LAS CRUCES — A recent $22 million jury award to a former Doņa Ana County detention center inmate — and the startling photos of him before and after his 22-month-long stay in the jail — have focused a public spotlight on his case and prompted a public outcry against the county over his treatment in the taxpayer-funded facility. Read More >> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 MST
LAS CRUCES - Capt. Bruce Hays died in Afghanistan three years ago.But the roadside bomb that claimed his life did not keep him from giving his wife a gift from her childhood memories, which was Read More >> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 MST
Mike Gamboa of Las Cruces tackles the 10-inch, 4-pound Monster Burger as Matt Abeyta, left, looks on at the First Annual Farley's Monster Burger Challenge on Friday night. Read More >> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 MST
LAS CRUCES - A gleaming 1959 Chevrolet Apache pickup arrived Friday to the cool morning air of the family home of Bruce Hays - a captain with the Army National Guard killed in Afghanistan - who intended the classic truck to be an anniversary gift for his wife before he died. Read More >> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 MST
LAS CRUCES - A Tuesday night brawl at Lions Park led to theft charges for one man and a teenager, according to Las Cruces police. Read More >> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 MST
LAS CRUCES - Your daily commute, especially if it involves driving along portions of Interstate 10 and I-25, is about to get longer. Read More >> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 MST
I think Susana Martinez needs to come back to Las Cruces and explain how she kept this guy in jail here for nearly two years without taking him to trail on a DWI charge and now we, the taxpayers, are stuck with a $22 million judgment because of her office's incompetence.
SILVER CITY - Michael Scott Freeman, 35, of Cliff, who was serving nine months for a domestic violence order violation and using the telephone to terrify, intimidate or threaten, walked away from the Grant County Detention Center while on a work detail at 7 a.m Wednesday. Read More >> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 MST
MESILLA — The number of people gathered Friday night in the Mesilla municipal courtroom, where the town's board of trustees also meets, could have easily rivaled a regularly scheduled board Read More >> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 MST
