Las Cruces News

Neighbors alerted residents of a home in the 1100 block of Hernandez Avenue that their home was on fire, and all occupants were able to get out unharmed Friday.

An Onate High School sophomore was the winner of a new set of wheels after winning a contest for having outstanding attendance.

The City of Las Cruces Senior Programs offers grandparents raising their grandchildren a support group.

Branigan Library has announced a contractual agreement with the Friends of the Library, which provides for the group to continue to volunteer their time and resources to help provide high quality library services, books, and materials for the library.

The Las Cruces Regional Aquatic Center will be open from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 1 to 4:30 p.m. and 5 to 8:30 p.m.; East Mesa Bataan Memorial Pool will be open from noon to 3 p.m. and 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Solid waste and recycling services will operate on a normal schedule and the Foothills Landfill will have regular Monday hours.

Class of 2013 graduates and senior volleyball captains Emily Biad and Taylor Brown help get each other picture perfect Friday before the 29th annual Mesilla Valley Christian Schools commencement held at Las Cruces First Assembly of God.

Ryan Voltin lost his left leg and was severely burned while serving overseas as a Marine helicopter pilot, six years ago Saturday.

A man suspected of pulling a gun on a 17-year-old boy and demanding personal property has been arrested for the attempted armed robbery.

An audio recording of an apparent phone conversation between Eugene "Gino" Ferri and his mother after he had been arrested for a triple murder in 2010 was a bone of contention just before parties at trial broke for lunch Friday in 3rd Judicial District Court here.

The City of Las Cruces Parks & Recreation Department will partner with Groundwork Dona Ana, a local non-profit, to plant trees from the parks nursery into local parks and public grounds this summer.

The three traffic operations were conducted near Del Rey Boulevard. The operations were held in two-hour increments beginning at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, 8 a.m. on Wednesday and 3:30 p.m. Thursday.

The NMSU College of Education will honor Roberto and Anne Gallegos and coach Jim Bradley at the annual Aggie Cornerstone Award Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 5, at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Museum in Las Cruces.

When a driver rolls down their window to shout something at a bicyclist, it's usually, ""get off the road!'" said Tammy Schurr, a Las Cruces bicycle rider and League Cycling Instructor or LCI.

The Las Cruces Community Development Department is seeking members for the University District Citizen's Design Review Committee .

Prosecutors say Michael Capps and his wife appeared in Las Cruces federal court Thursday morning on criminal complaints charging them with conspiracy and the unlawful distribution of the prescription painkillers oxymorphone and oxycontin.

The street nearby is pretty torn up and there is enough construction going on that makes some Las Crucens wonder if and when a long-awaited intermodal transit center will ever open.

Twenty restaurants will serve savory samples to guests attending the 2013 Taste of Las Cruces from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, June 6, at the Las Cruces Convention Center, 680 E. University Ave.

Current members of the 9th Attack Squadron pose in front of a MQ-9 Reaper at Holloman Air Force Base.

Law enforcement officials from all over southern New Mexico, including the DoA a Ana County Sheriff's Department, Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility, United States Probation and Parole Office, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico State Police, Las Cruces Police Department, New Mexico State University Police and agents with the U.S. Border ... (more)

Pin-up girls, greasers, hot rods welcome Get ready, Las Cruces, for a high-energy, rockin' show by The Rocketz, a trio from southern California.