The Las Cruces Police Department graduated six cadets from its 54th Academy on Friday, Dec. 20. The six cadets who graduated are Vincent Montoya, Viridiana Porras, Juan Prieto, Alan Ramirez, Eric Reynolds and Jannette Soto. Montoya will work for the New Mexico State University Police Department while the remaining five...

The Las Cruces Police Department will graduate six cadets from its 54th Academy on Friday, Dec. 20. The graduation ceremony will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, in Council Chambers at Las Cruces City Hall, 700 N. Main St. Attendance for the graduation ceremony is limited to the cadets, their families, Las Cruc...

Mesilla Valley News welcomes William Wight from the Bureau of Land Management to talk about the upcoming events in December as well as events taking place at the beginning of 2025.reau of Land Management to talk about the upcoming events in December as well as events taking place at the beginning of 2025.

Las Cruces police are reminding drivers to the dangers of automobile warm-up thefts. Vehicle warm-up thefts can happen when, during cold weather months, an automobile is started and left unattended to warm the cabin or defrost the windshield. While many newer-model vehicles have remote-start capabilities, that option h...

Las Cruces police arrested the man suspected of Friday's crash into a motel that injured a man and caused the death of a 55-year-old woman. About 11:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, 22-year-old Alan Leyva-Vasquez reversed a Chevrolet Suburban into a room at the Imperial Sky Motel at 1865 W. Picacho Ave. A 59-year-old man ...

Dr. Adam Amador, joins us in studio to talk about Alama De Arte and the upcoming holiday events taking place as well as exciting things to look forward to in 2025 with Alama De Arte.

A fire damaged a mobile home and resulted in the death of a cat on Sunday afternoon. Just after 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1, Las Cruces firefighters were dispatched to a structure fire on the 3600 block of Spitz Street. Crews arrived to find flames and heavy smoke emitting from a mobile home. Firefighters were able to enter ...

More residential fires are reported during the holidays than at any other time during the year, so the Las Cruces Fire Department is encouraging residents to follow these simple tips that can greatly increase their chances of having a safe holiday season. If you purchase a cut Christmas tree, select a freshly-cut tree ...

Las Cruces firefighters extinguished to a fire on the 3900 block of Crystal Place Tuesday afternoon. About 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, Las Cruces firefighters responded to the report of a residential structure fire on Crystal Place. First-arriving crews found fire on the back porch that had extended into the atti...

Law enforcement agencies throughout the country see an increase in the number of packages stolen during the holiday season. That's because more packages are being delivered this time of year and some deliveries are made past sunset when the cover of darkness can conceal a porch pirate, the term for someone who steals p...