Free lunches for children in Las Cruces this summer
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Las Cruces Public Schools is giving out free breakfast and lunch this summer. It’s available to children ages one to…
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Bicyclist dead after car slams into his back on busy Las Cruces street
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Officials say 37-year-old Francisco Hernandez was airlifted to University Medical Center in El Paso after a car…
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Vitalant teams up with local law enforcement for annual ‘Respond to the Call’ Blood Drive
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Local first responders in El Paso and Las Cruces are calling on the community and each other to donate blood for the annual…
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Las Cruces Police youth summer camp inspires future generation of law enforcement
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Las Cruces Police Department, in collaboration with the Army National Guard and the NMSU College of Arts and…
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Las Cruces daycare director arrested for allegedly abusing child with autism
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — According to court documents recently obtained by ABC-7, 59-year-old Angie Flores was arrested after one of her…
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Las Cruces children receive new school garden, learn to cook fresh produce
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — La Semilla Food Center built a brand new garden for the students at Monte Vista Elementary School in Las Cruces. The…
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Injured hiker carried down mountainous Las Cruces trail
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Las Cruces Fire Department Technical Rescue Team helped get an injured hiker off the Organ Mountains Monday.…
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Las Cruces Police arrest woman on two child abuse charges
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Las Cruces Police arrested 59-year-old Angie Flores on two felony counts of Abuse of a Child. That’s according to…
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15th annual Taste of Las Cruces this Thursday to benefit Casa de Peregrinos food pantry
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The 15th annual Taste of Las Cruces, presented by the three Rotary Clubs of Las Cruces, is this Thursday night from…
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Las Cruces upholds city-mandated 300-foot buffer zone for cannabis businesses
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — City Council voted to uphold the existing buffer zone around cannabis businesses in city limits. That zone requires…
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Former Ruidoso Police officer convicted of child solicitation
RUIDOSO, New Mexico (KVIA) — A Lincoln County jury found 39-year-old former Ruidoso Police officer Daniel Balding guilty on one county of Child…
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Las Cruces woman claims her mailbox was vandalized after her house was mistaken for the home of an alleged child rapist
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A woman living on the 1900 block of Connie Lou Drive in Las Cruces says she has been the victim of repeated mailbox…
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Road closures in El Paso County, Las Cruces for the week of June 5 to 9
EL PASO, Texas — From west to east El Paso, to Southern New Mexico there’s a construction project in almost every part of the Borderland. Here’s a…
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18-year-old rescued after being stranded for seven hours in the desert
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Sunland Park Fire Department reported via twitter that their crews rescued an 18-year-old woman from the…
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Serious crash shuts down all traffic on McNutt in Sunland Park
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Sunland Park Fire Chief says a car crash has shut down all traffic both ways along McNutt at 4th Street. The…
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New Mexico increases film incentive tax credits, drawing of more productions to the state
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The New Mexico Film Office is celebrating expanded film incentive legislation set to further amplify the state’s…
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Anthony High School lockdown lifted after reports of a person with a gun near campus
ANTHONY, Texas (KVIA) — Anthony High School was on lockdown Thursday morning. That lockdown has since been lifted. A person with a gun was reported…
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Five firefighters shocked by electricity while fighting blaze in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Officials with the City of Las Cruces say five firefighters were injured while fighting a fire on the 1400 block of…
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Border Patrol agents use drone to rescue five migrants stranded near Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — El Paso Sector Border Patrol Chief Anthony “Scott” Good tweeted that agents stationed in Las Cruces helped rescue…
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Aggies – Lobos men’s basketball rivalry game on hold for 2023-2024
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) – The long-standing rivalry between the New Mexico State University (NMSU) Aggies and the University of New Mexico…
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Rise in search and rescues near Sunland Park, according to SPFD Chief
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — Sunland Park Fire Chief Daniel Medrano told ABC-7 that his department has seen a rise in search and rescues over…
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NMSU college of ACES expands global recruitment efforts to draw more international students
New Mexico State University’s College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) is broadening its global outreach in a bid to…
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Staying safe on the Rio: Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office shares tips to minimize risk & stay in the law when you go floating in the river
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Water released from the reservoirs up-stream for the irrigation season has been flowing in the Rio Grande since the…
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Play equipment consumed by fire at Las Cruces park
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A fire broke out at Valley View park in Las Cruces Sunday afternoon. The fire burned at the play ground area of the…
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Las Cruces Memorial Day candlelight ceremony at Veterans Park
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) – This Memorial Day, Las Cruces will pay a solemn tribute to fallen soldiers with a poignant Candlelight Ceremony at…
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Play equipment consumed by fire at Las Cruces park
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A fire broke out at Valley View park in Las Cruces Sunday afternoon. The fire burned at the play ground area of the…
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Three people dead following a shooting involving motorcycle gangs in New Mexico
RED RIVER, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico State Police confirm three people have died and another five are recovering following a shooting in Red…
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New Mexico Wine Festival returns to Las Cruces Memorial Day weekend
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA)- The 2023 New Mexico Wine Festival returns to Las Cruces this Memorial Day weekend. It’s happening from May 27th-29th…
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3 dead, 5 injured after shooting in Red River, New Mexico
EDITOR’S NOTE: The original story listed 3 dead and five injured. NMSP released an update shortly after its publishing, lowering the fatality count…
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Body recovered near Mount Cristo Rey, one person taken to hospital in critical condition
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Sunland Park Fire Department said they recovered a body in the desert area near the intersection of Rio Grande…
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