Dona Ana County News

The Dona Ana County Commission is expected to vote Tuesday on whether voters will ultimately decide a sales tax proposal and bond renewal on July 30.

More New Mexico residents will be hitting the road this summer and fall to destinations in the Land of Enchantment, according to the 2013 Garrity Perception Survey.

An 18-year-old Vado man was arrested Wednesday after his sister told deputies he threatened her with a "long rifle." The victim told deputies that her brother, Rudolfo Ontiveros, who was upset made threats towards her with a "long rifle." When deputies got to the scene on the 800 block of Lechuga Street in Vado Ontiveros ran, said a Dona Ana County ... (more)

In the photo, from left, are Grider family members, 2013 Diamond in the Rough recipient Mary Esther Grider, Las Cruces, and Erica Valdez, Diamond in the Rough Award Committee Chairman, Animas.

A paramedic who responded to the West, Texas, explosion and separately was charged with possessing bomb-making materials has ties to Las Cruces.

District Attorney Mark D'Antonio announced the change during a recent town hall meeting, praising her dedication and knowledge of office logistics.

The Kitty Condo at the Dona Ana County Government Center will celebrate its one year anniversary at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 22.

Dona Ana County sheriff's deputies responding to a crash early Monday morning learned the alleged driver of the wrecked vehicle matched the description of a man seen in a surveillance video of a convenience store that had been burglarized moments earlier, according to a news release.

Federal authorities say one fugitive remains at large after four were arrested this week on drug charges stemming from a FBI spokesman Frank Fisher identified the last fugitive as 63-year-old Gerardo Garcia of Vado, N.M. The FBI is asking for the public's help in finding Vado, who is charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine and distribution of ... (more)

Federal authorities say a third fugitive wanted on drug-related charges that stem from a roundup along the New Mexico-Texas border has been taken into custody.

An FBI agent has been charged with murder for shooting his estranged wife in Virginia - an incident initially thought to have happened in Dona Ana County because old account information pushed his 911 call to Las Cruces.

A Las Cruces man has been convicted of murder after shooting a self-proclaimed gang member outside an East Mesa gas station in 2011.

This fiscal year the county, which operates out of the DoA a Ana County Government Center seen here, has budgeted $39.1 million in taxpayer money on salaries accounting for 27 percent of the current year's $146.4 million total budget, according to county numbers.

Dona Ana County and the South Central Solid Waste Authority will sponsor a community meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 16, at the Del Cerro Community Center, 180 La Fe Ave., in Vado to discuss the county's solid waste management system and proposed upgrades to the system.

The deadline is May 31 for Dona Ana County high school seniors to apply for a $1,000 scholarship to New Mexico State University or Dona Ana Community College sponsored by the Dona Ana County branch of the NAACP, according to NAACP scholarship committee chairman David Lyons.

The state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the city of Las Cruces did not unlawfully take away business from a private water company.

The New Mexico Economic Development Department along with the New Mexico Finance Authority will visit Las Cruces and Silver City as part of a statewide tour to present details of the Collateral Support Program.

Property owners have until the close of business at 5 p.m. to finish paying their bills to avoid penalties, according to the treasurer's office.

Less than a month after Governor Martinez vetoed legislation that would provide additional help to the mentally ill and their families, members of an Albuquerque church were attacked by a 24-year-old man who most likely suffers from schizophrenia.

Heavily armed officers, helicopters and SWAT teams moved in on the small New Mexico town of Anthony just before dawn Wednesday.