The number of drug overdose deaths in New Mexico decreased in 2023, dropping nearly 8% from a peak in 2021, the state Department of Health announced Tuesday. While the overall decline in the overdose ...

Monday started like any other day at work for Patrick Varela. But an hour before the close of business, Varela, who had stepped into the role of chief deputy treasurer for County four years ago after ...

Fentanyl was involved in 65% of the overdose deaths in the state in 2023, and methamphetamine was involved in 51% of deaths.

Two projects designed to reduce wildfire and flood risk in New Mexico are getting an infusion of federal dollars.

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27—Against the backdrop of the ornate mural that covers the rear wall of Santa Fe County's commission chambers ... A former therapist, she is a University of New Mexico professor and behavioral health ...

Investigators in Santa Fe County are trying to determine how a man ended up in the middle of the road. The sheriff’s office ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Investigators in Santa Fe County identified two women as persons of interest in a death investigation. The sheriff’s office says a good samaritan called 911 after ...

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NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Investigators in Santa Fe County identified two women as persons of interest in a death investigation. The sheriff’s office says a good samaritan called 911 after discovering a man ...

SANTA FE, N.M. – Santa Fe County deputies need help after a man was apparently killed while out on a walk. They’re trying to figure out how he was injured. Deputies say Carlos Maestas left his ...

A New Mexico Organized Crime Commission that was revived last year after being dormant for decades is asking lawmakers for a ...