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HOMETOWN HERO: Tech Sgt. Damien Mills
Congratulations to Tech Sgt. Damien Mills on his recent retirement from Holloman AFB in New Mexico after over 20 years of service. Tech Sargent Mills is from Eagle River. He's a 2002 graduate of Chugiak High School and an Eagle Scout from Troop 219. "Tsgt Damien Mills retired from the...
Lobos Get 219 Named MW All-Academic
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The University of New Mexico had 144 honorees to the Spring 2024 Academic All-Mountain West team as the Lobos had the second-most for the spring in the league to give UNM 219 for the academic year. Overall, 1,241 student-athletes were named to the Spring 2024 Academic All-Mountain West team across the sports of swimming and diving, men’s and women’s basketball, gymnastics, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s tennis, softball and baseball.
Brand-new Sandoval County Public Safety Building is open for business
A large crowd of Sandoval County, Rio Rancho and New Mexico leaders gathered Tuesday morning to celebrate the opening of the brand new Sandoval County Public Safety Building. The event drew nearly 100 people including Sandoval County commissioners Jay Block; Katherine Bruch and Dave Heil; Rio Rancho City Councilor Nicole List; state Rep. Joshua Hernandez; Sandoval County Sheriff Jesse James Casaus; and New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.
Gala builds support, funds for food security
Saturday’s Gala in the Garden was a chance not just to raise funds for the mission of The Commons: Center for Food Security and Sustainability, but also to highlight the success of entrepreneurs providing food to the community. Saturday’s gala was sold out of tickets by the time the...
Connie Mack parade welcomes ballplayers to town
The boys of summer arrive this week to participate in the annual Connie Mack World Series at Ricketts Park, and the Connie Mack World Series Parade will help kick off the event at 10 a.m. Friday in downtown Farmington. Twelve teams arrive between noon and 3:30 p.m. Thursday at the...
Boeing donates $50,000 to wildfire recovery in Ruidoso, supports local needs
RUIDOSO, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) — Global aerospace engineering company, Boeing, announced Tuesday that it will make a $50,000 donation to the "immediate and long-term recovery needs" of those affected by the Ruidoso wildfires. Boeing announced Tuesday that it is donating $250,000 from the Boeing Charitable Trust to recovery and relief...
Las Cruces man pleads guilty to 2022 vehicular homicide that left two dead
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) — A Las Cruces man pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide charges that left two people dead and one person seriously injured shortly before Christmas Day 2022. Nicholas Esteban Gurrola, 33, plead guilty in Third District Court to vehicular homicide and other charges stemming from a...
5 migrants, smuggler apprehended after Texas State Trooper pursuit, crash into shed
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) -- Border Patrol agents in Santa Teresa assisted in apprehending five migrants and a smuggler following a Texas Department of Public Safety state trooper pursuit that ended with the smuggler's truck crashing into a storage shed. US Border Patrol El Paso Sector Chief Anthony "Scott"...
Lunchbox Lemonade to take place this Friday at Las Cruces Plaza
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Las Cruces Police Department’s community outreach team is hosting its next LunchBox Lemonade this Friday, July 26, at the Plaza de Las Cruces Splash Pad. The Police Department says the Lunchbox Lemonade series encourages residents of all ages to have lunch with the community outreach team at an area […]
FBI warns El Pasoans about toll road text scams
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- A new type of scam is targeting El Pasoans via text. El Paso's FBI office shared an example on x.com (formerly Twitter) of a message from "Texas Toll Services" threatening a $150 charge if the balance was not paid. https://twitter.com/FBIElPaso/status/1815741705754186047. Since March 2024, the FBI...
NMSU graduate student preserves history of Black Programs through archival project
Graduate student Lauretta King began her journey at New Mexico State University in spring 2022 by getting a job in the Black Programs office as an administrative assistant. Little did King know, her job would lead her to discover decades of stored historical documents and archive various documents that preserve decades of history of NMSU’s Black Programs, “Launching of a Legacy: Black Programs and Community.”
‘You’re Going to Kill Me!’: Black Army Veteran Seeking Help with Mental Health Crisis Beaten, Shocked By Texas Cops Until He Took His Last Breath In Back of Patrol Car, Lawsuit Says
Michael Thompson had broken no law when he entered a 7-Eleven convenience store and asked the clerk to call 911 on his behalf because he […] ‘You’re Going to Kill Me!’: Black Army Veteran Seeking Help with Mental Health Crisis Beaten, Shocked By Texas Cops Until He Took His Last Breath In Back of Patrol Car, Lawsuit Says
Suspects identified in deadly far East El Paso shooting
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Two 19-year-old men were recently arrested and charged with murder after a 24-year-old man was shot and killed after an argument about opposing gang affiliations this past Saturday in far East El Paso, according to El Paso Police. Police say Noah Daniel Lomeli, 19, and Damian Alexander De La Riva, […]
Seasonal Hours Announced for Outdoor Pools
Laabs Pool and the East Mesa Bataan Memorial Pool will begin seasonal operating hours the week of July 29, 2024. Beginning July 29 and continuing through Sept. 2, both outdoor pools operated by the City of Las Cruces’ Parks and Recreation Department, will be closed Monday through Thursday. They will be open Friday through Sunday with the following open-swim hours:
Burrell welcomes 207 med students
The bleachers in the gymnasium at Centennial High School were packed and the shouts and cheers, at times, were as loud as any you would hear at a rivalry game. But the jubilant ruckus on this night was not over basketball. The court was full of folding chairs and a stage where over 200 young people formally began med school last week.
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