I-10 through Las Cruces re-opens after traffic crash closure
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Interstate 10 through Las Cruces reopened about 7 p.m. Friday after being closed for a couple of hours due to a traffic…
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NMSU athletics gets $3.5M gift to fill budget gap
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — After the pandemic trashed financial budgeting throughout the nation for college athletic programs, a new program is…
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Wandering cow on Las Cruces highway triggers traffic crash
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A cow that wandered onto a Las Cruces highway triggered a traffic crash that left both the animal and vehicle driver…
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Dona Ana County jail fight between 2 inmates leaves 1 dead
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A fight between Dona Ana County Detention Center inmates, identified as 27-year-old Corey Lee Willis and 40-year-old Samuel…
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Bowie alumni restore crosses on Mount Cristo Rey to remember Walmart shooting victims
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — Restoration for remembrance. A group of El Paso’s Bowie High School alumni marched up Mount Cristo Rey earlier this week…
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LCPS board member who voted against new superintendent resigns citing ‘misogyny’
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Las Cruces Public Schools board member who cast the lone dissenting vote earlier this week against hiring the…
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Man safely rescued from Rio Grande at Las Cruces park after water starts flowing
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A water rescue took place Thursday afternoon along the Rio Grande in Las Cruces, with first-responders pulling a man to…
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It’s rafting season as water makes its way down the Rio Grande through Borderland
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico –The water was released from Caballo Lake Monday into the Rio Grande. It hit Las Cruces Tuesday and was expected to get to…
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All 33 New Mexico counties now in Turquoise on state’s re-opening map
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday issued a new public health order that placed each of New Mexico’s 33 counties in…
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Democrat Melanie Stansbury wins New Mexico special election for U.S. House seat
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — Democratic state Rep. Melanie Stansbury will win the special election to represent New Mexico’s 1st…
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LCPS hires interim Ralph Ramos as new superintendent
UPDATE: By a 4-1 vote on Tuesday evening, the Las Cruces Public Schools board hired interim superintendent Ralph Ramos as the new permanent…
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Woman believed abducted from La Union by ‘hallucinating’ man with gun
LA UNION, New Mexico — Dona Ana County authorities put out a public call for help Tuesday to locate a woman who is believed to have been kidnapped…
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Man’s body found at Sunland Park landfill by employee
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — Authorities were investigating the discovery of a man’s body Tuesday at a Sunland Park landfill. Officials indicated the…
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Ammonia leak at southern New Mexico’s Stampede Meat plant prompts evacuations
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — A southern New Mexico meatpacking plant was evacuated Tuesday morning due to an ammonia leak, authorities and witnesses…
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Mesquite man now indicted alongside girlfriend in baby’s death
MESQUITE, New Mexico — A Mesquite man was indicted Tuesday in connection with the death of his girlfriend’s 5-month-old daughter back in April,…
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Alamogordo woman indicted for teen’s murder in 2017
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — An Alamogordo woman has been indicted for murder in the 2017 death of a teenager whose body was found in a Mesilla ditch.…
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New Mexico launches vaccination lottery with $5M grand prize
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico bet big Tuesday that cash can persuade people to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, offering the largest…
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Woman swept away, drowns in flash flood near Ruidoso Downs
RUIDOSO DOWNS, New Mexico — A 47-year-old woman died while trying to drive her car through flood waters in Lincoln County over the holiday weekend,…
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New Mexico congressional race tests effectiveness of GOP’s attacks on police reform proposals
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — A special congressional election in New Mexico on Tuesday poses an early test of whether Republicans’ strategy…
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Borderland recreation sites see crowds for holiday weekend
EL PASO, Texas — Memorial Day 2020 left many stuck indoors as business restrictions were in place due to the outbreak of Covid-19. This year, with…
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Water begins filling up the Rio Grande across the Borderland
ELEPHANT BUTTE, New Mexico — Millions of gallons of water were released from the Caballo Lake Reservoir on Monday. Soon, farmers across the…
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Man accused of stabbing dog 29 times indicted by Doña Ana County grand jury
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Doña Ana County District Attorney Gerald Byers said an indictment was issued against Dagoberto Jimenez by a grand jury.…
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Water levels at Elephant Butte expected to reach ‘alarming’ low levels
ELEPHANT BUTTE, New Mexico — The initial release from Caballo Lake is set for Monday, after it was initially meant to be released Friday. It will…
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Las Cruces man says alleged threats to kill Biden were ‘political expression’
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – A defense lawyer for a Las Cruces man accused of threatening to kill President Joe Biden says texts the man sent were taken…
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Animals Services Center of Mesilla breaks ground on new animal shelter facility
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Members of the Animal Services Center of the Mesilla Valley Board, which includes Las Cruces City Councilors and Dona…
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Las Cruces Public Schools holds public forum for 2 superintendent candidate finalists
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Las Cruces Public Schools district is holding a public forum Wednesday evening for the two finalists chosen for its…
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Las Cruces community honors, buries remains of those unclaimed
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Several Las Cruces community members came together to honor those who’ve been forgotten in a special funeral service for…
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Dona Ana County Sheriff’s deputies arrest man accused of choking pregnant ex-girlfriend
ANTHONY, New Mexico — The Dona Ana County Sheriffs office said deputies arrested Jose Morales-Vasquez for allegedly choking and beating his…
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Dispensation of mass lifted for Las Cruces Catholics
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Diocese of Las Cruces Bishop Peter Baldacchino announced he is lifting the dispensation of Sunday and Holy Days mass…
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Las Cruces police arrest 15-year-old for alleged armed robbery at local store
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces police arrested a 15-year-old boy who officers believe to be responsible for the armed robbery at a local Dollar…
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