La Mesa News

White Sands Missile Range's "Wolf Pack" plans to do a little howling today along 100 miles of southern New Mexico roads.

We have eaten more than our share of Mexican food-some of it very fine , some of it awful, and the vast majority of it somewhere along the highest summit of the bell curve.

A La Mesa man has been indicted for the alleged sexual abuse of a then-5-year-old girl in his foster care and threatening the girl with not feeding her and her brother if she did not perform sex acts.

When Tim Reed and Vickie Aldrich decided to create a memorial with a paper crane representing each American serviceman or woman killed in combat in Iraq, they had no idea they were embarking on a long-term ...

A La Mesa man is accused of sexually assaulting two young girls. Dona Ana County officials say 57-year-old Jose Raul Chavez is charged with four counts of criminal sexual penetration and one count of criminal ... via KVIA-TV El Paso

A La Mesa man was arrested Monday for sexually assaulting two young relatives, according to court records. via Las Cruces Sun-News

“This is what I'm talking about!”

The smell of old books mixes with that of roasting masa. A man in tiny shorts and a shiny lucha libre mask bounds down the cobblestones, surrounded by other masked characters in yellow tights and leotards. via Silver City Sun-News

An overnight dairy fire in Vado has investigators searching for tips while investigating the blaze as "suspicious," according to a news release from the Do a Ana County Sheriff's Department. via Las Cruces Sun-News

Residents in the small community of La Mesa can now access the 911 service. In a news release, county officials said that earlier today Qwest Communications had notified the Mesilla Valley Regional Dispatch ... via Las Cruces Sun-News

“I think the 29th is more special to me”

With a glint in his eye, a touch of humor in his voice and paint-stained hands working on a sign to mark his wife's 16th birthday celebration, 68-year-old Rudy Evaro had a confession to share Wednesday. via Las Cruces Sun-News

“I had a truck driver in 2002 with 23 priors”

A homeless man was indicted Thursday after his 10th DWI arrest, according to court records. via Las Cruces Sun-News

“Chile is always a fun thing to talk about, and these guys were really easy to work with”

A local restaurant and a New Mexico State University chile expert will appear on national TV today on a Travel Channel cooking show. via Las Cruces Sun-News

“Reverse osmosis is kind of a catchall method”

Eight New Mexico water systems have another year to put long-range plans in place to meet the drinking water standard for arsenic set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. via Las Cruces Sun-News

It's time to ring in the new, and the following will be closed in observance of the New Year's holiday. via Las Cruces Sun-News

“The veteran is the one common thread of the foundation of this country and we are blessed that they are with us and we have the opportunities to listen. Let us remember what they have provided us.”

Evan Anaya couldn't take his eyes off of the brick at Veterans Memorial Park that bears his name. via Las Cruces Sun-News

“The needles on Noble and Fraser firs tend to stay on longer and they hold some of the heavier ornaments”

Joseph Orona replenishes the Douglas Fir Christmas trees Friday in the garden center of the Wal-Mart Supercenter on Walton Boulevard. via Silver City Sun-News

“We have a kiosk in the store for people to fill out applications”

Marly Lozano, 20, of Anthony arranges a display Friday, her first day on the job at Stahmann's Country Store in La Mesa. via Las Cruces Sun-News

Albert Milligan, 96, of La Mesa passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2007, at La Posada- Mesilla Valley Hospice. He was born November 20, 1910, to Boney and Grace Milligan, pioneers in Reserve, N.M. In 1935 he married Beulah Sauls and together they lived and raised four children near Reserve. Albert was well known and respected in Catron County, where he owned and operated a trucking business for more than 40 years. He hauled lumber and cattle from all area ranches. The past 15 years, Albert lived in La Mesa. Read more

“These public/private partnerships help share the cost of innovation, but our hope is that each project can yield powerful benefits to our state.”

A state Energy Innovation Award will support development of this anaerobic bio-digester, which converts cow manure into methane used to generate electricity. via Las Cruces Sun-News

“It's so easy to make and so easy to use, and you can transport these small packages without any problems. I can't imagine not being able to make this red chile sauce all the time”

Mike and Delia Rivera show varying heats of their specially processed red chile. via El Paso Times