Las Cruces police warn of copper wire thefts from light poles, construction sites
Las Cruces police are asking residents to report suspicious activity near light poles and construction sites after roughly 100 copper wire thefts since November.
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New Mexico delegation presses DEA over reports agents let fentanyl shipments continue
New Mexico's congressional delegation is demanding answers from the DEA after reports that agents allowed millions of fentanyl pills to continue circulating during criminal investigations.
DACC receives $15,000 grant for manufacturing scholarships
Doña Ana Community College received a $15,000 Gene Haas Foundation grant to provide scholarships for students pursuing manufacturing and CNC training.
New Mexico to receive more than $388,000 in Cash App fraud settlement
New Mexico will receive more than $388,000 from a multistate settlement alleging Cash App misled users about fraud protections and failed to adequately help victims.
Heinrich presses DOJ over missed HALT Fentanyl Act deadline
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich and two colleagues are pressing the Justice Department to explain why it missed a January deadline to implement research provisions of the HALT Fentanyl Act.
New Mexico secretary of state condemns removal of federal election commissioners
Maggie Toulouse Oliver says eliminating the bipartisan Election Assistance Commission’s remaining leadership threatens public confidence months before the November midterms.
New Mexico Supreme Court upholds murder conviction in killing of Alamogordo police officer
The New Mexico Supreme Court upheld Dominic De La O’s first-degree murder conviction and life sentence for fatally shooting Alamogordo police Officer Anthony Ferguson in 2023.
New Mexico AG says DOJ is hindering Epstein investigation by withholding unredacted records
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez is demanding unredacted Epstein records from the U.S. Justice Department, arguing the federal government is obstructing the state's criminal investigation into alleged crimes at Zorro Ranch.
New Mexico health officials warn of heat illness as temperatures top 100
New Mexico health officials are urging residents to take precautions as temperatures exceed 100 degrees and heat-related emergency visits continue rising statewide.
