Mesilla Valley News

Las Cruces police arrested a man suspected of violently attacking and sexually assaulting a former girlfriend during a night-long incident. 22-year-old Marcos Alvarado Jr. is being charged with two first-degree felony counts of criminal sexual…

Two students face charges after weapons were taken from them at school in Alamogordo. The two 13-year olds at Chaparral Middle School were arrested yesterday morning after a tip led to a search of their…

The New Mexico State University Board of Regents will hold a closed meeting at 7 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, in Hadley Hall, Room 130, 2850 Weddell St., on NMSU’s Las Cruces campus. The closed meeting…

A teacher is on paid leave after being accused of slapping a student. The incident involves video that allegedly shows a male Socorro district teacher slapping a female student in the rear. Parents were notified…

A high school in Las Cruces is benefiting from a federal grant to stimulate technical education. KVIA reports this week that the Department of Defense grant will fund technical education at Onate High School in…