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Water reaches the Borderland for 2022 irrigation season

June 3, 2022 1:01 PM David Gonzalez

New Mexico — The release of water has reached the Borderland for the 2022 irrigation season. Video captured from around 9 Friday morning near…

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING

June 2, 2022 10:22 PM David Gonzalez

WFO EL PASO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, June 3, 2022 _____ SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING The National Weather Service in El Paso has…

Jury says it’s deadlocked in ‘We Build The Wall’ fraud trial

June 2, 2022 3:44 PM Associated Press

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A jury said it was deadlocked Thursday in its deliberations of charges against a Colorado…

DASO: Honduran woman released after held hostage in Anthony, New Mexico mobile home

June 1, 2022 11:55 AM David Gonzalez

UPDATE: Doña Ana County officials say a Honduran woman was released from a mobile home after being held hostage for nearly a month and a half.…

Large fire at US-70 and Sonoma Ranch

June 1, 2022 12:26 PM David Gonzalez

A large pallet fire broke out just before noon on US-70 north and east of Sonoma Ranch in Doña Ana County. A huge plume of black smoke could and…

New Mexico State University to send off their WAC Champion baseball team to NCAA Tournament

June 1, 2022 11:08 AM Jason McNabb

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — NMSU is inviting you to cheer on the Aggies Baseball team as they depart to Corvallis, Oregon for the Corvallis Regional,…

NMSU Professor weighs in on school safety after Uvalde shooting

May 31, 2022 7:51 PM Rosemary Garcia

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – An NMSU professor is weighing in on what needs to be done to stop school shootings. Professor of Public Health,…

Huge turnout expected at Elephant Butte Lake this holiday weekend

May 28, 2022 3:13 PM Crista V. Mack

ELEPHANT BUTTE LAKE, NM — Triple-digit temperatures are expected throughout the Borderland this Memorial Day weekend and not even the rise of gas…

Las Cruces dual credit high school students will need to meet NMSU’s vaccination requirement by June 10

May 27, 2022 4:43 PM Yvonne Suarez

LAS CRUCES, NM – New Mexico State University’s mandate requires students to be vaccinated by June 10 and provide proof no later than July 1 by…

Frazier takes Flight: Creating future pilots in Santa Teresa

May 27, 2022 12:15 PM Katie Frazier

SANTA TERESA, New Mexico – This summer, the War Eagles Air Museum and Red Arrow Flight Academy are launching the first-ever Aviation Adventure Summer…

Lincoln National Forest closed

May 25, 2022 11:55 AM Wil Herren

New Mexico — As of 8 a.m. Wednesday morning, the Lincoln National Forest is under a forest-wide closure. The closure was announced Monday, just…

Las Cruces man that attacked off-duty border patrol agent with machete found guilty of kidnapping, carjacking

May 25, 2022 6:58 PM David Gonzalez

EL PASO, Texas – A federal jury Tuesday convicted Fernando Angel Puga of kidnapping and carjacking in a brutal attack against an off-duty border…

Mass shooting is “number one nightmare” of Las Cruces Public Schools superintendent

May 24, 2022 5:54 PM Kate Bieri

Editor’s note: You can scroll to the bottom of the article to watch the superintendent’s full interview. LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – On the…

DASO: Man found with gunshot wound in back seat of car

May 24, 2022 8:08 AM Mauricio Casillas

DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after finding a man with a gunshot wound in the back…

Forest-wide closure ordered for Lincoln National Forest to begin Wednesday due to active wildfires and extreme fire danger

May 23, 2022 3:42 PM David Gonzalez

ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — Starting Wednesday, May 25 at 8 a.m., the Lincoln National Forest will be closed off to public access across the entire 1.1…

Three killed after being ejected from SUV in rollover crash on I-10 east, west of Deming

May 23, 2022 1:08 PM David Gonzalez

New Mexico — Three people were killed in a rollover crash Saturday on I-10 east in an area west of Deming, according to New Mexico State Police.…

Officials say despondent man shot at Doña Ana County Sheriff deputy before deputy returned fire

May 23, 2022 9:48 AM David Gonzalez, Kate Bieri

UPDATE 10:25 a.m. — Doña Ana County Sheriff Kim Stewart says a man expressing suicidal comments lowered his shotgun toward a deputy and fired a…

Details of officer-involved-shooting in Doña Ana County to come Monday

May 21, 2022 5:16 PM Crista V. Mack

LAS CRUCES, NM — The Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to a suicidal call on Saturday. The incident resulted in an officer…

Las Cruces grad with liver transplant hopes to inspire others, serve in the medical field

May 20, 2022 12:02 PM Kate Bieri

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – With gratitude for the doctors who saved her life as an infant, a Las Cruces teen graduating Friday plans to become a…

Pushing through pandemic challenges, Las Cruces seniors prepare for weekend graduation

May 19, 2022 12:04 PM Katie Frazier

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – On Thursday, 40 seniors from Rio Grande Preparatory Institute were rehearsing for the real thing happening this weekend. At…

Las Cruces church prepares amid possible lifting of Title 42

May 18, 2022 10:36 PM Emmanuel Esparza

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico- Despite recent increase in asylum seekers at the border, El Calvario United Methodist Church continues preparations to…

Smoky skies and new fire regulations in the Sacramentos

May 18, 2022 11:09 AM Katie Frazier

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – On Wednesday morning, Borderland residents woke up to an orange sun and a layer of smoke hovering over the Organ Mountains.…

Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Foundation to announce major gift to support Borderland healthcare

May 17, 2022 11:03 AM Emmanuel Esparza

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico– The Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Foundation announced a two million dollar gift to support medical innovation in the…

A walk down memory lane before their walk across the graduation stage for Las Cruces students

May 17, 2022 7:08 PM David Gonzalez

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Jornada Elementary school in Las Cruces received a visit from 30 former students Tuesday. Those students are now high…

Doña Ana County authorities find human remains in home destroyed by fire

May 17, 2022 10:14 AM Kate Bieri

DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico – On Tuesday, Doña Ana County first responders found human remains in a home that went up in flames on Monday night,…

LCPS saves over $100,000 holding graduations at Field of Dreams

May 16, 2022 12:01 PM Wil Herren

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico- Las Cruces Public School officials tell ABC-7 they are saving over $100,000 having their graduations at the Field of Dreams.…

Alamogordo man sentenced to life in prison for 2020 murder

May 16, 2022 6:08 PM David Gonzalez

ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — A 32-year-old Alamogordo man was sentenced to life in prison on Friday, May 13, for a 2020 murder carried out with an…

Law enforcement experts explain training for situations with mental health, weapons

May 13, 2022 12:05 PM Kate Bieri

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Law enforcement experts on Friday commented on the complexity of emergency calls in which a person has mental health issues…

1 extricated after 3-car crash involving semi near Mt Cristo Rey

May 13, 2022 5:30 PM David Gonzalez

SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — A person had to be extricated after a 3-car crash on the 400 block of McNutt Road. According to the Sunland Park Fire…

Interior Department says Native American children were forced into assimilation at 408 federal boarding schools

May 12, 2022 5:50 PM Emma Hoggard

CNN– Native American children were renamed, told not to use Indigenous languages and had their hair cut at 408 boarding schools in the United…