New Mexico Archives

One year later: Remembering fallen LCPD officer Jonah Hernandez

February 11, 2025 10:26 AM Lauren Bly

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA)– One year ago today, Las Cruces Police Officer Jonah Hernandez was killed in the line of duty. Officer Hernandez was…

Las Cruces bowling alley massacre unsolved after 35 years

February 10, 2025 5:56 PM Jason McNabb

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Monday marks the 35th anniversary of the Las Cruces bowling alley massacre. Four people died that day, and another…

Hiker rescued from Organ Mountains’ highest peak

February 10, 2025 3:46 PM KVIA ABC-7

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Las Cruces Fire Department Technical Rescue Team helped find a stranded hiker Sunday. The team was called out to…

Sunland Derby 2025

February 7, 2025 12:01 PM KVIA ABC-7

SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino is preparing for the Sunland Derby on Sunday February 16, 2025 with a Post…

Barriers placed on Mount Cristo Rey

February 6, 2025 11:55 AM Lauren Bly

SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA)– Large metal barriers have been placed along the western slope of Mount Cristo Rey on Sunland Park. This location…

Victims of Las Cruces man charged with contributing to child delinquency speak out ahead of sentencing Thursday

February 5, 2025 6:26 PM Lauren Bly

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Curtis Powell is facing sentencing tomorrow for child delinquency charges, he was arrested in 2023 for multiple sex…

Murder charges filed in Bent, New Mexico triple homicide

February 5, 2025 4:59 PM KVIA ABC-7

BENT, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Office of the Twelfth Judicial District Attorney announced that Kane Mayes and Cassandra Douglas are both charged with…

Beating the odds: NMSU coach spreads awareness for two-time cancer-survivor mom

February 5, 2025 5:15 PM Nicole Ardila

Beating the odds of cancer can be a rare yet hopeful story. The head coach of NMSU Men’s basketball in Las Cruces is spreading cancer awareness…

Las Cruces International Film Festival to honor actress Helen Hunt

February 4, 2025 11:36 AM Emma Hoggard

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Las Cruces International Film Festival’s 10th Anniversary will honor Academy Award and Emmy Award winning…

NMSU alerts campus about alleged sexual assault

February 4, 2025 11:17 AM KVIA ABC-7

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — NMSU police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man accused of sexually assaulting a female student on…

Company part-owned by Paul Foster sells assets to Houston energy firm

January 31, 2025 3:21 PM KVIA ABC-7

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Conterra Energy Inc. is acquiring certain assets of Avant Natural Resources and Franklin Mountain Energy, which El Paso…

Former NMSU basketball player’s trial rescheduled

January 30, 2025 6:47 PM KVIA ABC-7

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Former NMSU basketball player Deshawndre Washington’s jury trial has been rescheduled. The trial was originally…

Wild horses, burros up for adoption during 2-day event near Las Cruces

January 30, 2025 6:45 PM Nicole Ardila

At the Doña Ana County Fairgrounds, wild horses and burros that once roamed free are now waiting to go to a loving home as part of the Bureau of…

Albuquerque man indicted for allegedly making threatening posts about Trump

January 30, 2025 1:20 PM KVIA ABC-7

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KVIA) — A federal grand jury just indicted Tyler Miles Leveque, 37, for allegedly making threatening social media posts…

Las Cruces fire chief retiring; interim named

January 30, 2025 10:42 AM Emma Hoggard

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Las Cruces Fire Department Chief Jason Smith is retiring after serving the city for 22 years. Smith has served as…

Las Cruces man faces sentencing for child delinquency charges; advocates calling for public to send letters to judge ahead of hearing

January 29, 2025 4:42 PM KVIA ABC-7

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Curtis Powell, 61, will be in court for a sentencing hearing next month after pleading no contest to multiple counts…

Las Cruces resident sentenced to 10 years for stealing car with owner’s dog inside

January 29, 2025 10:42 AM KVIA ABC-7

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Sergio Ivan Enriquez, 41, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for carjacking and a firearms offense. Court…

DWI scandal involves three of New Mexico’s largest law enforcement agencies

January 28, 2025 4:06 PM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 28 JAN 25 15:16 ET By Corey Howard Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT)…

Highest levels of ‘forever chemicals’ ever recorded in the world found at southern New Mexico lake

January 27, 2025 3:58 PM Emma Hoggard

ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico (KVIA) — Anyone who captured and/or consumed wildlife from Holloman Lake near Alamogordo between 2010 and 2024 should be…

Jordyn Campion: Las Cruces teen crowned Teen Miss Earth USA

January 25, 2025 11:25 AM Iris Garcia Barron

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A Las Cruces teen is making waves on the national stage. Jordyn Campion, a 15-year-old sophomore at Centennial High…

Navajo Nation leaders raise alarm over reports of Indigenous people in New Mexico being questioned and detained during immigration sweeps

January 27, 2025 2:32 AM CNN Newsource

By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — At least 15 Indigenous people in Arizona and New Mexico have reported being stopped at their homes and workplaces,…

Memorial Medical Center announces new CEO

January 25, 2025 5:10 AM Paul Schulz

Las Cruces, New Mexico (KVIA) — Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces announced Dennis Knox has been named its new chief executive officer. Knox has…

Mescalero Apache Tribe member questioned by ICE

January 24, 2025 10:44 PM Rishi Oza

RUIDOSO, New Mexico (KVIA) — A member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe was questioned in a public space in Ruidoso by ICE officers earlier this week.…

Shed fire quickly extinguished by Las Cruces Firefighters

January 24, 2025 5:07 PM Yvonne Suarez

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) – Las Cruces Firefighters were called out on a report of a brush fire Thursday afternoon. Fire crews arrived at the 400…

Five people helped by Las Cruces Firefighters after house fire

January 24, 2025 4:56 PM Yvonne Suarez

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) – The Las Cruces Fire Department responded to a house fire in the 500 block of Second Street Friday afternoon. Two men,…