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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Attorney General Raúl Torrez are pressing the USDA to reverse its decision to suspend November SNAP benefits, citing harm to 460,000 New Mexicans and potential legal overreach.
A Las Cruces man on probation for assaulting a peace officer was arrested this week on multiple felony warrants, including a 2024 domestic violence case and a separate 2025 shooting incident.
Chris Joe Apodaca, 51, was arrested after police say he choked and threatened a woman with a knife inside an East University Avenue apartment.
Meta is rolling out new scam-warning tools on Messenger and WhatsApp as older adults in New Mexico and nationwide face rising losses from online fraud, federal data show.
Gas prices in Las Cruces have fallen to $2.72 per gallon, dropping nearly 35 cents in a month as New Mexico averages continue to decline statewide.
The New Mexico Supreme Court stayed the Oct. 20 trial of former NMSU basketball player Deshawndre Washington and ordered briefing by Oct. 31 while it reviews whether the district court violated Washington’s Sixth Amendment right to choose his lawyer.
Six former detainees have filed a civil rights lawsuit alleging that Doña Ana County Detention Center’s Special Operations and Response Team conducted more than 100 violent “training” raids since 2023, using flash bangs, Tasers and psychological warfare on people awaiting trial.
The New Mexico Court of Appeals has upheld Jeremy Sandoval’s convictions for sexually assaulting his 8-year-old relative, ruling that alleged jury-instruction errors and other objections raised by the defense did not affect the verdict.
An 18-year-old Las Cruces man faces five felony charges after investigators alleged he assaulted a 17-year-old relative following a night of drinking at a family home.
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