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A tragic helicopter crash occurred earlier this month in Guadalupe County, about three miles north of Interstate 40. The helicopter, a hospital aircraft out of Santa Fe, was traveling to Tucumcari to pick up a patient in the early morning on July 17 when it slammed into the geological formation known as Mesa Rica. All... read more

Residents of Bernalillo County may have noticed an increase in the amount and frequency of illegal drag racing that has been occurring in northeast Albuquerque during the summer of 2014, and the Bernalillo County Sherriff’s Office is starting to take action. According to a report by Albuquerque CBS partner KRQE, the Sheriff’s office has began... read more

The New Mexico State Legislature has passed a law that now prohibits drivers from texting or checking emails on phones or tablets, even if they are stopped in traffic or at a stop light. According to an article by the Daily Times, the ban went into effect on July 1 of this year. Some New... read more

A New Mexico State Police officer may feel lucky to be alive after being involved in a violent collision in Hobbes, New Mexico on June 29. The officer was in his vehicle on the side of Highway 62, performing a routine traffic stop just before 6:15 P.M., when a drunk driver smashed into the back... read more

A detention officer at the Rio Arriba County Jail has resigned after he was involved in a crash that killed two New Mexico men last week. The jail employee, a 26-year-old man from El Rito, New Mexico, told witnesses and police that he had consumed between five and 12 beers in the hours leading up... read more