259 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Prosecutors have paused its case against the man accused of murdering two women in a park and taking a child from one of them. Authorities claimed Alek Collins shot and killed Samantha Cisneros and Taryn Allen at Ned Houk Park in Clovis last month.
290 Views The Democratic U.S. Senator sat down with KRWG to share how he is working to address housing issues, water concerns, gun violence and other issues facing the country.
246 Views “Everyone is frustrated. Police and prosecutors are frustrated. Victims are frustrated,” said Attorney General Raul Torrez. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The New Mexico Department of Justice appealed a decision made by a judge to keep a suspect accused of shooting someone at a graduation ceremony on house arrest.
278 Views Stop Arming Cartels Act makes it unlawful to make, sell, possess a rifle ‘capable of firing .50-caliber ammunition’ EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Two members of Congress from Texas and one from Florida have filed a bill they say will cut down on drug cartel violence by
270 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – It was just three months ago when state lawmakers approved two new gun control bills, and Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed them into law.
254 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – State leaders are combining local and federal resources in hopes of tackling gun violence in our state. It involves linking law enforcement to a national network.
264 Views US Senator Martin Heinrich of New Mexico was able to question the US attorney General Merrick Garland in a key hearing before the senate appropriations subcommittee on Commerce, justice, Science and Related agencies. Senator Heinrich wanted to know if the US Department of Justice was able to have
300 Views (The Hill) – The Justice Department announced Thursday it has submitted a final rule to the federal register that would close the so-called “gun show loophole,” a significant step in the Biden administration’s efforts to curb gun violence and better regulate gun sales.
289 Views The Albuquerque Police Department arrested five juveniles in two separate incidents involving teenagers found to be in possession of firearms. According to APD, the juveniles were released to their parents at the scene of each incident due to overcrowding and understaffing at the Bernalillo County Youth Detention Center.
293 Views While supplies last, The University of New Mexico Children’s Hospital is giving away free gun locks – devices that prevent firearms from discharging – upon request in response to the recent rise in gun-related injuries to children.
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