9-year-old Las Cruces boy catches 42-pound catfish at Elephant Butte reservoir
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — It was a giant catch for a little boy, a fish almost as big as he is. Alex Flores, who’s just 9 years-old, landed the…
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$2,000 reward offered for answers after man found lying unconscious in Las Cruces roadway dies
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Authorities offered a $2,000 reward Wednesday trying to figure out how a man ended up unresponsive and lying along a Las…
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Arrest made in murder case of man shot dead at Las Cruces apartments
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A man has been arrested for murder in the shooting death of another man earlier this week at a Las Cruces apartment…
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He says his wife fell down the stairs, but deputies charge Anthony man with attempted murder
ANTHONY, New Mexico — An Anthony man is facing an attempted murder charge after Doña Ana County sheriff’s deputies say he attacked his wife -…
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10-year-old victim of weekend ATV rollover in Sunland Park dies
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — An El Paso elementary school student has died from injuries suffered when the ATV he was riding on ended up in the Rio…
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NMSU, UTEP prepare for ‘Battle of I-10’ in hoops
EL PASO – UTEP will host New Mexico State in the 218th meeting in the “Battle of I-10” at the Don Haskins Center on Tuesday. Tipoff is…
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Las Cruces woman stabbed to death, husband hurt in attempted murder-suicide
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A domestic dispute that led to the murder of a woman and an attempted suicide by her husband, according to the Las Cruces…
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Pedestrian struck, injured at Las Cruces intersection for 2nd time in a month
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A man was hospitalized after being struck by a car at a Las Cruces intersection on Friday evening. The victim, who was hit…
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‘Underpaid, understaffed, unsafe’: Las Cruces school bus drivers threatening to strike
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Dozens of school bus drivers in Las Cruces are threatening to go on strike next week if their demands for better pay and…
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Centennial Lady Hawks come up short in state championship soccer game after remarkable season
BERNALILLO, New Mexico — Centennial High School lost 2-0 to top ranked Volcano Vista Friday afternoon in the New Mexico Athletic Association 5A…
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30,000 computers being scrubbed by Las Cruces schools in wake of hacker attack
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Nearly a week and a half after being hit with a ransomware attack from hackers, Las Cruces Public Schools officials said it…
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Las Cruces Public Schools computers still offline over a week after hacking attack
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The computer network for the Las Cruces Public Schools remained offline more than a week after a ransomware attack by…
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Complete November 2019 election results for El Paso and Doña Ana counties, plus Texas statewide propositions
Vote takeaways: Dist. 3 El Paso City Rep. Cassandra Hernandez heads to runoff with Will Veliz; voters approve both El Paso and Ysleta ISD bond…
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Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima defeats 9 challengers in ranked-choice election
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Incumbent Ken Miyagishima won his bid early Wednesday morning for a fourth term as mayor of Las Cruces, defeating nine…
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Las Cruces police killed man wanted for attempted murder in shootout near paint store
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A shootout in a paint store parking lot between Las Cruces police and a man wanted for attempted murder and armed robbery…
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Judge rejects GOP effort to halt absentee ballot count in Las Cruces mayoral race
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — District Judge James Martin on Tuesday afternoon rejected a request for an injunction sought by New Mexico’s Republican…
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Tax renewal to benefit Las Cruces Public Schools being decided by voters
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Voters in Dona Ana County were deciding whether to renew an existing tax to support students at Las Cruces Public Schools…
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Alamogordo police chief abruptly quits amid on-going lawsuit against the city
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — The police chief of Alamogordo, who has been locked in a legal battle with this southern New Mexico city following a…
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Border agent kills man in Sunland Park shootout while investigating ‘possible illegal border crossing’
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — A U.S. Border Patrol agent shot and killed a man during a shootout in Sunland Park on Monday morning following word of a…
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Police identify Las Cruces woman shot dead during mistaken explosion, release 911 call audio
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Police on Monday released the identity of a woman shot dead in her home last week during what was mistakenly thought to be…
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Boeing spacecraft for astronauts has successful flight test at New Mexico’s White Sands
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, New Mexico — A Boeing spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to the International Space Station shot off a launch…
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Voters guide for El Paso, Doña Ana counties
Election Day is Tuesday in El Paso and Doña Ana counties. If you’re not sure what will be on this year’s ballot – or where to vote – we have you…
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LCFD urges residents to check smoke alarms when turning back clocks
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Daylight saving time ends Sunday, and the Las Cruces Fire Department is encouraging residents to install new batteries in…
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Officer shoots, kills Las Cruces man in speeding stolen car along U.S. 70
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — A 22-year-old Las Cruces man was shot and killed Friday after trying to stab a state police officer during a traffic stop…
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49-year-old man found dead in Las Cruces mobile home; police call it ‘suspicious’
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces police were investigating the “suspicious death” of a 49-year-old man found Friday in a mobile home at a trailer…
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Abandoned Anthony ‘puppies left to die’ will get new homes in the Midwest
ANTHONY, New Mexico — A litter of “puppies left to die” in a box on the side of a road in Anthony this summer are now heading across the country to…
Continue Reading It was thought to be an oxygen tank explosion at a Las Cruces home, but turned out to be a deadly shooting
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — What was initially believed to be an oxygen tank explosion at a Las Cruces home turned out to be a deadly shooting, police…
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23 cars of Burlington Northern freight train derail north of Las Cruces
RADIUM SPRINGS, New Mexico — A locomotive and 23 cars of a Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight train derailed Thursday in an isolated area about 18…
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Fiery semi-truck crash kills driver, closes I-10 for hours between Las Cruces and Deming
DEMING, New Mexico — A fiery semi-truck crash killed one driver and forced the closure of Interstate 10 between Las Cruces and Deming for much of…
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New Mexico mom says daughter brutally attacked by friends and left to die
ANTHONY, New Mexico — A 13-year-old girl was assaulted by a group of girls and left to die near a playground Saturday, the girl’s mother says. “The…
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