Category: Government


  • [UPDATED February 13, 2024] FDA: “Investigación sobre los niveles elevados de plomo y cromo en las bolsas de puré de manzana y canela (noviembre de 2023)”

    [UPDATED February 13, 2024] FDA: “Investigación sobre los niveles elevados de plomo y cromo en las bolsas de puré de manzana y canela (noviembre de 2023)”

    Update to article originally posted January 30, 2024. (Original article follows.) As of February 13, 2024, FDA has not received any additional confirmed complaints/reports of adverse events potentially linked to recalled product. To date, confirmed complainants, or people for whom a complaint or adverse event was submitted and met FDA’s complainant definition, are between zero…

  • Suspect Arrested in Fatal Shooting

    Las Cruces police arrested the man believed to be responsible for Saturday’s fatal shooting on Van Patten Avenue. Source: City of Las Cruces “News Release” About 3:15 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 3, Las Cruces police were dispatched to the report of a gunshot victim at a home on the 300 block of Van Patten Avenue.…

  • Las Cruces Firefighters Extinguish Monday Morning Fire

    Las Cruces Firefighters Extinguish Monday Morning Fire

    Las Cruces firefighters extinguished a residential structure fire on Van Patten Avenue early Monday morning. Source: City of Las Cruces “News Release” (Photo: Courtesy) About 5:20 a.m. Monday, Feb. 5, crews were dispatched to fire at a single-family residence on the 1200 block of Van Patten Avenue. First-arriving fire crews found flames emitting from the…

  • Fire Damages Home on Bellamah Circle in Las Cruces

    Fire Damages Home on Bellamah Circle in Las Cruces

    About 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 4, Las Cruces firefighters were dispatched to report of a fire on the 1200 block of Bellamah Circle. Firefighters arrived to find fire burning part of the home and a detached shed. Firefighters deployed multiple lines and searched the home for occupants. The fire was brought under control within 12…

  • DEA’s Most Wanted, Februay 5, 2024

    Follow the link at the bottom to “Submit a Tip”. Oscar Noe Medina Gonzalez Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Continuing Criminal Enterprise (CCE), Fentanyl Importation Conspiracy, Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy, Possession of Machine Guns & Destructive Devices, Conspiracy to Possess Machine Guns & Destructive Devices, and Money Laundering Conspiracy Kun Jiang Wanted for the…

  • Clerk’s Office and Probate Judge’s Office will perform marriages on Valentine’s Day

    Both offices take pride in conducting the public service of performing marriages and recording marriage licenses. Officiants for the event include Probate Judge Judith Ann Baca, Chief Deputy County Clerk Caroline Zamora, and Deputy Clerk Brandi Delgado.  For couples wishing to get married that day, here are the steps you need to take before February…

  • Suspect in December Homicide Arrested

    Xavier Noe Altamirano, 20, was arrested Tuesday, Jan. 23, on a warrant. Altamirano is charged with a second-degree felony count of murder and one second-degree felony count of shooting at or from a motor vehicle. Shortly before 11 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 23, Las Cruces police were dispatched to the parking lot of Top Crop…

  • County receives Audit and Accountability Award

    New Mexico Counties and the State Auditor’s Office selected Doña Ana County as a winner in the large county category for Fiscal Year 2022. This award is a meaningful achievement and a recognition of the hard work and dedication the County’s finance and audit teams deliver. The award recognizes the County’s commitment to maintaining the…

  • Portion of Sonoma Ranch Boulevard Temporarily Closed [Updated]

    The Las Cruces Police Department temporarily closed a portion of Sonoma Ranch Boulevard and nearby roadways while an explosives disposal unit from Fort Bliss responded to a storage facility on the 3400 block of north Sonoma Ranch Boulevard. Both directions of Sonoma Ranch Boulevard were temporarily closed from Sedona Hills Parkway on the south to…

  • Crime Stoppers Offers Reward on Base Auto Incident

    Crime Stoppers of Las Cruces-Dona Ana County is offering a reward up to $1,000 for information that helps identify the person or persons responsible for stealing 11 vehicles from Base Auto Sales. On the evening of Jan. 12, or during the early-morning hours of Jan. 13, an individual or individuals broke into Base Auto Sales,…

  • NMSU participates in hazardous materials crisis management exercise

    Las Cruces NM: New Mexico State University’s police and fire departments participated in a multi-agency hazardous materials crisis management exercise Tuesday, Jan. 23, on the Las Cruces campus. U.S. Army North, which is responsible for developing and sustaining training and response capabilities for numerous Civil Support Teams throughout the United States and its territories, coordinated…

  • Fire claims vehicle and minor home damage in Hatch

    Doña Ana County, NM – Doña Ana County Fire & Rescue, Hatch Fire and Sierra County Fire Departments responded to a residential fire at the 100 block of Bianes Street, in the Village of Hatch, this morning. Initial reports indicated a vehicle at one home and a secondary near-by home were on fire. The secondary home…