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New Mexico: Worst State for Distracted Drivers

20 August 2024, Las Cruces, New Mexico, Steven Zimmerman – New Mexico is the most dangerous state in the country…

DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will recognize National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day on Wednesday, August 21 with extended DEA…

Netanyahu-Blinken Meet ‘Positive,’ Jerusalem Says

“The prime minister reiterated Israel’s commitment to the current American proposal on the release of our hostages,” the PMO stated….

DHS Implements Keeping Families Together

The Department of Homeland Security today announced a Federal Register notice to implement Keeping Families Together, a process for certain noncitizen spouses…

Following second serious crash: One Dead, Three Hospitalized

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (Southwest News Today) — Dona Ana County Sheriffs Deputies responded to a crash fatal Saturday afternoon, on Highway…

Statistics Show Lowest Southwest Border Encounters in Nearly Four Years

WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released operational statistics today for July 2024, which show a significant decline in…

Las Cruces Crime Report January-June

13 August 2024, Las Cruces, NM, Steven Zimmerman – “Crime in this city is just going up, up, and up,”…

$48 Million in Drugs Seized in Pharr, Texas

PHARR, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at the Pharr International Bridge, intercepted 3,429.40 pounds…

U.S. Attorney, FBI Announce Additional Charges for Labar Tsethlikai

ALBUQUERQUE – Federal prosecutors have filed additional charges against Labar Tsethlikai for a series of violent crimes targeting Native American men across New…

Old West Double Standard

4 August 2024, El Paso, Texas, Steven Zimmerman – How much would you sell your integrity for? What is the…