, Las Cruces restaurant owners face minimum wage increase
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – As Las Cruces restaurant owners struggle to bring back their staff, they now must plan for a state increase in the minimum…
Continue Reading Just 5 new virus cases in Doña Ana County, no new deaths throughout New Mexico
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials have announced 81 new confirmed Covid-19 cases. State officials said Monday that the…
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Alamogordo man convicted of dug dealing as ‘habitual offender’ gets 44 1/2 years in prison
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico – An Alamogordo man with prior drug convictions has been sentenced to 44 ½ years in prison on new drug charges. The…
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With students on campus, NMSU develops Covid-19 contact tracing app
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Contact tracing just became easier on one Borderland college campus. “What we wanted to do is to provide the quickest way…
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Dona Ana County has 10 of New Mexico’s 103 new virus cases
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Health officials in New Mexico on Sunday reported 103 new confirmed coronavirus cases with two additional…
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Anthony Elementary in Gadsden ISD to reopen after employee cleared of coronavirus
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico – Anthony Elementary School has been cleared to resume its normal schedule of online instruction on Monday after an…
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New Mexico’s school teachers safe from legal liability amid virus
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico officials have clarified that teachers won’t be on the hook for lawsuits that might stem from Covid-19…
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Driver charged with shooting New Mexico State Police officer during highway traffic stop
CIBOLA COUNTY, New Mexico — A 28-year-old driver allegedly shot a New Mexico State Police officer during a traffic stop on Interstate 40 in…
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Business owners, city employees clean up central Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Police officers, city employees and business owners worked early Saturday morning to clean El Paseo Road in central Las…
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Trump officially endorses Herrell in close southern New Mexico race against Torres Small
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — President Donald Trump is throwing his support behind Republican challenger Yvette Herrell in a crucial Congressional…
Continue Reading Dona Ana County has 19 of New Mexico’s 100 new virus cases
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Health officials in New Mexico reported 100 new confirmed Coronavirus cases and three additional deaths on Saturday. The…
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Employee at Mayfield High in Las Cruces tests positive for virus
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – An employee at Mayfield High School has tested positive for the coronavirus, officials with the Las Cruces Public Schools…
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Torres Small hit by GOP on Green New Deal she opposes, while earning support of Republican business group
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Republicans this week released another attack ad on Democratic U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small in New Mexico’s southern…
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Covid-19 leads to separate 9/11 remembrances this year for Las Cruces & NMSU
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — First-responders and the New Mexico State University ROTC in recent years held a joint memorial for those lost during…
Continue Reading Gadsden ISD now closes 2 elementary schools amid virus outbreak among district staff
UPDATE #3: Gadsden ISD announced late Friday the additional closure of La Union Elementary after an employee reported contact with an individual…
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New Mexico rolls out the new $300 added unemployment benefit
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico labor officials says they have started paying out supplemental federal unemployment benefits of $300 a week.…
Continue Reading Doña Ana County surpasses 3,000 total virus cases as New Mexico mulls more re-opening
SANTA FE, New Mexico — An additional 137 Covid-19 cases were reported Friday by New Mexico health officials, bringing the state’s total to 26,563…
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Power restored following outages impacting hundreds in Santa Teresa, Horizon City
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — Power outages Friday impacted hundreds of customers in separate outages impacting Santa Teresa and Horizon City. An…
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