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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

Robert Moore
Campaign portrait of Susie Kimble, who was appointed to the Doña Ana County Board of Commissioners for District 3.
Doña Ana County

Governor appoints Susie Kimble to fill vacant Doña Ana County commission seat

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed Republican Susie Kimble to the Doña Ana County Commission, filling the District 3 seat through the end of 2026.

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Police tape marks a crime scene on West Amador Avenue in Las Cruces as officers investigate a fatal shooting Tuesday afternoon.
Crime

53-year-old man killed in Tuesday afternoon shooting on West Amador Avenue

A 53-year-old man was killed Tuesday afternoon in a shooting on West Amador Avenue. Las Cruces police have a 26-year-old suspect in custody.

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Las Cruces police Officer Jonah Hernandez, shown in a provided photo.
LCPD

Las Cruces police to mark two years since line-of-duty death of Officer Jonah Hernandez

Las Cruces police will hold a private memorial marking two years since Officer Jonah Hernandez was killed in the line of duty in February 2024.

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