Mesquite News

Trial has been postponed for a man accused of impersonating a Border Patrol agent, the Do a Ana Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday.

By profession, Jim McLain works as a facility manager at New Mexico Tech. But on his own time, the Socorro native has carved himself a niche in the world of woodturning.

A measure to allow beer and wine to be served in restaurants in the county appears to have passed by a landslide margin Tuesday, though turnout in the election was light.

The Ole Mole Chicken Burger, nicknamed "New Mexico on a Bun," turned out to be just as tasty as it sounds.

A larceny was reported by a resident In the 1700 block of East First Street. The person said that sometime between May 19 and May 27, someone removed a large amount of jewelry from her apartment.

An investigation continues into a gaseous leak from a tank of liquid ammonia at an agricultural chilling company in Mesquite, according to the New Mexico Environment Department.

Daniel Intagliata, 43, of 413 13th St., was arrested for alleged battery on a household member after he allegedly grabbed his girlfriend by the arm, trying to force her into a vehicle.

An agricultural chilling company in Mesquite got a visit from the New Mexico Environment Department on Friday after employees failed to report an ammonia spill Thursday night - and didn't let firefighters in to investigate.

The trial for a Chaparral man accused of shooting his estranged wife in the chest in 2007 began Wednesday in District Court here.

The latest list of 25 men and women "most wanted" for child support, released Friday, contains three Las Crucens and one Mesquite man owing a combined total of almost $300,000. A total of 58,072 New Mexico parents have opened child support cases and 34,113, or less than 59 percent, have paid during the last year, according to the New Mexico Human ...

Las Cruces man's trial on state charges of detaining woman ended in a hung jury this week.

The alleged victim of a Las Cruces man charged with impersonating a Border Patrol agent took the stand this morning in District Court during the trial's second day.

This letter is in response to the op-ed article in the Feb. 8 Las Cruces Sun-News entitled "Helena is good neighbor, important partner." The New Mexico Environment Department finds this letter by Michael White, ...

The Dona Ana County Sheriff's Department and the Dona Ana County Fire and Emergency Service Department are jointly investigating a Jan.

The New Mexico Environment Department on Monday upgraded the Dominguez Produce, 12616 Hwy.

A bill moving through the Legislature would merge five utility systems in the southern part of Dona Ana County, a move the groups say could improve service for customers and in some cases help address arsenic ...

A Mesquite, N.M., meat market has been downgraded by the state Environment Department, according to a news release.

A hay fire at a Vado dairy on Friday caused about $400,000 in damage, according to Dona Ana County officials.

A pile of barbed wire, five busted TVs, a microwave, a plastic chaise lounge, two old tires and a chest of drawers in a shambles lay scattered about near the entrance to the Mesquite trash collection station.

Helena Chemical Co. has filed a civil complaint in state District Court here, accusing the executive director of the Mesquite Community Action Committee of libel and slander.