New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is calling for more aggressive enforcement of the state’s public health order to rein in rising coronavirus infection rates across the state. The Democratic governor on Wednesday said people who ignore mask requirements in public places can be fined $100 and that businesses thatRead More →
A local man wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of his own brother was arrested Monday evening during a traffic stop. 34 year old Alberto Ceballos, was the passenger in a car driven by a female, which was pulled over at about 7:30 p.m. Ceballos, who was wanted onRead More →
Governor Michelle Lujan-Grisham had a simple message Thursday as the statewide total of Covid-19 infections in New Mexico exceeded 11,000. “You should stay home,” Lujan-Grisham said as she announced that phase two of the state’s reopening plan slated for July 1 – which includes bars, theaters and non-tribal casinos –Read More →
County Commission heard the Doña Ana Crisis Triage Center that has been sitting idle, now has a November opening date, potentially. The Center was completed in 2013 to provide mental health evaluation of some people detained by law enforcement, but never fulfilled that mission. Yesterday, Phoenix firm Recovery Innovations presentedRead More →
Oñate High school may be the next institution to lose the name of the Spanish Conquistador. The Public Schools Board of Education will consider changing the name Thursday. The school, named after Spanish conquistador Don Juan de Oñate, has been in existence for 30 years. The county also has anRead More →
New Mexico State police say search crews have recovered the body of a 27-year-old man from Elephant Butte. Police say they got word of a drowning on June 14 after receiving reports that the man who had jumped from a boat into the lake had not come back up. TheRead More →
The School of Social Work in the College of Health and Social Services at New Mexico State University is inviting the general public to join in on a virtual conversation today about racial violence and social justice. The forum will feature a panel of speakers that includes Bobbie Green, presidentRead More →
A Las Cruces homeowner who woke up Sunday to find a man burglarizing his residence wasn’t going to take it lying down. Sunday morning, city police were called out to a burglary in progress on Sharon Circle. They got some help from the homeowner who had physically detained 32 yearRead More →
Before COVID-19, the head of the Albuquerque Film Office, Karen Criswell says there were 20 different projects in the works here, including four major productions in the city. Criswell says they’re working on getting back up and running as soon as they get the green light from the state. MarkRead More →
Yesterday, at her news conference Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham called the COVID-19 situation in our area. “troubling,” noting that it is the only region above the target rate of spread in New Mexico. Governor Grisham indicated that the Otero prison was a driver of cases in the region, and criticizedRead More →
