Bent News

Northeast New Mexico cult leader Wayne Bent was released from jail on Friday and was ordered by a judge to eat well so he can be healthy enough to stand trial in Taos on Dec.

More news from across the state: A northern New Mexico cult leader's trial has been moved.

During its regular meeting Oct. 15, the Otero County Commission approved a motion to renew its contract with Greentree Solid Waste Authority for garbage services for the next year.

Dennis Kintigh speaks to Otero County's Eagle Forum Tuesday. Kintigh is a former Federal Bureau of Investigation agent who is running for office in Otero County District 57.

Deputies responded to 60 Angel, Tularosa, in reference to a larceny. Deputies responded to the area of mile marker 73 on U.S. Highway 54/70 North in La Luz, in reference to an intoxicated driver.

The San Juan County Sheriff's Department has released the identity of a man killed in an explosion at a well site in San Juan County.

Archaeologist Joe Ben Sanders plans a workshop Sept. 19-20 focusing on Three Rivers Petroglyphs to benefit the Tularosa Public Library.

The Coming of Age ceremony for Tanis Torres, left in photo, and Brandi "Nik-ki" Salazar runs through Saturday at the Whitetail settlement on the Mescalero Apache Reservation.

The Coming of Age ceremony for Tanis Torres, left in photo, and Brandi "Nik-ki" Salazar runs through Saturday at the Whitetail settlement on the Mescalero Apache Reservation.

A district court judge formally charged him with four indictments handed down by a Union County grand jury in Clayton, N.M. Both district court judges in Clayton were excused from the case.

Visitation for James Richards Hiles, Jr., of Tularosa, will be Wednesday, July 16, at LaGrone Funeral Chapel in Ruidoso from 2 - 4 p.m. The prayer vigil will be Wednesday at 6 p.m. in St.

Deputies responded to 263 Robert H. Bradley Drive, Alamogordo, in reference to the service of an arrest warrant.

Ray Metcalf places some peaches onto a scale at the Otero County Farmers' Market Saturday morning at the Otero County Fairgrounds.

The National Weather Service said New Mexico will have mostly hot, dry weather through Sunday.

The leader of an apocalyptic sect who fasted to force the state to release a teenager taken from the group's compound near Clayton says the state has released the girl to her parents.

More news from across the state: STATE WEATHER New Mexico is bracing for strong winds and low humidities that will lead to critical fire conditions Wednesday.

A grand jury has indicted the leader of an apocalyptic sect in northeastern New Mexico for sex crimes against two young female followers.

A judge has rejected a request by a self-described Messiah accused of sex crimes against minors to be released on his own recognizance. via KOB-TV

“What the state did today was to kidnap a young person who knew exactly what was right for her life”

The leader of a self-admitted cult is accused of inappropriately touching three girls, one when she was just 12 years old. via KRQE

The National Weather Service said higher temperatures and gusty west wind will cause critical fire weather Thursday for much of northern and central New Mexico. via KOAT.com