17-year-old pleads guilty to second-degree murder in Las Cruces house party shooting
Kenneth Perez, 17, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and three aggravated battery charges in a 2025 Las Cruces house party shooting that killed Lance Chavez.
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13-year-old sentenced to two years in CYFD custody in Chris Carnero shooting death
A 13-year-old was sentenced to two years in CYFD custody after pleading no contest in the shooting death of 13-year-old Chris Carnero in Las Cruces.
Drake Armendariz sentenced to 14 years in prison for 2023 I-25 killing
Drake Armendariz will serve an effective 14-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to first-degree murder in the 2023 killing of Benjamin Archuleta.
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.
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.
Toulouse Oliver says Trump election-order rulings affirm state authority
New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver said federal rulings blocking parts of Trump election executive orders affirm states’ authority over elections.
Torrez opens investigation into DEA fentanyl operations in New Mexico
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has opened an investigation into allegations that DEA allowed fentanyl pills to be distributed in New Mexico communities.
U.S. House members call for congressional investigation of federal drug agents’ actions in NM
New Mexico’s U.S. House members are asking the DEA for answers after reports that federal agents allowed fentanyl shipments into the state.
3 Republicans appeal universal childcare lawsuit to New Mexico Supreme Court
Three Republicans have appealed to the New Mexico Supreme Court after a judge dismissed their lawsuit challenging the state’s universal child care program.
