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- Category: Weather
* Dust Storm Warning for...
South central Grant County in southwestern New Mexico...
Northwestern Luna County in southwestern New Mexico...
Northwestern Hidalgo County in southwestern New Mexico...
* Until 615 PM MDT.
* At 532 PM MDT, a wall of dust was along a line extending from 7
miles north of Separ to 11 miles north of Road Forks, moving south
at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility.
SOURCE...Doppler radar.
IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.
* I-10 near Lordsburg, NM.
- Category: Weather
ROAD ADVISORY
FLOODING –Mule Creek Area
Difficult Driving Conditions, NM 78 eastbound and westbound mile marker 9. Standing water on roadway. Use extreme caution.
When the roadway is flooded do not cross and seek an alternate route. Turn around, don't drown.
- Category: Front Page News
Public Assistance Request
See photo below
On August 14, 2026, at approximately 9:06 p.m., a Deputy attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle near 12th Street and West Street in Silver City, New Mexico. The driver, positively identified as Jesus Pedregon, failed to yield and fled from the deputy. The Deputy had prior knowledge and information of the vehicle Pedregon was driving. The Deputy saw the vehicle, so he attempted to stop Pedregon to serve the warrants on him. Pedregon has multiple outstanding warrants for serious offenses, including Robbery, Armed Robbery, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Kidnapping, Aggravated Assault, Unlawful Taking of a Motor Vehicle, Felony Shoplifting, and Aggravated Fleeing from a Law Enforcement Officer. After pursuing, the driver was able to evade law enforcement. See attached picture of Jesus Pedregon.
- Category: Front Page News
August 18, 2026 - 6th Judicial District, NM — Sixth Judicial District Attorney Norman R. Wheeler announced an ongoing crackdown on repeat offenders, confirming that eight high-profile local cases have been accepted for federal prosecution by the New Mexico U.S. Attorney's Office.
The referral to federal jurisdiction follows repeated criminal actions by the individuals, allowing for more severe sentencing guidelines and a zero-tolerance approach to habitual crime within the Sixth Judicial district.
The New Mexico U.S. Attorney's Office has accepted the following cases for federal review and prosecution:
Edgar Ozuna – Murder in the First Degree (Willful & Deliberate).
Dominic Carbajal – Armed Robbery, Kidnapping (1st Degree), Possession of a Firearm or Destructive Device by a Felon.
Rudy Sepulveda – Shooting at or from a Motor Vehicle (No Great Bodily Harm).
Max Flores – Fraud-(over $2,500-less than $20,000), Possession of a Firearm or Destructive Device by a Felon.
- Category: Front Page News
By Mary Alice Murphy
On the first day of the fall semester classes at Western New Mexico University, the 16th President Dr. José Coll told the Beat that he had just come from the cafeteria, where he had talked to students, building relationships with them.
To the first question about what drew Coll to apply for the presidency centered on an interesting connection he already had with the university.
Coll comes from serving as Provost at Western Oregon University, and he said he had written a letter of recommendation for a colleague of his who was considering taking a position at WNMU a couple of years ago. "He would have been a remarkable asset to the institution, but he made the decision not to accept the position because of the challenge that so much of our industry in Grand County is facing, which is housing. They looked around and said: 'There's no housing.'"
- Category: Weather
ROAD ADVISORY
CRASH- Silver City Area
Crash, US 180 eastbound lane at mile marker 114, the driving right lane is closed due to debris on roadway.
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