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1 week ago | 
hot103.fm | Martin Fernandez Jr
The Las Cruces Police Department is hosting a Community Cleanup, MOC on the Block and Cruise El Paseo event Tuesday, June 24, 2025, on El Paseo Road. The tripleheader event begins with a Community Cleanup from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday along El Paseo Road. LCPD and Keep Las Cruces Beautiful are hosting the cleanup along the El Paseo business district.
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1 week ago | 
hot103.fm | Martin Fernandez Jr
Air quality zones expand from unhealthy to hazardousThe New Mexico Departments of Health and Environment issue a continued smoke advisory for communities affected by the Trout Fire. The rapidly expanding Trout Fire in the Gila National Forest is sending smoke across greater distances, affecting air quality in a wider region. The fire, estimated at 38,708 acres, remains 0% contained at this time.
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1 week ago | 
hot103.fm | Martin Fernandez Jr
Las Cruces police are investigating a stabbing that occurred early Saturday morning along the 200 block of east Idaho Avenue. The victim, a 39-year-old man, told police he was sitting in his car shortly after midnight Saturday, June 14, 2025, when someone approached and demanded the keys to his vehicle. The suspect began stabbing the victim after his request was denied. The victim was able to escape and ran to the nearby Walgreens store on El Paseo Road.
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1 week ago | 
hot103.fm | Martin Fernandez Jr
LAS CRUCES, NM – June 17, 2025 – Adam’s Radio Group is proud to announce that its flagship country station, KGRT 103.9, has been named the 2025 Large Market Station of the Year by the New Mexico Broadcasters Association (NMBA). This prestigious award recognizes the station’s outstanding achievements in broadcasting, community service, and overall excellence in the large market category.
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1 week ago | 
hot103.fm | Martin Fernandez Jr
ATF – the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives – is now offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the June 2 fatal shooting of a 14-year-old boy in Las Cruces. The ATF reward is separate, and in addition, to the $2,000 reward that’s offered by Crime Stoppers of Las Cruces-Dona Ana County.
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1 week ago | 
hot103.fm | Martin Fernandez Jr
The Las Cruces Police Department will discuss the recruitment and hiring campaign for its next academy. LCPD will begin accepting applications for the new academy on July 7. The next academy is set to begin in January 2026. The Bridging the Badge livestream begins at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, 2025, and can be viewed on the Las Cruces Police Department’s Facebook page and on the City of Las Cruces’ YouTube channel.
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1 week ago | 
hot103.fm | Martin Fernandez Jr
Las Cruces police are asking for the public’s help as they investigate the suspicious death of a 63-year-old man found Thursday afternoon near a bus stop on east Lohman Avenue. About 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 12, 2025, Las Cruces police and fire responded to several 911 calls regarding a man lying face down near a bus stop on east Lohman Avenue, between Nacho Drive and Foothills Road, near the ramp to the Las Cruces Dam recreation area.
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1 week ago | 
hot103.fm | Martin Fernandez Jr
Las Cruces police are continuing to investigate a vehicle vs. pedestrian crash that killed a 48-year-old man late Friday evening. About 10:50 p.m. Friday, June 13, 2025, Las Cruces police and fire were dispatched to the report of a vehicle vs. pedestrian crash at the intersection of Boutz Road and El Paseo Road. First responders arrived to find Juan A. Haro, 48, suffering from multiple injuries. Life-saving measures were attempted, but Haro was pronounced dead at the scene.
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2 weeks ago | 
hot103.fm | Martin Fernandez Jr
Las Cruces police are investigating the death of a man whose body was discovered Thursday morning near the tennis courts at Lions Park, 701 W. Picacho Ave. Police were dispatched to the park about 5 a.m. Thursday, June 12, 2025, after a passerby discovered the body of a man near the tennis courts. Due to the unknown circumstances surrounding the incident, LCPD detectives were called to investigate.
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2 weeks ago | 
hot103.fm | Martin Fernandez Jr
Las Cruces firefighters had a busy 13-hour period on Wednesday as they battled three separate structure fires, one of which injured a man. About 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 11, 2025, firefighters responded to the report of a commercial structure fire at the Discount Tire store at 420 S. Telshor Blvd. Upon arrival, firefighters encountered heavy smoke inside the building. Crews quickly located the source of the fire in a second-floor storage area. The fire was contained to that area and extinguished.
