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June 1, 2023

New Mexico implements ban on oil and gas leases near schools amid pollution concerns

A major oil-producing state in the U.S. has implemented a temporary ban on new drilling activities within one mile of schools on state trust land amid pollution concerns.

June 1, 2023

Mexican national sentenced to life in prison for 2019 murder of mother of New Mexico police officers

A Mexican national, Luis Talamantes-Romero, has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Jacqueline Vigil, the mother of two New Mexico State Police officers.

June 1, 2023

Former New Mexico GOP candidate indicted in shooting spree at Democrat officials' homes

Solomon Peña, a former GOP candidate for New Mexico House, faces charges in drive-by shootings at the homes of four Democratic officials, the Justice Department says.

May 31, 2023

Prosecutors seek pretrial detention without bail in fatal shootout at New Mexico biker rally

Prosecutors are seeking pretrial detention without bail for those responsible for the fatal shootout at a New Mexico biker rally. The deadly shootout left three people dead.

May 31, 2023

New Mexico Gov. Grisham announces W. Troy Weisler will serve as next State Police chief beginning on June 24

W. Troy Weisler has been named as the next police chief of New Mexico, according to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. Weisler is a 21-year State police veteran.

May 31, 2023

Guilty-ridden man confesses to 2008 killing of former landlord in New Mexico

Tony Peralta turned himself in to the police to confess to the murder of his former landlord in 2008. He claimed he was tired of being overwhelmed with guilt.

May 30, 2023

Tennessee woman found in California after violent cross-country road trip caught on cam

Torrance County, New Mexico deputies arrived to find a bloodied Steven Tyler Stratton sitting barefoot on the pavement after a witness allegedly saw him punch Nikki Alcaraz.

May 30, 2023

Tennessee woman seen in bloody bodycam video showing New Mexico police stop

Nikki Alcaraz and boyfriend Steven Tyler Stratton were the subjects of a 911 call in Torrance County, New Mexico, days before she went missing earlier this month.

May 30, 2023

Tennessee woman missing from road trip to California with boyfriend after alleged fight in New Mexico

Tennessee police are asking for help finding Nikki Alcaraz, who went missing during a cross-country road trip with her boyfriend Steven Tyler Stratton.

May 29, 2023

New Mexico man charged with murder after biker gang shootout leaves 3 dead

New Mexico police said Sunday that three men who were killed during a shootout at a motorcycle rally were identified as members of outlaw biker gangs.