Vado News

An 18-year-old Vado man was arrested Wednesday after his sister told deputies he threatened her with a "long rifle." The victim told deputies that her brother, Rudolfo Ontiveros, who was upset made threats towards her with a "long rifle." When deputies got to the scene on the 800 block of Lechuga Street in Vado Ontiveros ran, said a Dona Ana County ... (more)

Dona Ana County sheriff's deputies responding to a crash early Monday morning learned the alleged driver of the wrecked vehicle matched the description of a man seen in a surveillance video of a convenience store that had been burglarized moments earlier, according to a news release.

Federal authorities say one fugitive remains at large after four were arrested this week on drug charges stemming from a roundup along the New Mexico-Texas border.

Dona Ana County and the South Central Solid Waste Authority will sponsor a community meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 16, at the Del Cerro Community Center, 180 La Fe Ave., in Vado to discuss the county's solid waste management system and proposed upgrades to the system.

Heavily armed officers, helicopters and SWAT teams moved in on the small New Mexico town of Anthony just before dawn Wednesday.

Former Dona Ana County Commissioner Dolores Saldana-Caviness, left, and NMED Solid Waste Bureau Chief Auralie Ashley-Marx listen to a resident's concerns about solid waste issues at a recent community outreach meeting Your last chance to attend a special community outreach meeting to learn about trash/recycling/illegal dumping and how it's managed ... (more)

Three years in the making, a beautification project built by the hands of a dozen Dona Ana County youths will celebrate its third phase of completion Friday when the Vado Park and Trail officially opens to the public.

A man was arrested after he allegedly beat his coworker and slammed his face into a metal gate.