Ranchers in western New Mexico are dealing with a string of vandalism that’s left Catron County property owners on edge. Law ...

Source NM asked the 10 county sheriffs whose jurisdictions did not appear on the list about why they weren’t included, and whether they cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.

In many counties in New Mexico, the sheriff does not oversee jail operations. In Lincoln County, for example, the facility is managed by a private company under contract with the county commission.

In 10 days, two wildfires around the Gila National Forest have burned over 100,000 acres, forced evacuations and spurred Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to sign an executive order declaring an emergency.

Catron County conducts its own depredation investigations using a dedicated investigator employed by the Sheriff’s Office — the only county in New Mexico or Arizona that does so.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday restarted plans to temporarily store nuclear waste at sites in rural Texas and New Mexico, even as the nation is at an impasse over a permanent solution.

Law enforcement across Arizona and New Mexico are investigating widespread vandalism across public and private lands.