List/Grid Author Archives: Associated Press
Idaho Man, 18, Charged With Enticing 12-Year-Old New Mexico Girl
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A Nampa, Idaho man has been charged with enticing a 12-year-old girl into traveling from New Mexico to Idaho to engage in sexual activity with her.... Read more »
L.A. Laker Who Played for UTEP Arrested in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities say Los Angeles Lakers forward Derrick Caracter was arrested in New Orleans, accused of public drunkenness and shoving a cashier at a pancake restaurant. Police... Read more »
UPDATED: Fire Southwest of Carlsbad Has Burned 23,000 Acres
Authorities have evacuated two structures near where a wind-driven fire has burned more than 23,000 acres of southeastern New Mexico. The fire broke out Sunday near a forest road 5... Read more »
Injured Ambulance Driver Has Filed Lawsuit
A 19-year-old woman who was severely injured when a wrong-way drunken driver slammed into the ambulance she was driving on Interstate 25 near Santa Fe in December has filed a... Read more »
UPDATED: Deputies Have Safety Tips for Good Friday Pilgrims
The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Department is offering safety tips to the thousands of people walking to Chimayo on the annual Good Friday pilgrimage — as well as for motorists... Read more »
House of WWII Correspondent Being Assessed
Authorities are assessing the condition of a house that once belonged to famed World War II correspondent Ernie Pyle, who was killed by a sniper in April 1945. Pyle’s small... Read more »
El Paso Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Pot in N.M.
LAS CRUCES (AP) — A 39-year-old Texas man has pleaded guilty to a marijuana trafficking charge during a court hearing in New Mexico. Michael Amador of El Paso has been... Read more »
BLM Seeking Comments on Planned N.M. Potash Mining
CARLSBAD (AP) — New Mexicans are being asked to comment on a proposed potash solution mining project near Carlsbad. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is seeking comments until June... Read more »
Roswell Boy, 14, Charged in Double Homicide
ROSWELL (AP) — Authorities say an arrest warrant has been issued for a 14-year-old boy in a shooting in Roswell that left two people dead. A police statement says the... Read more »
Los Lunas Police Department Collection Point for Prescription Event
The Los Lunas Police Department will be a drop-off point for a program later this month to collect prescription drugs people no longer need. The department will be accepting old... Read more »
Farmington Police Expect More Molestation Charges Against Man
Police say they expect to file additional charges against a Mexican man accused of molesting multiple children in Farmington. Humberto Hernandez already faces four counts of first-degree criminal sexual penetration... Read more »
