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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.

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.

Close-up of a gas pump with a black fuel nozzle resting in its holder beside grade selection buttons at a service station.

Gas Prices

Thanksgiving drivers in southern New Mexico face modest gas hike as holiday travel begins

Gas prices in southern New Mexico have ticked up ahead of Thanksgiving travel, though local drivers are still paying less than the national average, according to AAA.

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.

Crime

DASO renews call for information in June homicide case

The Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the June 5 death of Joseph Omar Ruiz as a homicide and is asking anyone with information to contact Central Dispatch or Crime Stoppers.

A tan and black semiautomatic handgun rests on a scratched blue surface next to a magazine, two loose bullets and a box of ammunition, with a dark background fading into warm orange light.

Crime

Las Cruces teen charged with receiving firearm while under indictment

Federal prosecutors say a 19-year-old Las Cruces man illegally received a handgun while under indictment after investigators found Instagram photos and messages tying him to a weapon recovered during a sheriff’s office call in August.

A long stretch of border wall follows a ridge toward a hill with radio towers, overlooking a neighborhood of tightly packed homes on the other side.

Crime

Federal shutdown period saw spike in immigration and border-related prosecutions in New Mexico

Federal prosecutors in New Mexico filed hundreds of immigration and border-related charges during the government shutdown, according to new data from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.