Las Cruces Public Schools to consider Oñate High name change
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Las Cruces Public Schools Board of Education will consider changing the name of Oñate High School on Thursday. “It…
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Doña Ana County Crisis Triage Center may soon be staffed after sitting empty for 7 years
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – For seven years, the $2.1 million taxpayer-funded Crisis Triage Center has sat empty behind the Doña Ana County Detention…
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Doña Ana County accounts for 2 of New Mexico’s 7 new virus deaths
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials reported seven new coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, two of which occurred in Doña Ana County,…
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New Mexico lawmakers approve state mandate for police body cams
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico state legislators approved a measure to increase police accountability by requiring body cameras for state and…
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Las Cruces-based Virgin Galactic inks NASA deal for commercial space flights
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Economies aren’t just opening up on Earth. Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. has agreed to a deal with NASA to boost…
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Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta grounded for 2020 due to pandemic
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — There will be no hot air balloons lifting off this fall as part of an international event that draws hundreds of…
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Body of 27-year-old man recovered from Elephant Butte lake
ELEPHANT BUTTE, New Mexico — Search crews have recovered the body of a 27-year-old man from Elephant Butte lake, the New Mexico State Police said…
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No new virus deaths occur in New Mexico for 1st time since April 15
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Health officials in New Mexico, for the first time in over two months, reported no new deaths from the coronavirus on…
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20 Sunland Park police officers test negative for virus, are freed from quarantine
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — Twenty Sunland Park Police Department officers are now back on the job after a coronavirus scare. The group has all…
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Otero County Prison leads New Mexico virus case growth for 2nd straight day
CHAPARRAL, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials on Sunday reported 136 additional coronavirus cases and two additional deaths. The increases…
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Mount Christo Rey is getting set to light up
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — The Las Cruces Catholic Diocese, the City of Sunland Park and business people across the Borderland have come together to…
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Las Cruces protesters demand police reform for 3rd weekend in a row
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A group of about 45 protesters marched from the Plaza de Las Cruces to the Mesilla Plaza Saturday afternoon, demanding…
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Legislature sends budget solvency plan to New Mexico’s governor
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico’s Legislature on Saturday evening sent a budget solvency plan to the governor that would mend a…
Continue Reading New Mexico virus danger remains as Doña Ana County, Otero Prison each top 700 total cases
SANTA FE, New Mexico — The rate at which the coronavirus is spreading in New Mexico is declining, but one of the state’s top health officials…
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New Mexico lawmakers push forward on ‘traumatic’ budget; it could cost Doña Ana County $2.7M
SANTA FE, New Mexico — The state House of Representatives on Friday night approved a budget solvency plan that fills a gaping general fund deficit…
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Firefighters ‘mop-up hot spots’ after wildfire burns 60 acres near Elephant Butte
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, New Mexico — Evacuations were lifted as crews worked hard to knock down flames from a wildfire in Truth or Consequences near…
Continue Reading Entire Sunland Park police force quarantined due to virus case
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — All 20 officers of the Sunland Park Police Department have been quarantined at home after one of them tested positive for…
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Sunland Park Racetrack opens for simulcast betting
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — Though the horses are off the track at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino, the book is now open. As of Friday, the track’s…
Continue Reading Another Otero County Prison inmate among 8 new virus deaths across New Mexico
CHAPARRAL, New Mexico — An Otero County Prison inmate was among eight additional coronavirus deaths reported Friday in New Mexico. The deceased…
Continue Reading Election reform proposal rejected on day 1 of New Mexico Legislature special session
SANTA FE, New Mexico — A proposal to distribute absentee ballots directly to registered New Mexico voters without a request or application was…
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New Mexico State University releases plan for fall return
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University is rolling out plans for students, faculty and staff as they prepare to return to campus in…
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Statue of Spanish governor removed from New Mexico park
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Crews in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Thursday removed a statue of a Spanish territorial governor from a city park and two other…
Continue Reading 9 new Doña Ana County virus cases, 4 more infections at Otero County detention facilities
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials are reporting 94 new coronavirus cases and four additional deaths. State officials reported the…
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Las Cruces man accused of raping woman after being released from jail for prior attack
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces man is back behind bars, allegedly responsible for a rape that he committed just 3 days after having been…
Continue Reading Otero County Prison inmate among 5 new virus deaths as New Mexico cases top 10,000
CHAPARRAL, New Mexico — An Otero County Prison inmate was among five more coronavirus deaths reported Wednesday in New Mexico, while 38 new cases at…
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Overnight fire chars home in Sunland Park; residents out safely
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Sunland Park Fire Department battled a house fire early Wednesday morning. It happened just after 2 a.m. on…
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‘We can’t disband the police department’ – but Las Cruces looks at transparency, reform
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Las Cruces City Council met Monday night for a passionate, three-hour discussion on global and local calls for police…
Continue Reading Just 3 new virus cases each in Doña Ana County, Otero Prison as New Mexico nears 10,000 infections
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials on Tuesday reported 88 new coronavirus cases and seven additional deaths statewide. State…
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Man charged in New Mexico Oñate protest shooting; militia group’s presence ‘condemned’
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — A 31-year-old man has been arrested and charged with aggravated battery in a shooting that happened as protesters in…
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New Mexico pays out $1B in unemployment benefits so far during virus pandemic
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Businesses might be slowly reopening their doors in New Mexico, but the number of residents collecting unemployment…
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