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El Paso man arrested for alleged sex crime with kids
Police arrested a man on suspicion of having sexual contact with two children while their mother was at work. Christopher Lynn Morris, 37, was arrested on Friday for allegedly being indecent with...


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4,000 expected attend 27th Annual Gem and Mineral Show
SILVER CITY - The upcoming Labor Day weekend in Silver City is going to rock - literally. Organizers of the 27th Annual Gem and Mineral Show, which will run from Saturday to Monday, say they...
Bayard official accused of DUI
SILVER CITY - A Bayard town councilor was arrested for allegedly driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor at a Bayard Police Department checkpoint last week after he failed to pass...
Las Cruces pilot survives glider crash
LAS CRUCES - An experienced Las Cruces pilot was uninjured after a glider crash north of Las Cruces. Louis J. Braddi, 74, a senior Civil Air Patrol member and Air Force veteran, was flying an...
Vado Vietnam veteran gets Purple Heart
Capt. Bryan Sargent of the U.S. Marine Corps, right, pins the Purple Heart medal on John Holguin at Veterans Park on Wednesday. Holguin served in the Vietnam War and was wounded by shrapnel from...
NM National Guard soldiers begin border duties
click here. LAS CRUCES - With training completed and certified by the U.S. Border Patrol, an additional 72 New Mexico National Guard soldiers began a 10-month deployment Wednesday along the state's...
Texas senator calls for border focus at Domenici conference
Norm Dettlaff/Sun-News Political heavy hitters, former U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici, left, and U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, were among the well-known names on the first day of the Domenici...
Their View: Legalize marijuana to stop the drug cartels
There were 72 bodies found on a ranch 90 miles south of the Texas border -- obvious victims of a drug cartel massacre. Bullets have been hitting public buildings in El Paso and the Washington Post is...
Child Found Covered In Dried Feces
An Albuquerque mom is in big trouble after police said they found her baby covered in feces, and a rag shoved into his mouth.Michelle Charley, 31, faced a judge in Metro Court on charges of child...
Retired NM attorney pleads to child porn charges
ALBUQUERQUE - A 70-year-old retired Santa Fe attorney has pleaded guilty to federal receipt of child pornography charges. Robert Warren was indicted last year and pleaded guilty Monday before U.S....
Man arrested on exposure charges
Sun-NewsLAS CRUCES - A 22-year-old man who allegedly exposed himself to boys playing in a park Monday has been arrested by Las Cruces police.Lorenzo Antonio Jacquez, of the 400 block of Fir Avenue,...
Resigned judge suspended without pay
LAS CRUCES - A recently resigned judge has been retroactively suspended without pay, according to a Tuesday news release from the New Mexico Judicial Standards Commission.The commission filed an...
NMSU support program receives grant
Sun-News reportLAS CRUCES - The New Mexico State University TRiO Student Support Services recently received a five-year grant for more than $2 million from the U.S. Department of Education.A...
Chaparral woman, 3 kids flee state before taking drug tests
LAS CRUCES - A second warrant has been issued for a Chaparral woman who apparently fled the state rather than let authorities test her and her children for methamphetamines.The Doña Ana Sheriff's...
NMSU Career Expo offers job opportunities
LAS CRUCES - New Mexico State University's Career Services and the NMSU College of Engineering will provide students with career opportunities at the 26th annual Career Expo, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept....
Storage unit blaze doused Tuesday
A Las Cruces firefighter works to extinguish a fire Tuesday night at a storage unit in the 1900 block of North Valley Drive. No injuries were...
Pilot escapes injury in glider crash
LAS CRUCES - An experienced Las Cruces pilot was uninjured after a glider crash north of Las Cruces.Louis J. Braddi, 74, a senior Civil Air Patrol member and Air Force veteran, was flying an...
Constitution Day to feature panel discussion
LAS CRUCES - In celebration of Constitution Day, New Mexico State University professors will hold a panel discussion on the First Amendment: Censorship and the Arts, 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 14, in the...
Domenici focuses on debt resolution during afternoon talk
Sam Donaldson, left, ABC News contributor, enjoys a laugh with former U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici, center, as Garrey Carruthers, right, former governor of New Mexico and current dean of the New Mexico...
Cashier accused of stealing clothes
LAS CRUCES - A department store cashier has been arrested for allegedly stealing almost $6,000 in clothing from her employer.Janet Rodriguez, 24, a cashier at the Kohl's department store at 2500 N....
Spaceport seeks deputy director
LAS CRUCES - The New Mexico Spaceport Authority is seeking applicants for a deputy director to oversee the daily operations of Spaceport America.Spaceport officials said the creation of the position...
Armed men take dog from good Samaritan
Sun-News report LAS CRUCES - Las Cruces police need your help to collar three men who allegedly assaulted a 79-year-old good Samaritan and took his dog, Otto.According to police, the man was helping...
Las Cruces Farmers and Crafts Market voted No. 1
LAS CRUCES - Las Cruces Farmers and Crafts Market has been voted New Mexico's top pick in America's Favorite Farmers Markets Contest, an online poll by American Farmland Trust. The market scored more...
Autopsy: Cruces man was shot 4 times
LAS CRUCES - Police shot Lance "Lizard Man" Hummell four times - once striking the handle of the samurai sword clutched in his hand, according to an autopsy released Tuesday.Hummell's July 13 death...
Estancia man hoarded pets in home
Posted at: 09/01/2010 10:35 PM By: Taryn Bianchin, KOB.com State police say they found at least 22 dogs, 30 cats, as well as rats and gerbils in a home in Estancia on Wednesday. The home...
Emotions intensify at APS School Board meeting
Posted at: 09/01/2010 9:22 PM | Updated at: 09/01/2010 10:57 PM By: Jeff Maher, Eyewitness News 4; Taryn Bianchin, KOB.com APS did not get any sympathy from parents Wednesday night, even after...
Rio Grande HS principal ignored advice
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Albuquerque Public Schools Superintendent Winston Brooks says newly appointed Rio Grande High School Principal Cynthia Challberg-Hale went ahead and scrapped existing class...
ICE tracks down criminal immigrants
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - There has been a steep increase in deportations in the United States, a record 400,000 last year. Federal agents recently rounded up criminal immigrants in Albuquerque and Santa...
Dozens of animals found in filthy home
They said the hoarder was even keeping dead animals in his freezer. Police picked the man in his 60's up in Albuquerque Wednesday for a mental evaluation. When police went to his Estancia home...
Las Cruces named one of worst speed trap cities in the state
LAS CRUCES — The National Motorists Association has named Las Cruces as one of the two top speed trap cities in New Mexico. Albuquerque took the top spot with Las Cruces at second. The...
Parents Attended Meeting On Rio Grande High
It's the parents turn to speak out about the big scheduling mess at Rio Grande High School.The district held a regularly scheduled board meeting on Wednesday and they expected a lot of parents to...
Possible CYFD Budget Cuts Concerns Day Cares
A decision from Gov. Bill Richardson's office is expected soon about how the state's Children Youth And Families Department will be impacted by budget cuts. Budget cuts of 3.2 percent are being...
Group: Duke City's speed traps top list
Posted at: 09/01/2010 8:44 PM By: Taryn Bianchin, KOB.com According to a national organization, Albuquerque has the most speed traps in New Mexico. The National Motorists Association...
Ethics Complaint Filed Against Santa Fe Councilor
A Santa Fe city councilor has accused one of his colleagues of not revealing an alleged conflict of interest.Councilor Miguel Chavez filed a complaint with the Santa Fe Ethics and Campaign Review...
New Mexico National Guard deployed to border
New Mexico has deployed 82 National Guard troops to help secure the border with Mexico after they completed training.President Barack Obama in May ordered 1,200 National Guard troops to boost...
Woman embezzles $400K from company that treated her 'like family'
Posted at: 09/01/2010 7:08 PM | Updated at: 09/01/2010 8:53 PM By: Kayla Anderson, Eyewitness News 4 An Albuquerque business says it’s been betrayed by one of its own after an employee...
Housing policy kicks medical marijuana users to the curb
Posted at: 09/01/2010 6:19 PM | Updated at: 09/01/2010 6:37 PM By: Taryn Bianchin, KOB.com A major apartment management company in Albuquerque says tenants will be evicted from complexes...
Mother's care insufficient; CYFD takes custody
Posted at: 09/01/2010 5:57 PM | Updated at: 09/01/2010 8:48 PM By: Kayla Anderson, Eyewitness News 4; Taryn Bianchin, KOB.com Two Albuquerque police officers had to draw a bath rather than...
72 dead migrants found in Mexico tip of iceberg
SAN SALVADOR - Paula Cruz wept quietly at the foreign ministry office in El Salvador's capital after reporting that her son was missing - apparently kidnapped - in Mexico. "I got a phone call asking...
Cruces Christmas tree cut down for project
Robert Pritchett of La Mesa, N.M., ties ropes around the Afghan pine tree at Lucero Avenue and Water Street before it's completely cut down. The tree is being removed to make way for road, sidewalk...
Las Cruces man arrested after allegedly flashing boys in park (1:12...
LAS CRUCES - A 22-year-old man who allegedly exposed himself to boys playing in a park Monday has been arrested by Las Cruces Police. Lorenzo Antonio Jacquez, of the 400 block of Fir Avenue, is...