GRANT COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Cody McDonald has been convicted of second-degree murder and tampering with evidence in a 2020 murder. McDonald was accused of shooting and killing 22-year-old Daniel Murillo. Prosecutors say an argument had broken out between McDonald and the mother of his child and that escalated into the shooting of Murillo who was []
The former president heard firsthand from prospective jurors who could deliver a criminal verdict against him
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) –The state is launching its new option to make voting from home more convenient. Voters registered with a major party can now request to be added to a permanent absentee list. The New Mexico Secretary of State's Office says they've seen more people take advantage of absentee ballots since the pandemic. With the []
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – David K. Thomson is New Mexico's 43rd chief justice since statehood. Justice Thomson was sworn in on Wednesday, April 17. Thomson was chosen by his colleagues and will serve a two-year term, according to the Administrative Office of the Courts. As chief justice, he will act as the administrative head of budgetary []
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has announced revised rules for oil and gas leasing on federal land. And some advocates in New Mexico say the rules help New Mexico. The BLM leases land across the southwest to oil and gas companies. The rules and framework governing those leases haven't been updated in []
Donald Trump on Saturday asked Judge Cannon to delay certain deadlines in his classified documents case, citing the criminal hush money trial he is facing.Trump has received numerous delays in the classified documents case, in which the former president stands accused of stashing away documents from the White House at his Mar-a-Lago golf club. In this instance, he's using his upcoming criminal case in New York to seek a delay on disclosure deadlines to reveal information to Special Counsel Jack...
Republicans in the legislative minority have criticized the governor's plans as impractical, citing the range that many
In court documents made public on Wednesday, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg indicated that, if former President Trump chooses to take the stand in his ongoing "hush money" trial, Bragg would cross-examine him on
New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman claimed that Donald Trump appeared to "doze off" during his hush money criminal trial.
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NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The feds have made it clear, that marijuana may be legal in New Mexico but it won't stop federal seizures, fines, or arrests at checkpoints in the state. It has state officials trying to figure out what to do next. According to the New Mexico Cannabis Chamber of Commerce, they've seen federal []
Former President Donald Trump is campaigning in blue New Jersey amid his criminal trial in New York, making a play for these blue areas, exactly as he said he would do.