FBI: Gallup Man Charged In Vehicular Assault
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — A Gallup man was charged in federal court after allegedly striking and running over a victim with a car and causing her serious injuries.
According to court documents, on Monday, April 27, 2026, Darius Kyran Eskeets, 24, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, allegedly struck the victim with a motor vehicle on a dirt road near a residence in Vanderwagen, New Mexico. During the incident, Eskeets allegedly drove toward the victim and others, causing them to move out of the roadway, before making a U-turn and veering off the road and up an embankment to strike the victim and Read More
DEA El Paso And Partners Remove 4,796 Pounds Of Unused Medications From Communities In West Texas, New Mexico
DEA News:
EL PASO, TX — DEA and its local law enforcement partners collected 4,796 pounds of unused medications during the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 25, 2026.
“I had the pleasure of visiting multiple locations in El Paso and saw the overwhelming response from our community,” said Omar Arellano, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s El Paso Division. “On behalf of the men and women of the DEA, I thank everyone who came on that Saturday.”
Since 2010, DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day has provided an easy and accessible way to dispose of medications that could Read More
New Video By New Mexico Courts Explains Jury Duty
The Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court celebrates Juror Appreciation Week. From left to right: Jury Division staff Emily Dominguez, Abbey Whitaker and Manager Alyssia Trujillo. Courtesy/Metro Court
COURT News:
SANTA FE – A new video provides a clear, modern guide to serving as a juror in a New Mexico court.
The orientation video explains what to expect during jury service, including what happens if a person must report to a courthouse for possible selection as a juror in a criminal or civil trial. Click here to view the juror orientation video on the New Mexico Courts YouTube channel.
“New Read More
UPDATE: Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office Closing NM 502 Due To Crash
UPDATE: N.M. 502 has reopened to traffic in both directions.
LAPD News:
The Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) is sharing the following information related to the N.M. 502 closure:
The Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office has notified Los Alamos Police that they will be closing N.M. 502 in both directions at mile marker 13 due to a head-on collision with injuries.
The crash is located about 3 miles east of N.M. 30 and 2 miles west of Pojoaque High School.
It is unknown how long the closure will remain in effect. Commuters are encouraged to seek an alternate route and to expect delays. Read More
Robinson: To Survive, News Outlets Learn New Ways Of Reaching Readers
By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2026 New Mexico News Services
This week, after a conference of New Mexico Press Women, I’d like to turn the high beams on my own world – newspapers, reporting and journalism. Despite bad news and worrisome trends, I came away hopeful because the public still wants local news. That’s a reliable constant we newshounds can hold to our hearts.
But we’re in troubled waters.
The nation’s founding fathers considered basic freedoms of the press so important to the new democracy that they cemented them in place with the First Amendment.
“It was about accountability in a Read More
