Wildfire Notification: Crow Creek Fire, Colfax County
Crow Creek Fire, Wednesday, April 29. Courtesy/NMFD
NMFD News:
Update: The Crow Creek Fire was discovered at 1:45 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29 near HWY 445 north of Maxwell in Colfax County. Resources are on scene and are implementing a full suppression strategy. The fire is active and making wind-driven runs north through grass fuels toward HWY 64. Structures are threatened, and resources are providing point protection. Air resources have been ordered to assist suppression efforts. Currently, the fire is estimated at 50-100 acres.
Acres: 50-100 estimated.
Containment: 0% contained. Read More
Statewide Car Seat Clinics For Heatstroke Prevention Day ‘Stop. Look. Lock.’
NMDOT News:
SANTA FE – Free statewide car seat clinics will be held on Friday, May 1 as part of National Heatstroke Prevention Day to raise awareness about preventing child hot-car deaths, check for proper car seat installation, and provide practical tips to help prevent heat-related incidents.
In New Mexico, 12 children have died from pediatric vehicular heatstroke since 1998, including a death in May 2025. Vehicular heatstroke remains the leading cause of non-crash, vehicle-related deaths for children 14 and younger nationwide with 1,043 deaths since 1998.
The New Mexico Department Read More
FBI: Albuquerque Man Charged With Drug Trafficking And Firearms Offenses
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — An Albuquerque man has been charged with federal drug trafficking and firearms offenses after allegedly supplying nearly five pounds of methamphetamine to undercover officers and later being found in possession of fentanyl, firearms, and ammunition.
According to court documents, March 26, 2026, Lucas Maldonado, 44, allegedly supplied almost five pounds of methamphetamine to undercover officers from the Albuquerque Police Department. The transaction took place in a parking lot of a business in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where Maldonado arrived in a pickup truck Read More
Wildfire Alert: Sparks Fire Quay County
NMFD News:
Update: The Sparks Fire was discovered at 3:20 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28 near HWY 156 in Quay County. Resources are on scene and attempting direct engagement using a full suppression strategy. The active fire is running, spotting and wind-driven, moving west to east through grass and piñon-juniper fuels. The area is remote and cell service is not readily available. Structures are threatened, and additional resources are arriving to engage. Currently, the fire is estimated at 1,500 acres.
Acres: 1,500 estimated.
Containment: 0% contained.
Start Date / Time: 3.20 p.m., Read More
FBI: Authorities Complete Largest Racketeering Prosecution In District History Against Syndicato De Nuevo Mexico
Cash, drugs and firearms seized on September 1, 2022. Courtesy/FBI
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico announced today the conclusion of the federal prosecution of the Syndicato de Nuevo Mexico (SNM) prison gang following the conclusion of recent sentencing hearings. Spanning over a decade, the investigation and subsequent litigation resulted in state and federal charges against 178 members and associates.
Originating in the New Mexico state prison system following the 1980 prison riot, SNM functioned as a violent racketeering Read More
