Dona Ana County News

An inmate at the Dona Ana County Detention Center allegedly assaulted a guard Wednesday, Dona Ana County Sheriff's officials said.

The Dona Ana County Sheriffs Department is investigating the death of a 1-month-old baby boy who resided with his Mother Arcelia Lopez on Coleman Road in Vado New Mexico, according to a news release.

After Sunday night's storm damage shut it down, the county's 911 system was restored about 1 a.m. today at the Mesilla Valley Regional Dispatch Authority, 130 W. Lohman Ave.

No criminal charges will be filed against Grant County Commissioner Mary Lynn Sedillo for charging two separate government agencies for the same travel expenses on four occasions, Dona Ana County District Attorney Susana Martinez has decided.

A report of a man allegedly exposing himself to neighbors ended with a 22-year-old in custody on drug charges, according to a news release from the Dona Ana County Sheriff's Department.

Police arrested a man for his ALLEGED involvement in a stabbing that happened early Friday evening.

Authorities in Las Cruces are investigating two separate shootings that sent two people to an El Paso Hospital.

A Las Cruces ZIP code ranks as No. 1 for being home to the most offenders in a misdemeanor DWI compliance program run by Dona Ana County officials.

According to the most recent figures from the U.S. Census Bureau, both the city of Las Cruces and Dona Ana County have seen an increase in population.

As monsoon season hits, the same part of Anthony, N.M., must deal with flooding yet again.

If a second wave of swine flu broke out in Dona Ana County, officials said they will be more prepared.

Dona Ana County sheriff's investigators arrested a registered sex offender. Joseph Marcotte, 48, was charged with five crimes, including criminal sexual contact with a minor, criminal sexual penetration, and selling or giving alcohol to a minor.

Two Las Cruces men were arrested Friday in connection with an early-morning shooting that sent two other men to area hospitals with injuries, according to a news release from Las Cruces police.

The boy with Down syndrome who mysteriously showed up at the Santa Teresa border crossing earlier this week turned out to be missing from a shelter in Juarez, according to the Dona Ana County Sheriff's Department.

The Mexican consulate was given custody Friday of a boy with Down syndrome who was found alone at the Santa Teresa port of entry in southern New Mexico.

A Dona Ana County Detention Center inmate escaped Friday morning while in custody of guards.

In order to make room for a dozen pit bulls that were part of an ongoing legal case Dona Ana County officials were prepared to kill dozens of other dogs at the county shelter.

Dona Ana County Sheriff's Deputy Adrian Sanchez responded to a 911 call Monday around 3 a.m. after a woman said she and her two sisters were assaulted by another woman wielding a police baton.

An animal shelter in Arizona has gotten 33 exotic-breed cats that were turned over to authorities in southern New Mexico earlier this month.

Dona Ana County commissioners on Tuesday will consider terms regarding the transfer of 16 blue collar workers' jobs to a city-county body.