Las Cruces News

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. >> With the jury unable to reach a verdict, a Stafford County, Va., judge declared a mistrial Friday in the case against an FBI agent accused of murdering his estranged wife, according to the Free Lance-Star.

Sun-News file photo by Shari V. Hill A large group of spectators watches as Paul Tomicek carefully maneuvers his Jeep YJ up a 90-degree cliff on the Patzcuaro's Revenge trail in the Robledo Mountains during the 2008 Chile Challenge.

LAS CRUCES >> The City of Las Cruces Parks & Recreation Department offers a Group Bicycle Riding Program.

Las Cruces firefighters gathered Friday morning for a traditional "Push In" ceremony for the fleet's newest pumper at Station 5. Members of the station's crew, located at 5998 Bataan Memorial East, backed the pumper into the parking bay by hand.

LAS CRUCES >> A woman suffered multiple injuries in a rollover crash that closed a portion of Interstate 25 north of Las Cruces late Thursday afternoon.

Las Cruces RodRunners president Ralph Gonzales and Cindy Torres, the group's secretary, show off Cindy's 1969 Camaro SS 396, fully restored and gifted to her for Valentine's Day by her husband Sam Torres.

Staring in "Women of Lockerbie," opening today at the Black Box Theatre, are, from left, Nancy Cline Tafoya, Yvette Crawford, Karen Caroe, Virginia Ostendorf and Norah Brown.

Courtesy Photo Artist Karen Phillips gourd piece is titled, "Morning Singer." This is one of many pieces that will be on exhibit at the fourth annual Las Cruces Arts Festival today through Sunday at the Las Cruces Convention Center.

Robin Zielinski Sun-News Misha, a 1-year-old domestic short-haired cat, peeks out of her cage Wednesday at the Animal Service Center of the Mesilla Valley, where she waits to be adopted.

A lottery jackpot is catching eyes again, with Mega Millions reaching 353 million after no winning ticket was drawn Tuesday.

Michael Burton, 21, was cited for driving while intoxicated, careless driving, driving on a suspended license and for not wearing a seatbelt, according to an LCPD news release.

LAS CRUCES >> Two corrections officers from the state prison near Las Cruces died Wednesday in a crash while they were on vacation in San Antonio, Texas.

On Wednesday, Democratic challenger Leslie Endean-Singh dropped out of the race after losing to Roxanne "Rocky" Lara in the Democratic Party pre-primary convention.

Las Cruces establishments are making sure there's a little bit of something for everyone this St. Patrick's Day weekend.

Mesilla >> Looks like Tom Austin was fired as Mesilla's marshal for doing his job.

In 1965, the average CEO earned 20 times the amount of an average worker. In the mid-1990s, CEO compensation began to soar and by 2012 had risen by 875 percent.

Nashville might be the last place to look to for indie rock, but New Mexico native Nick Britt and his band Black Market Research broke through.

Wearing o' the Green is 7 p.m. Monday at the Peace Lutheran Church, 1701 Missouri Ave. Celestial Sounds, a choir of Las Cruces women who love to sing, will perform classic and modern Irish songs.

LAS CRUCES >> Renay Scott of Owens Community College in Ohio has been named the next president of Dona Ana Community College.

LAS CRUCES >> Wanda Bowman and Ana Mangino from Las Cruces have been re-appointed to the Youth Conservation Corps Commission, according to a news release.