City of Sunland Park puts first-ever ambulance into service
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico – Fire Station #1 in Sunland Park, New Mexico, has officially inaugurated the department’s first ambulance. The new unit is…
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‘An historic moment’: New Mexico governor signs teacher pay bill into law
SANTA FE, New Mexico – Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a bill into law on Tuesday guaranteeing raises for thousands of teachers across New…
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A new ride and New Mexico’s minimum wage increase prompts ticket price increase at Western Playland
EL PASO, Texas– Fire-ball, the newest ride at Western Playland and the rise on labor pay in New Mexico pushed the park to raise prices. “We had to…
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Woman killed after being struck by train in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Las Cruces Police are investigating after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a train early Tuesday morning. It…
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Auto thefts increase for third year in a row in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Car thefts increased almost 22% within Las Cruces last year, according to data from the city. In the past two years, they…
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‘It’s a catastrophe’: New Mexico State University faculty and students protest Russian invasion of Ukraine
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Students and staffers at New Mexico State University stood in solidarity with Ukraine Monday evening, protesting Russia’s…
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Las Cruces man charged with murder in connection with deadly crash
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Officers charged a Las Cruces man with first degree murder in connection with a crash Friday night that killed a…
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After surviving heart attack, Las Cruces doctor urges families to stay on top of their health
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Dr. Steven Acosta died of a heart attack on Father’s Day of 2020. “He said, You’re going to have to call 911,” recalled…
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Police arrest 14-year-old in connection with fatal shooting near Albuquerque high school
By Paradise Afshar and Claudia Dominguez, CNN Albuquerque police have arrested a 14-year-old boy in connection with the shooting death of a…
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‘It is shocking’: Las Cruces residents recall troubling moments that followed shooting death of woman
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Neighbors are deeply disturbed after they believe they saw a man drag a woman’s body into a car on Wednesday in Las Cruces.…
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Man shot in Dona Ana County, airlifted to El Paso’s UMC; 3 teenagers taken into custody
DONA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico – Dona Ana County Sheriff’s deputies tell ABC-7 a man was found with a gunshot wound around 2 p.m. A witness called the…
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Legacy Christian leader faces 28 counts of criminal acts against children
OTERO, New Mexico – An Otero County Grand Jury indicted Trevor Lavalais on additional counts of sexual assault of students at Legacy Christian…
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Borderland musicians honor female composers from Baroque era
EL PASO AND LAS CRUCES – Ahead of Women’s History Month, Borderland musicians celebrate female composers from the Baroque era with two concerts this…
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LCPS nears one year since losing Superindentent in tragic crash
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Friday, Feb. 25, will mark one year since Las Cruces Public Schools lost its leader and superintendent, Dr. Karen Trujillo.…
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NMSU basketball player arrested, charged with misdemeanor assault
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – A New Mexico State basketball player is in trouble with the law after being arrested for misdemeanor assault. Mario McKinney…
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Crews find stranded hiker on Mt Cristo Rey; hiker not injured
UPDATE: 6:43 p.m.: Sunland Park Fire crews report the stranded hiker was found, evaluated and released. According to officials the hiker was…
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Las Cruces police confirm 1 woman has died from gunshot; 1 person in custody
UPDATE, 5:28 p.m: Las Cruces Police confirm one woman has died after suffering a gunshot wound on the 2230 block of Doña Ana Road. Police say one…
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Las Cruces hero remains humble about his service as part of The Tuskegee Airmen
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — At 106, James Clayton Flowers remains humble about his time serving as part of the first Black military aviators during…
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‘I’ve never seen it this bad’: Doña Ana County detention center short one in three officers
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – More than two months after an ABC-7 report highlighted ‘critical’ short staffing at the Doña Ana County Detention Center,…
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For the first time in 21 years, Doña Ana County updates ‘poorly interpreted’ and ‘incomplete’ policies
DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico – Doña Ana County unanimously approved 147 new policies in the sheriff’s office for the first time in 21 years as the…
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Sunland Park’s new entertainment district adjusts to accommodate recreational marijuana
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico- With the buying, selling, and use of marijuana becoming recreational in New Mexico on April 1, 2022, the city of Sunland…
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Doña Ana County sheriff’s deputy arrests man accused of ‘tormenting’ neighbors west of Las Cruces
DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico – A group of Doña Ana County residents on Sunday morning confronted a man who they say had been chasing and threatening…
Continue Reading NMSU to name wing of Breland Hall after late history professor
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico— New Mexico State University pays tribute to late history educator, Clarence Fielder, by naming a wing at Breland Hall after…
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WATCH: New Mexico Governor briefs media after Legislature adjourns
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, Lt. Gov. Howie Morales, Senate Majority Leader Peter Wirth and House Speaker Brian Egolf…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Downed power lines, Cancellations, Updates
3:30 p.m. El Paso Electric says downed power poles need to be replaced. Power back to most customers. 127 customers still without power. El Paso…
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Where can you buy marijuana in Las Cruces this spring?
Scroll to the bottom of this article for a list of businesses that have applied to grow and sell cannabis, provided by the city of Las Cruces. LAS…
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Photo Gallery: ABC-7 First Alert – Strong winds causing patches of blowing dust
EL PASO, Texas – As of 10:30 AM on Wednesday, westerly and southwesterly winds were already picking up across the Borderland. From views on the…
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“A community in crisis” as negotiations over Deming firefighter wages continue
DEMING, New Mexico — Negotiations over Deming firefighter wages continue almost a month after two-thirds of the department put in their two weeks…
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National Guard at the head of the class at Gadsden ISD schools
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico – Santa Teresa High School classes were led by a lawyer in the state’s Attorney General’s Office and a water purification…
Continue Reading Acting Principal in Alamogordo faces sexual abuse charges involving child
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico – An Alamogordo school principal is facing 6 counts related to sexual abuse involving a child. According to officials, the…
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