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A New Mexico State University police SUV drives through campus as an officer looks out from the driver’s seat, with trees and campus buildings in the background.

Pedestrian killed in traffic collision near Cholla and Triviz, NMSU police say

NMSU police are investigating a fatal collision near Cholla Road and Triviz Drive that killed a 32-year-old pedestrian. Triviz is closed and traffic delays are expected.

State

State holds $390M in unclaimed property as holidays approach

The New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department says $390 million in unclaimed property awaits claim as residents face holiday expenses.

Cover of the 2025 New Mexico Taste the Tradition Holiday Lookbook showing a snowy rural scene with a teal pickup of gifts, a dog, farmhouse and holiday lights.

Business

NMDA releases 2025 Taste the Tradition Holiday Lookbook highlighting local New Mexico products

New Mexico Department of Agriculture unveils its 2025 Taste the Tradition Holiday Lookbook featuring locally grown and crafted products, recipes and businesses to support this holiday season.

A line of BNSF freight train cars travels north along railroad tracks near south Main Street in Las Cruces under a clear blue sky, with gravel embankment and graffiti visible on the cars.

Public Safety

Train strikes pedestrian near south Main, killing man

Las Cruces police investigate a fatal train vs. pedestrian collision near the 1700 block of south Main Street after a man died at the scene Wednesday afternoon.

Close-up of a dark gray horse standing in an open landscape with mountains blurred in the background under a soft evening sky.

Agriculture

Doña Ana County horse linked to first confirmed case of equine herpes in New Mexico

State officials confirmed New Mexico’s first case of equine herpes with neurologic complications in a Doña Ana County horse and are urging horse owners to take immediate preventive measures.

A grainy, night-vision security camera image shows three hooded figures walking near vehicles after dark, with one person appearing to hold a light source while the others move alongside.

Crime

Four teens arrested in gun store burglary

Las Cruces police arrested four teenagers in connection with a weekend burglary at a local gun store that resulted in several firearms being stolen.

Rep. Gabe Vasquez

Vasquez urges DOT to restore airline compensation rules as holiday travel surge begins

Rep. Gabe Vasquez calls on the U.S. Department of Transportation to restore airline compensation rules for delays and cancellations ahead of peak holiday travel.

Panelists sit around a conference table during a roundtable discussion on public lands and health care impacts in Albuquerque, with U.S. and New Mexico flags visible behind them.

Sen. Martin Heinrich

Heinrich links Trump cuts to public lands workforce and rising health costs at roundtable discussions

Senator Martin Heinrich holds two roundtables highlighting how Trump-era public lands workforce cuts and the refusal to extend ACA premium tax credits are driving job losses and higher health care costs for New Mexico families.

Community

Casa de Peregrinos, Nusenda to distribute 6,500 Thanksgiving meals in Las Cruces on Monday

Casa de Peregrinos and Nusenda Credit Union will distribute 6,500 Thanksgiving meal boxes Nov. 24 in Las Cruces as part of the annual Hope for the Holidays turkey giveaway.