May 16, 2024 NRA and conservative legal group sue Democrat governor over 7-day waiting period to buy guns The Mountain States Legal Foundation and the National Rifle Association have filed a lawsuit challenging New Mexico's seven-day waiting period to purchase a firearm.
May 14, 2024 New Mexico judge puts hold on rule to extend school year amid intense opposition Opponents of a New Mexico rule requiring school districts to extend the school year to 180 days cite concerns that it would result in budget shortfalls.
May 14, 2024 New Mexico's first step toward reuse of fracking water met with public concern NM's water pollution control commission opened a weeklong series of hearings on legislation surrounding the treatment, reuse and disposal of oil-industry fracking water.
May 14, 2024 Body found in Grand Canyon National Park of man traveling down Colorado River with dog A missing New Mexico man who is believed to have been traveling the Colorado River with his dog on a homemade raft has been found dead at the Grand Canyon.
May 10, 2024 New Mexico man shoots stepmom as she tried to give him hug during graduation ceremony: police A woman shot in the neck during a high school graduation for her son is expected to survive, authorities said.
May 8, 2024 Undercover operation nets arrests as New Mexico's top prosecutor blames Meta for online predators New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has announced charges against 3 men accused of targeting and soliciting sex with underage children through the use of Meta's social media platforms.
May 8, 2024 New Mexico border area becoming 'free zone' for cartels, says state senator New Mexico State Sen. Steven McCutcheon (R), National Border Patrol Council VP Art Del Cueto, Chicago resident Cata Truss, and former acting ICE Director Ron Vitiello discuss record-breaking illegal immigration under President Biden.
May 7, 2024 NM high court upholds man's convictions in 2018 triple homicide The New Mexico Supreme Court on Monday upheld the murder convictions of John Powell in the fatal 2018 shootings of three people near Dixon.
May 6, 2024 Abducted 10-month-old New Mexico girl found alive after mother fatally shot, suspect in custody Eleia Maria Torres, a 10-month-old baby who was abducted on Friday, has been found safe, authorities in New Mexico announced on Monday morning.
May 6, 2024 Justice Department program helps solve murders, disappearances in Native communities The Justice Department's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons outreach program seeks to improve communication surrounding disappearances among Indigenous communities.
