Category Archives: (Hot 103 (KHQT-FM)) Mesilla Valley News
Tips Sought to Identify Shooting Suspect
Las Cruces, New Mexico - Shooting suspect at large and the Las Cruces Police Department needs your assistance in identifying the person responsible for the shooting of a 52-year-old man. The Crime Sto...
Martin Fernandez Jr Aug 16, 2024
LCFD Accepting Applications for Fire Cadets
The Las Cruces Fire Department is now accepting applications for its next training academy that's set to begin in February 2025. The fire academy will begin Feb. 24, 2025. If enough qualified applican...
Martin Fernandez Jr Aug 16, 2024
Police Arrest Suspect in Denver Homicide
Las Cruces police arrested a shoplifting suspect Tuesday who had an active warrant for murder out of Colorado. Oscar Martinez, 48, from Denver, Colo., was arrested by Las Cruces police shortly before ...
Martin Fernandez Jr Aug 15, 2024
Santa Fe Murder Suspect Arrested in Las Cruces
A Santa Fe, N.M., murder suspect was arrested Saturday evening in Las Cruces but not before he and an accomplice allegedly committed an armed robbery at local fast-food restaurant and carjacked a Chev...
Martin Fernandez Jr Aug 12, 2024
Saturation Patrol, Sobriety Checkpoint Planned for August
Las Cruces police will conduct at least one sobriety checkpoint and a saturation patrol within city limits before the end of August. Sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols are intended to reduce ...
Martin Fernandez Jr Aug 08, 2024
Enforcement of Shopping Cart Ordinance Begins Oct. 16
The new City ordinance, commonly called the Shopping Cart Ordinance, will go into effect Friday, Aug. 16, but Las Cruces police will delay enforcement for 60 days, in part, so retail establishments ca...
Martin Fernandez Jr Aug 08, 2024
Enforcement of Updated Street and Sidewalk Solicitation Ordinance Planned
The recently approved updates to Sections 21-62 and 21-63 of the Las Cruces Municipal Code related to street and sidewalk solicitations will go into effect Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. Both sections were up...
Martin Fernandez Jr Aug 08, 2024
Police Investigate Death of Las Cruces Woman
The Las Cruces Police Department is investigating the death of an 80-year-old woman. On Aug. 4, 2024, patrol officers responded to a welfare check on the 100 block of west Madrid Road. Inside the home...
Martin Fernandez Jr Aug 07, 2024
Lunchbox Lemonade Friday at Metro Verde Splash Pad
The Las Cruces Police Department's Community Outreach Team hosts its next Lunchbox Lemonade Friday at the Metro Verde Splash Pad. The Lunchbox Lemonade series encourages Las Cruces residents of all ag...
Martin Fernandez Jr Aug 06, 2024
Firefighters Rescue Woman from Burning Home
A 52-year-old woman was rescued by Las Cruces firefighters and transported to a local hospital Monday with potential life-threatening injuries. About 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, firefighters were...
Martin Fernandez Jr Aug 06, 2024