Darion Jarrott’s widow sues NMSP for officer’s slaying on I-10
SANTA FE, New Mexico — The widow of a New Mexico State Police officer fatally shot in the line of duty in February has filed a wrongful…
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Arsonists blamed for setting 4 brush fires in Alamogordo
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — Alamogordo firefighters battled four separate brush fires that ignited this weekend, with investigators now concluding all…
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Fallen New Mexico smoke jumper honored by fellow wildland firefighters
CODY, Wyoming — Fellow wildland firefighters, U.S. Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen and Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon paid tribute during a…
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New Mexico again offers virus relief money to immigrants & elderly: How to apply
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico residents who weren’t eligible for those $1,400 direct cash payments from the federal government have another…
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‘These things pull like a bulldog’: Massive fish caught at Elephant Butte
ELEPHANT BUTTE, New Mexico — It’s a trophy catch. Frank Vilorio, a fishing guide with The Land of Enchantment Hunting and Fishing Adventures, was on…
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Heat contributes to power outages for hundreds of El Paso Electric customers
El PASO, Texas — Hundreds of El Paso Electric customers found themselves without electricity, and as a result air conditioning, on Saturday as the…
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New images show Couy Griffin at Capitol riot scaling barricade
OTERO COUNTY, New Mexico — New evidence has been released in the case against Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin, KOB-TV in Albuquerque reported…
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More migrants found overcome by heat in Santa Teresa area
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — Triple-digit temperatures have seen U.S. Border Patrol and Sunland Park firefighters perform multiple rescues this week…
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New Mexico governor unveils unemployment system reforms
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham held a news conference Friday afternoon to announce a series of reforms to New Mexico’s…
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Las Cruces opens cooling centers amid heat wave, but splash pads still closed
LAS CRUCES, NEW Mexico – Vulnerable Las Cruces residents can seek shelter from the extreme heat in cooling centers, but splash pads and outdoor pools…
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Migrant dies in desert heat in Sunland Park near border
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — For a second day in a row on Thursday, border-crossing migrants were found struggling in the heat of a desert area in…
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1 dead, 2 airlifted to El Paso hospital after southern New Mexico rollover crash
COLUMBUS, New Mexico — A rollover vehicle crash in southern New Mexico Thursday afternoon left one person dead and two other seriously injured. The…
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Police safely find 91-year-old who wandered away from Las Cruces nursing home, feared in peril in heat
UPDATE: After ABC-7’s alert went out, Las Cruces police said they found the missing elderly man, feared in peril in the heat, walking near a CVS…
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — Firefighters and U.S. Border Patrol agents rescued two Ecuadorian migrant women Wednesday afternoon overcome by heat in a…
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Trial delayed for ex-LCPD officer facing murder charge over man’s chokehold death
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The second-degree murder trial for a former Las Cruces police officer charged with in the choking death of a suspect will…
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Tunnel Vista Falls near Cloudcroft offers a respite from the heat with a waterfall cool down
CLOUDCROFT, New Mexico — It’s a little oasis just west of Cloudcroft called Tunnel Vista Falls. The waterfall sits at the end of the hiking trail…
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Firefighters hold containment of Ruidoso wildfire despite wind
UPDATE, June 9: RUIDOSO, New Mexico — As of Wednesday, officials said the Ball Field Fire burning near Ruidoso was 50% contained and holding at 25…
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Las Cruces police, local artist create art piece using rocks to show ‘LCPD Cares’
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Las Cruces Police Department and other volunteers came together Wednesday morning to create a piece of artwork using…
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Las Cruces woman recalls ‘shocking and scary’ pit bull attack
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Before she could react, a woman said she was attacked by two pit bulls while walking in her central Las Cruces…
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Drought may impact Doña Ana County’s iconic pecan crop production
DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico – In the middle of an extreme drought, Doña Ana County pecan farmers must rely on outside water sources to produce…
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Doña Ana County to move ahead on fireworks restrictions due to dry conditions
DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico — One day after the City of Las Cruces imposed a partial ban on fireworks, Doña Ana County Commissioners had a public…
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2 fleeing New Mexico robbers blamed for triggering 4-car crash in northeast El Paso
(Editor’s note: A prior version of this report indicated 52 –year-old Marco Carrillo, who was critically injured in the crash, had died. It has…
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Las Cruces City Council approves partial fireworks ban due to drought
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — With the entire Borderland affected by a worsening drought, the city of Las Cruces on Monday adopted a 30-day ban on most…
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Herrell sought to travel with VP Harris on trip to Guatemala, Mexico
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — The recent crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border is gaining national attention because of the influx of immigrants fleeing…
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New Mexico Supreme Court rules state not obligated to compensate businesses for pandemic orders
SANTA FE, New Mexico — The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled Monday that there is no constitutional or statutory requirement for the state to…
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El Paso motorcyclist killed in southern New Mexico crash
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico – A 51-year-old El Paso motorcyclist has been killed in a crash along a southern New Mexico highway, state police said…
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Vehicle fire leads to shutdown of U.S. 70 in Las Cruces area for hours
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A vehicle fire led to the closure of U.S. 70 in the Las Cruces area on Sunday evening for several hours, state…
Continue Reading El Paso firefighters pay tribute to smoke jumper killed in New Mexico fire
EL PASO, Texas — Members of the El Paso Fire Department took part in the funeral procession Sunday for a smoke jumper who died this past week after…
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New Mexico scholarship program to fund full cost of tuition
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico’s lottery scholarship program in the next academic year will cover full tuition for eligible in-state…
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New Mexico moves ahead with review of contamination at Holloman AFB
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — New Mexico is several months into an investigation to determine the extent of contamination at two U.S. Air Force bases,…
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