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.

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

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

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.

DHS also left Catron County off the list, and Sheriff Keith Hughes told Source NM that “we are not a sanctuary county for criminals.” “As Sheriff it is my duty to uphold the constitution of the United ...

Reserve, New Mexico — May 21, 2025 — Catron County is facing a growing crisis as Mexican wolf encounters with both people and livestock continue to escalate, raising serious public safety concerns.

Since before New Mexico was a state, Catron County has been fighting against federal authority, resisting commonsense efforts to rein in logging- and grazing-based destruction, and insisting ...

Catron County commissioners recently declared an “emergency” over the presence of endangered Mexican wolves, claiming threats to humans and livestock. These claims should be viewed with a ...

The recent meeting of the Catron County Commission to pass a resolution declaring a disaster due to Mexican wolves was equal parts political theater and a kangaroo court. The recovery ...