Las Cruces man found shot & critically hurt, flown to UMC
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Officers found a Las Cruces man critically injured with a gunshot wound Sunday evening, according to the police department.…
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Las Cruces ‘secret prom’ prompts examination of prom plans for other Borderland schools
EL PASO, Texas — With word of a so-called “secret prom” taking place involving students from Mayfield High School in Las Cruces, prompting a…
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Virus cases rising again in New Mexico as death toll tops 4,000
SANTA FE, New Mexico — The number of new Covid-19 cases is ticking up again in New Mexico as the death toll reaches another milestone. State health…
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Leader of New Mexico’s state unemployment agency steps down amid surge in jobless claims
SANTA FE, New Mexico — The New Mexico Workforce Solutions secretary announced Friday that he is stepping down from his position effective…
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Reward offered for identity of bloody attacker in Las Cruces shooting
UPDATE, April 16: Las Cruces Crime Stoppers on Friday announced it is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information that helps police identify a…
Continue Reading ‘Secret prom’ involving hundreds of Mayfield High students causes LCPS to resume remote learning
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A “secret prom” has triggered a return to remote learning in Las Cruces, school officials announced Thursday night.…
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Lujan Grisham settles with former campaign staffer who accused governor of sexual mistreatment
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and her gubernatorial campaign have settled with a former staffer who accused the…
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Questions arise about lack of social distancing on LCPS school buses
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico- Las Cruces Public Schools is in its second week of in-person learning, and while students are spreading out to social…
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Community Champions: Las Cruces’ Mayfield High recognized as National Unified Champion School
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Mayfield High School in Las Cruces will be one of five schools recognized nationally as a Unified Champion School. ESPN and…
Continue Reading New Mexico health officials target rural communities for virus vaccination
HILLSBORO, New Mexico — New Mexico became the first state to provide at least one dose of the vaccine to half of its population and are one of the…
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NMSU gives Chris Jans 6-year contract extension as hoops coach
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Just a day ago, New Mexico State fans thought they may be losing their head basketball coach. Now, it looks they will have…
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Family of slain NMSP officer plans lawsuit over his ‘ambush’ death
LORDSBURG, New Mexico — The family of a New Mexico State Police officer fatally shot in the line of duty in February has filed a tort…
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Las Cruces mass vaccination clinic to now offer Pfizer shots as New Mexico halts J&J use
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Plans are back on for a Covid=19 mass vaccination site in Las Cruces on Saturday, but the city will now offer the Pfizer…
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Supreme Court upholds murder conviction of Alamogordo man
SANTA FE, New Mexico — An Alamogordo man serving life in prison for murder and other crimes has lost an appeal. The New Mexico Supreme Court…
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Southern New Mexico congresswoman urges Biden administration to finish border wall construction
COLUMBUS, New Mexico — Southern New Mexico Congresswoman Yvette Herrell flew back to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday after she and a group of…
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Governor signs law legalizing marijuana in New Mexico
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed legislation Monday legalizing recreational marijuana use within months and…
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Good Samaritan hospitalized in El Paso after New Mexico carjacking
EL PASO, Texas — The family of a 62-year-old woman who was struck with her own vehicle in New Mexico after a man she offered to help stole her…
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Health leader says New Mexico moving fast toward herd immunity
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Health officials say that New Mexico is moving faster than any state in the U.S. toward herd immunity, with one-third of…
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New Mexico’s governor vetoes 7 bills, including police oversight reforms
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has vetoed a bill to overhaul oversight of police training and misconduct reviews…
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Newly-released video shows violent encounter that ended in NMSP officer’s shooting death
DEMING, New Mexico — State public safety officials released disturbing patrol car dashcam video Friday evening showing a violent February encounter…
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Man shot multiple times, seriously wounded near U.S. Post Office in Luna County village of Columbus
COLUMBUS, New Mexico — A man was shot multiple times and seriously wounded Friday afternoon at or near the U.S. Post Office for the Luna County…
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LCPS quarantines entire Mayfield High School class after student tests positive for Covid-19
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Approximately 45 students at Mayfield High School must quarantine for ten days after a student tested positive this week…
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Gov. Lujan Grisham signs $7.4B New Mexico state budget that includes public employee raises
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday signed a $7.4 billion general fund spending plan for the coming fiscal…
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New Mexico governor rejects request to send National Guard troops to U.S.-Mexico border
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Southern New Mexico Republican Congresswoman Yvette Herrell on Friday asked Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to deploy New…
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New Mexico public education leaders praise transition to in-person learning in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — In their visit to a Las Cruces elementary school on Friday, leaders with the New Mexico Public Education Department praised…
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Dispute between Sunland Park, Santa Teresa over housing development to be settled by county
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — After a couple years of legal disputes over who is entitled to a stretch of land between Sunland Park and Santa Teresa,…
Continue Reading 8-year-old boy is latest migrant child found abandoned in southern New Mexico desert
LORDSBURG, New Mexico – For the second time in a week, U.S. Border Patrol agents said they had to rescue a migrant child abandoned in the southern…
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Sen. Heinrich visits Las Cruces amid preps for migrant assistance
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico) was visited the El Calvario United Methodist Church in Las Cruces Wednesday to…
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New Mexico leads nation in vaccine rollout with 50% getting 1st shot
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials on Wednesday reported more progress in getting residents vaccinated as the state…
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Dona Ana, Luna, Otero counties remain in yellow on New Mexico’s reopening map
SANTA FE, New Mexico — All three southern New Mexico counties in the ABC-7 viewing area remained at the “yellow” level in the state’s ‘Red to…
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