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Three Las Cruces men pleaded guilty to federal firearms charges stemming from a September 2025 shooting investigation near Young Park and Hermosa Heights Elementary.
A multi-agency gang investigation in Las Cruces led to federal and state charges, the seizure of 19 firearms and large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl.
A Deming man was sentenced to 101 months in federal prison after admitting he carried a machine gun during cocaine trafficking and fled a Border Patrol checkpoint at about 140 mph.
New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver said federal rulings blocking parts of Trump election executive orders affirm states’ authority over elections.
A federal court blocked provisions of a Trump executive order that New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez said would have interfered with state election systems.
A federal court permanently blocked key provisions of a Trump election executive order challenged by New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez and other attorneys general.
A Las Cruces man was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after prosecutors said he stole merchandise from Lowe’s and threatened an employee with a firearm.
The Justice Department says New Mexico violated federal law by blocking a military spouse from taking a Las Cruces legal job after a Holloman transfer.
A New Mexico attorney is facing a federal child sexual abuse material charge after investigators said images were found on a laptop seized after his March arrest.
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