Category Archives: Mesilla Valley News

Police Seek Suspect in Telshor Shooting
Las Cruces police are asking for the public's help locating 30-year-old Sergio Guadalupe Jacquez who is believed to be responsible for a shooting that critically injured a man Sunday afternoon on Tels...
Martin Fernandez Jr Jun 24, 2024 Police are looking for Sergio Guadalupe Jacquez, 30, who is suspected in Sunday's shooting that critically injured a man on south Telshor Boulevard.

Police ID Four Killed in Separate Double-Homicides
Las Cruces police are continuing to investigate Sunday's double-homicide on the East Mesa while an arrest has been made in the double-homicide that occurred on Wofford Drive. Luis G. Noyola, 46, was a...
Martin Fernandez Jr Jun 24, 2024

Police, ATF, Investigate Gun Shop Burglary
Las Cruces police and agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms are investigating Sunday morning's theft of 30 firearms from a local gun shop. Investigators learned that shortly before 4...
Martin Fernandez Jr Jun 24, 2024

Cooling Stations to be Reactivated Beginning Monday, June 24, 2024
Triple-digit temperatures are expected to return to Las Cruces' weather forecast for several days this week. The City of Las Cruces will reactivate cooling stations beginning today, Monday, June 24, 2...
Martin Fernandez Jr Jun 24, 2024 VladisChern / Depositphotos.com

Police Investigate Two Separate Double-Homicides
Las Cruces police are investigating two separate double-homicides that occurred Sunday morning within a span of less than 11 hours. The first occurred about 12:30 a.m. Sunday, June 23, 2024, at the in...
Martin Fernandez Jr Jun 24, 2024

LCFD Sends Technical Rescue Team to Ruidoso
In response to escalating concerns of flash flooding in and near Ruidoso, N.M., the Las Cruces Fire Department has dispatched a Technical Rescue Team of seven firefighters who are highly trained in sw...
Martin Fernandez Jr Jun 20, 2024 The Las Cruces Fire Department has dispatched a seven-member swift water rescue team, part of its Technical Rescue Team, to Ruidoso, N.M., to help local crews who are battling wildfires and performing rescues as a result of the South Fork and Salt Fires.

HAWK Signal Crosswalk on Picacho is Now Operational
Motorists and pedestrians who frequent west Picacho Avenue in Las Cruces should be aware that a new HAWK signal crosswalk is now operational. The HAWK signal crosswalk is on west Picacho Avenue at 4th...
Martin Fernandez Jr Jun 20, 2024

Fireworks Stressful for Pets, Livestock
The seemingly constant discharge of audible fireworks can leave dogs, cats and farm animals frightened and overwhelmed during the Independence Day holiday season. Domestic pets and livestock may hide,...
Martin Fernandez Jr Jun 19, 2024

BLM Las Cruces District to no longer issue recreation passes nor accept cash at Dripping Springs Natural Area Visitor's Center
LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Effective Immediately, the Dripping Springs Natural Area A.B. Cox Visitor's Center will no longer be issuing America the Beautiful and BLM Las Cruces District Annual Recreation Pass...
Martin Fernandez Jr Jun 18, 2024

Governor issues statement on South Fork Fire evacuations in Ruidoso
SANTA FE - Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has issued a statement regarding the ongoing South Fork Fire and mandatory evacuations in Ruidoso: "My administration is in close contact with state, tribal ...
Martin Fernandez Jr Jun 18, 2024