New Mexico’s largest utilities – including El Paso Electric – to resume normal billing
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Tens of thousands of people in New Mexico who are behind on their gas and electric bills could lose power as soon as…
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Migrants moved by smugglers using ride-shares in Borderland
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — Law enforcement officials tell ABC-7 that a new trend is emerging by smugglers to transport undocumented migrants around…
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Chile harvest starts early for southern New Mexico farmers
HATCH, New Mexico — The aroma of fresh roasted green chiles is already wafting through southern New Mexico as some farmers are getting a…
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Community Champion: Las Cruces Boom win national youth softball title
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – New Mexico State athletic director Mario Moccia is celebrating a championship! But it’s not with the Aggies, but with local…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: How New Mexico limits evictions, provides relief
SANTA FE, New Mexico — A federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year is scheduled to expire Saturday, after the Biden administration…
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New Mexico’s PNM Resources announces Q2 earnings
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ PNM Resources Inc. (PNM) on Friday reported second-quarter net income of $53.8 million. The Albuquerque, New Mexico-based…
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NMSU says masks mandatory indoors on campus for everyone
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University is once again requiring everyone on campus to wear face masks indoors, regardless of…
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New Mexico education secretary replaced, new top cop named
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has named two new cabinet secretaries. The top jobs oversee the departments of safety…
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New Mexico unveils new round of $100 vaccination incentives
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Beginning Aug. 2, all New Mexicans will again be eligible for a $100 incentive for getting a dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.…
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New Mexico orders all state employees to get Covid-19 vaccinations or wear masks, undergo regular tests
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico will mandate that all state government employees get the coronavirus vaccine or face weekly Covid-19 testing,…
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LCPD says city council limited ability to deal with migrants found in hotel room
UPDATE, July 28: New information emerged Wednesday about an alleged case of human trafficking at a Las Cruces hotel where 25 people were reportedly…
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New Mexico House majority leader under investigation for racketeering, money laundering
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — Authorities are investigating longtime New Mexico legislator Sheryl Williams Stapleton’s possibly illegal connections…
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Hiker rescued after being caught in flood, stranded for days in Gila National Forest
DEMING, New Mexico – A missing hiker who got caught up in a flash flood in a southern New Mexico forest was finally rescued after being stranded…
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Las Cruces store says it’s complying with state cease & desist order on ‘gifting’ cannabis
UPDATE, July 27: An attorney for the Speak Easy store said Tuesday that the Las Cruces business was complying with the state of New Mexico’s order to…
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2 charged in southern New Mexico death of smuggled migrant in U-Haul
UPDATE, July 27: A New Mexico resident and a Mexican national have been charged in the death of a migrant who was discovered in the back of a U-Haul…
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Faulty wheel bearing blamed for Western Playland ride mishap
UPDATE, July 26: The owner of Western Playland amusement park on Monday said a faulty wheel bearing on a roller coaster car was likely responsible…
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Las Cruces City Council to discuss regulating commercial cannabis
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – With the state of New Mexico preparing for recreational sales of cannabis, the Las Cruces City Council was discussing Monday…
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Elementary school students, staff in New Mexico to be required to wear masks
SANTA FE, New Mexico — On Monday, the New Mexico Public Education Department released guidance for masks and students for the upcoming school year,…
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2 shot, wounded in downtown Las Cruces; police look for shooter
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Two people were shot and wounded in downtown Las Cruces early Saturday around bar closing time. Police said the gunfire…
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4,000 including ABC-7 lose power in storms; Las Cruces hard hit
EL PASO, Texas — Around 4,000 El Paso Electric customers lost power Friday evening amidst severe thunderstorms rolling through the region.…
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Sunland Park police operate drunk driving checkpoint
SUNLAND PARK, Mexico — Sunland Park said they were conducting a drunk driving checkpoint on Friday night until 2:30 a.m. Saturday morning. While…
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Santa Teresa migrant stash house is latest in unprecedented number of Borderland raids
EL PASO, Texas — After several Borderland stash house raids that turned up 134 hidden migrants and nearly $600,000 worth of methamphetamine last…
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New Mexico puppy found severely burned with hot liquid
SOCORRO, New Mexico (KOAT) — A puppy was found severely burned or boiled with hot liquid at Sedillo Park in Socorro, which is located 74 miles…
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Vandals targeting Alamogordo parks with destruction, damage
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — City parks in Alamogordo are being “plagued by vandals” who have caused damage for weeks, officials said Thursday as they…
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New Mexico flags at half-staff to mourn death of firefighter struck, killed by fire truck near T or C
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, New Mexico — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday ordered state flags to half-staff in mourning the death of a Sierra…
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1 dead as SUV, 3 trucks collide on I-10 in Luna County
DEMING, New Mexico — A truck driver was killed in a four-vehicle crash that shut down a stretch of Interstate 10 westbound for over 17 hours…
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Las Cruces lawmaker says politics led to denial of Communion
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A New Mexico lawmaker from Las Cruces says he was denied Communion by his local Catholic priest because of his…
Continue Reading New Mexico Supreme Court rules gas stations can be held liable for selling fuel to drunk drivers
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Gas stations have a legal obligation not to sell fuel to drivers who are believed to be intoxicated, the New Mexico Supreme…
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Las Cruces residents without masks show up at City Council meeting to speak out against mask mandate
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A group of about a half dozen Las Cruces residents refused to show their vaccine cards or wear their masks at the first…
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Stretch of I-10 in Luna County dedicated as memorial for slain officer Darian Jarrott
DEMING, New Mexico — A stretch of Interstate 10 in Luna County in southern New Mexico is now a memorial corridor honoring a New Mexico State…
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