New Mexico governor asks Biden to declare disaster for wildfire

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is asking President Joe Biden to declare a disaster as firefighters scramble to clear brush, build fire lines and spray water to keep the largest blaze burning in the U.S. from destroying more homes.

Speeding driver slams into school bus, sending students flying

In the video, the speeding car can be heard approaching and some of the kids start screaming just moments before the driver slammed into the bus — causing the students to fly out of their seats as the bus toppled over.

Video shows Alec Baldwin rehearsing with gun before fatal 'Rust' shooting

The “Rust” rehearsal footage shows Alec Baldwin in costume sitting inside a small church as he practices a quick-draw maneuver with a gun.

Alec Baldwin movie set shooting investigation videos released

Law enforcement officials have released a trove of video and photographic evidence in the investigation of a fatal shooting by actor and producer Alec Baldwin on the set of a Western movie.

'Little Miss Nobody': After 62 years, girl identified in 1960 Arizona cold case

The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office announced during a press conference on March 15 that the remains of "Little Miss Nobody" have been identified as Sharon Gallegos.

Man arrested after 11 stabbed throughout Albuquerque

The stabbings were reported at multiple locations throughout Albuquerque on Sunday and all involved a man on a bike armed with a large knife, police said.

Plan to gun down feral cattle near New Mexico-Arizona border spurs concern among ranchers

A plan by U.S. Forest Service officials to put a dent in the population of feral cattle on national forest land near the New Mexico-Arizona border is drawing fire from ranchers who say gunning down the animals from helicopters is a violation of federal law and won’t help to solve the problem.

Air Force launches study of changes to flight training areas in Arizona

Three alternatives to be studied would change flight restrictions in areas northwest of Phoenix, west and southwest of Tucson and in parts of southeastern and east-central Arizona extending in western New Mexico.

Murder of Sasha Krause: Judge sentences airman to life in prison for kidnapping and killing Mennonite woman

A judge has sentenced 22-year-old Mark Gooch to life in prison for the death of Sasha Krause, a 27-year-old who was kidnapped by Gooch from New Mexico, fatally shot, and left in the freezing cold outside Flagstaff in 2020.

Escaped inmate wanted for shooting New Mexico officer caught in Phoenix

Phoenix police got a tip and arrested Elias Buck, 22, of Durango, Colorado early Friday morning at a convenience store near 27th Avenue and Dunlap.

New Mexico woman defends teen daughter accused of throwing baby in dumpster

The mother of the 18-year-old accused of abandoning her newborn baby in a New Mexico dumpster is defending her daughter's actions, saying, "Everybody makes mistakes... People can preach all they want, they can judge all they want, but we only care about the judgment of one." The baby boy remains hospitalized.

Security camera captures teen mom throwing newborn baby in dumpster in New Mexico

Surveillance video taken outside a New Mexico store shows the moments a teen mom tossed her unwanted newborn baby into a dumpster – and the rescuers who pulled him to safety five hours later.

21 people rescued from stuck tram cars in New Mexico

Lt. Robert Arguellas, a Bernalillo County Fire Department spokesperson, said early Saturday afternoon that crews first rescued 20 people stranded in one car and several hours later rescued a 21st person stranded by themselves in a second car.

Sentencing set for Arizona airman convicted in teacher’s killing

Jurors found Mark Gooch guilty of kidnapping and first-degree murder in Sasha Krause’s killing. The two didn’t know each other and lived hundreds of miles apart but shared an upbringing in the Mennonite religion. Krause committed to the church, while Gooch did not.