State Crime Lab backlog delaying justice, experts say
325 Views The state recently opened a $29 million crime lab facility in Santa Fe but is seeing delays for families and victims seeking justice SANTA FE, N.M. — The New Mexico Department of Public Safety recently opened a new state-of-the-art crime lab in Santa Fe, but the move to the $29 million facility is […]
Forest Service enhances prescribed burn tactics
366 Views Strategic changes implemented two years after worst state wildfire Two years have passed since the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon wildfire, which became the worst in New Mexico history. It was started by a prescribed burn. Now, the Forest Service is reassessing and enhancing its strategies for managing such controlled fires.
Police and FBI find abducted 10-month-old from Clovis alive, suspect in custody
406 Views Eleia Maria Torres was abducted Friday in Clovis CLOVIS, N.M. — Friday afternoon, police say they found 23-year-old Samantha Cisneros and 23-year-old Taryn Allen shot and killed near a minivan at Ned Houk Park. Officers also found a young female child on the ground with a head injury.
Demonstration closes Gibson Gate at Kirtland Air Force Base
520 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Kirtland Air Force Base has closed the gate on Gibson Boulevard due to a demonstration. In a social media post, Kirtland Air Force Base officials said the demonstration at Louisiana Boulevard and Gibson Boulevard is blocking traffic into at the Gibson gate.
Military jet crashes near Holloman Air Force Base
354 Views HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — A military jet crashed near Holloman Air Force Base outside of Alamogordo on Tuesday. According to Holloman Air Force Base officials, an F-16 fighter jet went down near White Sands National Park.
UNM officials speak out after campus protest escalates
322 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Officials at the University of New Mexico say they’re frustrated after a campus protest led to unrest. On Monday night, protestors occupied the school’s Student Union Building after a rally. They were arguing against the Israel-Hamas war.
New Mexico withheld from betting on Kentucky Derby
417 Views The betting signal used to place bets on horse racing events in Kentucky, including the 150th Kentucky Derby, are being withheld from New Mexico.
16 detained in protest at the University of New Mexico
359 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Protestors took over the University of New Mexico Student Union Building on Monday night. Those in the building were protesting the Israel-Hamas war.
Interstate near Arizona-New Mexico line reopens after train derailment as lingering fuel burns off
469 Views LUPTON, Ariz. — Interstate 40 was reopened in both directions Sunday as fire crews continued watch over a controlled burn of remaining fuel from a freight train derailment near the Arizona-New Mexico state line, a local fire chief said.
Alec Baldwin’s attorneys still trying to get ‘Rust’ charges dropped
334 Views SANTA FE, N.M. — Attorneys for Alec Baldwin, are still trying to get his involuntary manslaughter charges dismissed. His charges connected to the 2021 shooting death of Halyna Hutchins at the set of “Rust.”
