Category Archives: Mesilla Valley News

Veteran Joey Banegas Named Grand Marshal of Parade
The City of Las Cruces named retired Army Sgt. Joey Banegas as Grand Marshal of the Electric Light Parade that begins at 9 p.m. Wednesday, July 3, at Apodaca Park, 801 E. Madrid Ave. The parade will t...
Martin Fernandez Jr Jun 27, 2024

DOÑA ANA COUNTY PRECINCTS SELECTED IN POST-ELECTION SYSTEM CHECK
LAS CRUCES, NM - Two precincts in Doa Ana County were chosen at random by the New Mexico Secretary of State's Office for a mandatory post-election system review. The Doa Ana County Clerk's office is s...
Martin Fernandez Jr Jun 26, 2024 bizoon / Depositphotos.com

Fire Department to Graduate 20 Cadets
The Las Cruces Fire Department will graduate 20 cadets from its 37th Fire Academy on Friday. The graduation ceremony begins at 5:30 p.m. Friday, June 28, in the Auditorium at the Dona Ana Community Co...
Martin Fernandez Jr Jun 26, 2024

City of Las Cruces Fourth of July Closures
In observance of the Fourth of July holiday, most City of Las Cruces offices and facilities will be closed Thursday, July 4, 2024. However, all emergency services, including police and fire will opera...
Martin Fernandez Jr Jun 25, 2024

Boy, 2, Drowns in Backyard Swimming Pool
A 2-year-old Las Cruces boy drowned Monday evening in a backyard swimming pool. About 9:20 p.m. Monday, June 24, 2024, Las Cruces police and fire personnel were dispatched to the 1000 block of Second ...
Martin Fernandez Jr Jun 25, 2024

Third Juvenile Arrested in Gun Shop Burglary
Las Cruces police and agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms arrested a third juvenile believed to be involved in Sunday's theft of 30 firearms from a local gun shop. The third juveni...
Martin Fernandez Jr Jun 25, 2024

Business and Community Safety is Topic of Livestream
The Las Cruces Police Department's next Bridging the Badge livestream, scheduled for Tuesday, June 25, will discuss what local businesses are proactively doing to improve safety at their properties an...
Martin Fernandez Jr Jun 25, 2024

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