Las Cruces firefighters responded to a residential structure fire early Friday morning. At about 2 a.m. Fri., Feb. 13, firefighters were called to a home on the 800 block of N Miranda St. for a structure fire. Firefighters found heavy fire coming from the rear of the residence and quickly initiated fire attack. The fir...

The Las Cruces Police Department's Traffic Unit issued 57 citations during a one-hour traffic enforcement operation held Wednesday along El Paseo Road. The 57 citations included 18 for speeding, 16 for having no proof of insurance and 14 for failing to provide vehicle registration. Other citations were issued for misce...

Police have arrested a Las Cruces woman suspected of giving birth to baby girl Saturday evening in a portable toilet at Burn Lake and then disposing the newborn in the holding tank. Sonia Cristal Jimenez, 38, is charged with one felony count of intentional child abuse resulting in death. The charge is a first-degree fe...