Category Archives: Mesilla Valley News

Feb. 10, 2025, marks the 35th anniversary of one of the most heinous crimes ever committed in Las Cruces - the 1990 mass-shooting of four children and three adults at a local bowling alley. Four of th...

Las Cruces police have arrested the man believed to be responsible for Tuesday's fatal stabbing of Lawrence Patrick Rubio near the intersection of Seventeenth Street and Picacho Avenue. James Michael ...

Maya is a NM Hall of Fame Coach   As the Mayfield High School girls' basketball coach looks at a major career milestone, the Trojan community invites the Las Cruces community to be a part of grea...

Las Cruces police are investigating a fatal stabbing that occurred Tuesday near the intersection of Seventeenth Street and Picacho Avenue. Shortly before noon on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, police were dis...

Courtesy of Organ Mountain News   Damien Willis, Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative   Incident shakes up community in New Mexico's Bootheel LAS CRUCES - A 16-year-old male student ...

  New standards begin with Class of 2029   Las Cruces Public Schools is enhancing its curriculum to provide students with essential financial and media literacy skills. Beginning in the 2025...

Las Cruces police are continuing to investigate a three-vehicle crash that resulted in the death of a 54-year-old man Sunday evening. Shortly after 9 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, Las Cruces police were ...

Chief Jeremy Story will be guest speaker during the Las Cruces Police Department's Feb. 12 Bridging the Badge livestream. "Public Safety Must be a Priority" is the topic of the Feb. 12 livestream. Sto...

Our Friends from the Bureau Of Land Management visit us in studio to talk about the upcoming hikes that are set for the month of February.  

Jason Smith, Chief of the Las Cruces Fire Department since November 30, 2021, is retiring after 22 years of service to the City. Smith announced his retirement in December 2024. His last day on the jo...