New Mexico Archives

Bike race happening in Silver City this weekend

October 3, 2023 4:26 PM Emma Hoggard

SILVER CITY, New Mexico (KVIA) — Silver City will play host to three Gila Monster Fondo bike races this weekend! Happening October 7, 2023, the Gran…

45-year-old woman shot, killed in Las Cruces officer-involved shooting

October 3, 2023 1:06 PM Emma Hoggard, Kerry Mannix

Update: Officials with the Las Cruces Police Department said that placing an officer on paid administrative leave following this type of incident is…

Convicted Las Cruces baby killer sentenced to life in prison

October 3, 2023 12:41 PM Emma Hoggard

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Lalo Castrillo, the man convicted last month of killing Baby Favi in 2018, will spend the rest of his life in…

New Mexico Attorney General announces criminal charges in officer-involved killing

October 3, 2023 12:00 PM Jason McNabb

Correction: An original version of this article inaccurately stated that the officer who shot Amelia Baca was being charged. LAS CRUCES, New Mexico…

City of Las Cruces and associated departments will discontinue X (Twitter) pages October 15th

October 2, 2023 12:01 PM Jason McNabb

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The City of Las Cruces, and its associated departments, including the Las Cruces Police Department, will shut down…

Weekend events happening throughout the Borderland

September 30, 2023 5:32 AM Brianna Perez

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Here is your weekend planner with a full list of events happening throughout the Borderland for you and the family to…

New Mexico reports rise in gun violence injuries, deaths

September 29, 2023 3:29 PM Leloba Seitshiro

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) says there has been a concerning rise in firearm-related injuries and…

Las Cruces political extremist pleads guilty to threatening Texas congresswoman

September 28, 2023 2:22 PM KVIA ABC-7

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — 60-year-old Michael David Fox plead guilty in federal court Thursday to threatening a Texas congresswoman. The U.S.…

Video allegedly shows NMSU quarterback Diego Pavia urinating on UNM’s practice field

September 25, 2023 11:06 PM Adrian Ochoa

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – A New Mexico State football player has found himself in troubled waters after video surfaced of him allegedly urinating on…

One dead in plane crash near Truth or Consequences airport

September 24, 2023 9:11 PM Kerry Mannix

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — One person is dead after a plane crashed near the Truth or Consequences airport, according to the New…

Man dies in hit and run crash, police ask for public’s help

September 23, 2023 12:27 PM Yvonne Suarez

ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico (KVIA) – The Alamogordo Police Department is asking for anyone with information on a hit and run crash early Saturday morning…

Convicted murderer found guilty of attacking Las Cruces courtroom security officer

September 22, 2023 3:41 PM KVIA ABC-7

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — In October of 2022, just minutes after a jury found him guilty of murdering his stepfather, 31-year-old Alejandro…

Doña Ana County Sheriff gives background on former deputy charged with sexually assaulting woman while on duty

September 22, 2023 11:43 AM Leloba Seitshiro

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Doña Ana County Sheriff Kim Stewart on Friday held a new conference to address the allegations of sexual assault…

Watch: Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Department Press Conference

September 22, 2023 10:16 AM Kerry Mannix

DONA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Department is holding a press conference Friday…

Tesla parts supplier building plant in Santa Teresa

September 21, 2023 5:05 PM ABC News

SANTA FE, New Mexico (ABC) — A parts supplier to electric vehicle manufacturers including Tesla announced Wednesday that it would invest nearly…

Power restored on NMSU campus, classes resume

September 21, 2023 1:00 PM Emma Hoggard

Update: The power is now back on, according to the university. Classes starting at 2 p.m. or later will happen as scheduled. LAS CRUCES, New Mexico…

Former Dona Ana deputy arrested, accused of assaulting woman

September 21, 2023 2:03 PM Emma Hoggard

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico has charged a former Dona Ana County Sheriff’s deputy with deprivation of…

Las Cruces migrant shelter operating at capacity amid surge along Southern border

September 21, 2023 11:37 AM Leloba Seitshiro

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A Las Cruces shelter that provides services for refugees and asylum seekers has been operating at capacity for the…

Las Cruces gun store owner says state’s temporary gun ban is not impacting sales

September 21, 2023 11:38 AM Leloba Seitshiro

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — It has been nearly two weeks since New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham suspended the right to carry guns in…

Chaparral man wanted on felony warrants arrested after barricading inside house

September 19, 2023 4:07 PM KVIA ABC-7

Update: Texas Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol and Special Agents were working with the El Paso Police Department Auto Theft Task Force to…

LCPS Board of Education to vote whether or not school resource officers’ contracts get renewed

September 19, 2023 10:42 PM Jason McNabb

UPDATE: The Board voted 4-1 to keep school resource officers. LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Las Cruces Public Schools Board of Education will…

City of Las Cruces, Doña Ana County to receive money from national opioid settlement

September 19, 2023 11:31 AM Leloba Seitshiro

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The City of Las Cruces is set to receive more than $9.8 million as part of a national opioid litigation settlement.…

Las Cruces man convicted of sexually assaulting a minor

September 18, 2023 6:10 PM Kerry Mannix

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A Las Cruces man was found guilty by a jury of sexually assaulting a minor multiple times over several years,…

Representative Gabe Vasquez announces re-election bid

September 18, 2023 7:16 AM Noelia Gonzalez

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA)– Democratic Representative Gabe Vasquez announced his re-election campaign Saturday. He hopes to win again in New…

Dead baby found inside Hobbs hospital bathroom

September 15, 2023 10:44 AM Emma Hoggard

HOBBS, New Mexico (KVIA) — Hobbs Police Department officials are investigating the death of a baby. The newborn was found dead inside a restroom at…

LCPS Board to vote on contracts for School Resource Officers

September 14, 2023 6:07 PM Leloba Seitshiro

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Board of Las Cruces Public Schools is set to vote Tuesday, on whether to renew the contract for School Resource…

Bill Clinton remembers Bill Richardson as skilled, informal US diplomat: ‘The bad guys liked him’

September 14, 2023 4:34 PM Associated Press

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Bill Clinton paid homage at a funeral mass Thursday to former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as a groundbreaking Latino…

Judge temporarily blocks New Mexico governor’s order suspending right to carry firearms in public

September 13, 2023 4:40 PM ABC News

(ABC) — A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order against New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s order suspending the right to carry…

Heavy rainfall keeping Doña Ana County road crews busy

September 13, 2023 11:55 AM Leloba Seitshiro

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Rainfall in and around Las Cruces kept Doña Ana County road crews busy Tuesday, as they worked to clear mud and…

New Mexico Democratic attorney general won’t defend suspension of right to publicly carry guns

September 12, 2023 1:58 PM Associated Press

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Some demonstrators defiantly carried holstered handguns on their hips in a Tuesday rally by gun-rights advocates,…