Man Suspected of Breaking into Ex’s Home and Threatening Her Las Cruces police arrested a man suspected of breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s home, holding the woman against her will and using a pair of weapons to threaten her early Friday morning. Derek Sanchez, 35, of the 100 block of northRead More →
City Council to Consider Contract Approval for the New City Manager The Las Cruces City Council will meet via video conference at 1 p.m. Monday, August 17, 2020 for a regularly scheduled meeting. At the meeting, the council will consider approval of a contract to hire Ifo Pili as theRead More →
Parks & Recreation Attempts to Save Trees from Infestation The City of Las Cruces Parks & Recreation Department reports that trees along East Hadley Avenue will be treated immediately for Eriophyid mite infestation to stop further damage and possible death of the trees. “If we do not treat the trees,Read More →
DCA, Historic Sites Mark J. Paul Taylor’s 100th Birthday with Virtual Celebration SANTA FE – Join the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA), in partnership with Friends of the Taylor Family Monument, and New Mexico Historic Sites for a virtual celebration in honor of J. Paul Taylor’s 100th birthday.Read More →
It is official, one our very own down dirty and local country artists is making his professional way to Nashville! You can hear his full interview below, as we said our “goodbye’s for now” on KXPZ Zia Country 99.5 FM with Lyndsey K- Frank Ray is a New MexicanRead More →
Josh Tillery with Apex Technologies What will it take to launch Las Cruces to a new level beyond the COVID crisis and lockdowns? Josh Tillery of Apex Technologies believes it is service. “It is encouraging to see people get out more…do more for themselves, for their families, and while we’reRead More →
The NM State men’s basketball team learned Thursday that its quest to obtain a waiver from the NCAA for guard AJ Harris was unsuccessful. Harris was seeking a sixth year of eligibility after injuries kept from playing in all but three of the Aggies’ 31 games in the 2019-20 campaign.Read More →
The City of Las Cruces has settled a civil lawsuit stemming from the death of Antonio Valenzuela at the hands of former city cop Christopher Smelser. KVIA is reporting the dollar amount of the settlement was not revealed. The city did agree to reforms to the city Police Department policiesRead More →
New Mexico has a new gating criteria goal before more reopening can be considered. The state announced Thursday that the target is a seven-day average of 168 COVID-19 daily cases or less. Dr. David Scrase, cabinet secretary of the New Mexico Human Services Department, said the target number balances theRead More →
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham gave an update on New Mexico’s COVID-19 response in a press conference Thursday and touched on many different issues including our state’s case numbers, lack of testing supplies and even our state’s census response. The governor emphasized in her press conference that New Mexico ranks 50thRead More →
