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A single-engine aircraft crashed in a field near McNabb and New Mexico Highway 41 on Tuesday afternoon, killing one person and injuring another, according to the Moriarty Fire Department. (Moriarty Fire Department)

One dead after single-engine plane crashes in Torrance County

by nm.news September 16, 2025September 25, 2025

The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office has been named a finalist for a national award recognizing how deputies used drone technology to safely disarm two young children who were armed with a loaded handgun.

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Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office nominated for national drone award after disarming children

by City Desk ABQ September 16, 2025September 17, 2025

Jill Gatwood, an Albuquerque resident represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico, alleges in the lawsuit that she was unlawfully arrested Feb. 22 while holding a handmade sign advocating for restrictions on assault-style weapons on a public sidewalk outside the Moriarty Civic Center. (Still from Moriarty Police Officer’s body camera)

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New Mexico woman’s gun show protest triggers constitutional case after arrest

by nm.news September 15, 2025September 25, 2025

The First Judicial District Court has announced a new program designed to divert people with severe mental illness away from the criminal justice system and into treatment services.

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Santa Fe court launches mental health diversion program for arrestees

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news September 15, 2025September 15, 2025

Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced a former Sandoval County Sheriff's Office detective was sentenced Friday to six years in prison after pleading no contest to charges related to child sexual exploitation material. (NMDOJ)

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Former Sandoval County detective sentenced to 6 years for child exploitation crimes

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news September 9, 2025September 9, 2025

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Albuquerque man pleads guilty to federal charge for online threats against Trump

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news September 5, 2025September 5, 2025

Cibola County Correctional Center in Milan, N.M.

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FBI investigates staff for drug trafficking at New Mexico private prison after wrongful-death lawsuits

by Josh Lee, nm.news August 25, 2025August 27, 2025

An Albuquerque Police Department (APD) cruiser with a license plate reader attached to the roof. Photographed in downtown Albuquerque. Photo by Roberto E. Rosales/The City Desk.

Judge blocks Trump from cutting funding to more ‘sanctuary cities,’ including Albuquerque, for now

by Pat Davis August 25, 2025August 25, 2025

At West Mesa High School, a teacher used the district's new Centegix alert badge system to summon police after being told a student was seen with a gun in a bathroom. The badge allows staff to activate emergency protocols and alert police by clicking a button multiple times.

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Superintendent after five APS students were arrested with guns Wednesday: ‘Something is broken in our society’

by City Desk ABQ August 22, 2025August 22, 2025

All but one of Rio Rancho Public Schools' middle and high schools have Evolv weapons detection systems, like this one at Independence High School, this year. (RRPS)

RRPS keeping guns away through manpower and technology

by Rodd Cayton, nm.news August 22, 2025August 22, 2025