The state of emergency was declared in Rio Arriba County, in response to a surge in drug trafficking, violent crime and public safety threats that have overwhelmed local resources.

Local authorities and tribal officials in the county had called for state reinforcements to combat the escalating crime ...

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has declared a state of emergency Wednesday for the Rio Arriba County, City of Española and the ...

The vast county stretches from the city of Española to the Colorado state line, including two Native American pueblo ...

New Mexico declared a state of emergency over rising violent crime. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham requested federal help for ...

New Mexico’s Democrat governor on Wednesday declared a state of emergency over rampant violence and drug trafficking in a large swath of her state.

There is no “immediate” assignment to deploy the National Guard, the governor's office said, but that standard language in ...

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM) on Wednesday declared a state of emergency in a New Mexico county riddled with violent crime and drug trafficking, two days after President Donald Trump activated ...

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has declared a state of emergency​ in the city of Española and nearby areas in ...

The declaration enables the release of up to $750,000 in emergency funding to bolster local law enforcement and stabilize communities.

Homeland Security officials are sitting down with City of Espanola, Rio Arriba County and surrounding Pueblos to see what ...

RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield was laid to rest Wednesday in Chimayo. Merrifield, 50, was buried at the Nuestra Señora de Dolores Cemetery. The lat… ...