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New Mexico Sen. Angel Charley speaks during a legislative committee meeting while seated at a desk with a tablet in front of her at the Roundhouse.
Legislature

NM Legislature approves resolution for lawmaker pay, sending question to voters on November ballot

New Mexico lawmakers approved a resolution asking voters to decide in November whether legislators should receive salaries, potentially ending the state’s long-standing unpaid Legislature.

Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office vehicle parked on a dark roadway at night with emergency lights flashing as firefighters and deputies respond to a scene in the background.
Public Safety

Man killed after armed confrontation with deputies at Watson Lane structure fire scene

A man died Tuesday evening after an armed confrontation with Doña Ana County sheriff’s deputies at a structure fire scene on Watson Lane in the Tortugas area. A multi-agency task force is investigating.

Las Cruces Police Chief Jeremy Story speaks at a podium during a Feb. 17, 2026 news conference about the Feb. 8 fatal police shooting, with a department logo backdrop behind him.
LCPD

Chief details timeline, suspect history in Feb. 8 fatal police shooting near Walmart

Las Cruces police released new details and video timelines Tuesday about the Feb. 8 fatal shooting of a suspect who fired at officers near Walmart on South Valley Drive.

Exterior of the Third Judicial District Court building in Las Cruces, featuring a curved glass facade, brick chimney and parking area in front under a clear sky.
Crime

Jury convicts Las Cruces man of first-degree murder in Young Park triple homicide

A Doña Ana County jury has convicted Tomas Rivas of three counts of first-degree murder in the March 2025 Young Park mass shooting that killed three teens and wounded 14 others.

Doña Ana County and Doña Ana Community College officials stand together indoors holding a signed memorandum, marking a new water technology internship partnership.
Doña Ana County

Doña Ana County, DACC launch paid water technology internship program

Doña Ana County and Doña Ana Community College have launched a paid Water Technology internship program to prepare students for careers in water and wastewater operations.

Sign at the entrance to Burn Lake in Las Cruces, with the City of Las Cruces emblem displayed beside the site name.
Crime

Las Cruces woman charged with intentional child abuse resulting in death of newborn

A Las Cruces woman has been charged with intentional child abuse resulting in death after police say she gave birth in a portable toilet and disposed of the newborn.

Yellow crime scene tape reading “Crime Scene Do Not Cross” stretches across a street with police vehicles blurred in the background.
Crime

Suspect charged with voluntary manslaughter in fatal West Amador Avenue shooting

A 26-year-old man has been charged with voluntary manslaughter after a fatal Tuesday shooting on West Amador Avenue in Las Cruces, police say.

The New Mexico State Capitol in Santa Fe, also known as the Roundhouse, with a statue at the main entrance.
Legislature

New Mexico House approves package of public safety bills affecting mental health response, survivor benefits

New Mexico House approves package of public safety bills affecting mental health response, survivor benefits

Map shows FAA flight restriction area over El Paso and surrounding region, including parts of southern New Mexico near Santa Teresa and the Organ Mountains.
News

Without explanation, FAA closes El Paso and New Mexico airspace for 10 days, cites national defense

The FAA has shut down airspace over El Paso and parts of southern New Mexico for 10 days under an unexplained national defense order, halting commercial and private flights.

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