EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The Sunland Park Fire Department put out a truck fire late Saturday night, April 27, according to the department's X account. Firefighters from Sunland Park were dispatched just before 11 p.m. Saturday to the desert area along the 200 block of Lonnie Street. When they arrived, they found a truck that was fully engulfed in flames. No injuries were reported. The vehicle was abandoned but the fire seems suspicious, fire officials told KTSM in a followup. Photos courtesy of Sunland Park Fire X account The fire is being investigated by the Sunland Park Police Department ..read more

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - The Las Cruces Police Department (LCPD) and several community service organizations will host a National Fentanyl Awareness Day event from 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 7 at Young Park, 850 S. Walnut St., in Las Cruces, LCPD announced in a news release. The free event will provide information on substance use disorders, available resources and treatment services for those wishing to learn more about the dangers of the synthetic opioid, according to LCPD. "National Fentanyl Awareness Day began in 2022 to recognize the growing risks that fentanyl poses in our communities. Nati ..read more

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Crime Stoppers of Las Cruces-Dona Ana County is offering up to $1,000 for information that helps identify the person or people responsible for severely beating and shooting a man back in February, according to the Las Cruces Police Department. The Police Department says during the early hours of Tuesday morning, Feb. 27 deputies with the Dona Ana County Sheriff's Office located a 36-year-old man who was severely beaten and had a gunshot wound near Johnson Mobile Home Park, 5993 Las Alturas Dr., just south of Las Cruces. The Police Department says the man was in critical ..read more

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A crash involving a train and a vehicle is expected to temporarily close several railroad crossings in Las Cruces. According to the Las Cruces Police Department (LCPD), the crash happened around 5:40 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24 at the intersection of South Main Street and West Union Avenue. LCPD says the southbound Burlington Northern Sante Fe (BNSF) train crashed with a vehicle where west Union Avenue crosses the railroads tracks. No injuries were reported, according to LCPD. The train is expected an extended amount of time to repair. BNSF personnel anticipate the trai ..read more

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — As many as 70 Las Cruces seniors from all six Las Cruces Public Schools high schools (LCPS) will be recognized for their academic achievements and present their college/university choice. Similar to when athletes do signing days, these seniors will be acknowledged during the LCPS' 10th annual "Academic Signing Day." The event will take place at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24 in the multipurpose room at Arrowhead Park Early College High School, 3600 Arrowhead Drive. Students are encouraged to wear a clothing item from the college of choice to the ceremony and each stud ..read more

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The second annual "¡mira! Las Cruces" fest is ready to kick off its family event this weekend. Visit Las Cruces will hold the event from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, April 27 on Main Street and Plaza de Las Cruces. The festival will have the norteño and cumbia group, Grupo Control, headline and perform from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., according to Visit Las Cruces. Other groups to perform are New Mexico State University's cover band Proud Pete, local high school cheer group Silence Disruptors, Danza Azteca Cuitlahuac, and Mariachi Jaliciense. According to Visit Las Cruces, th ..read more

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A federal grand jury has indicted a New Mexico man who allegedly threatened to shoot the staff of a dentist for not seeing him without an appointment and burn down an apartment building. Wednesday’s indictment came after a federal magistrate judge in Las Cruces, New Mexico, found Edward Laning Gordon mentally competent to stand trial on a charge of malicious threat to injure by fire and explosives. Authorities in New Mexico began investigating Gordon on July 11 during the first of several incidents allegedly involving death threats, court documents show. On tha ..read more

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Las Cruces Police Department (LCPD) will hold a Town Hall Meeting to discuss plans to reduce property and violent crime in the community. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, at the Council Chambers at Las Cruces City Hall, located at 700 North Main Street. The meeting will be an opportunity for residents to ask questions and contribute to the plans to promote safety in Las Cruces, according to the news release by LCPD. Additionally, the meeting will also be televised on Comcast Cable channel 20 and livestreamed at clctv.com and the City of Las Cruce ..read more

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KTSM) - Eli'sha Upshaw, one of three University of New Mexico students charged with multiple felonies in relation to a deadly self-defense shooting in November of 2022 that also involved a former New Mexico State men's basketball player, has taken a plea deal in the case, KTSM learned on Thursday, April 18. Upshaw was arrested and charged with multiple felonies, including counts of aggravated battery, conspiracy, and tampering with evidence, in December of 2022 for his alleged role in the shooting and has been living in Maryland and abiding by the conditions of his release ..read more

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 57-year-old man is being charged with first-degree murder after allegedly shooting his wife. Manhunt for man accused of fatally shooting his wife ends in Juarez Oscar Sandoval, 57, has been charged with first-degree murder, after allegedly shooting and killing his wife, Sheireen Al Jibury on Monday, April 1. He will remain in the Doña Ana County Detention Center until his trail, according to the State of New Mexico's Office of the Third Judicial District Attorney. Sandoval was captured in Cuidad Juarez, Mexico and handed over to the U.S. Marshal Service on Tuesda ..read more