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Tome, NM, home invasion suspect at large
The New Mexico State Police is asking for the public's assistance in locating Francisco Garcia, 35, who is believed to have been involved in a May 23 home invasion and robbery in Tome, N.M., south of Los Lunas.
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Apple maggot attacks Valencia orchards
LOS LUNAS, N.M. - A pest first found in Valencia County apple orchards two years ago emerged early this year bringing with it the threat of economic damage to commercial growers.
Second arrest in shooting of a 10-year-old boy
Belen police and the Department of Public Safety said a second suspect has been arrested, accused of shooting a 10-year-old boy last week in Los Lunas.
NM attorney general joins starving horses probe
The New Mexico Attorney General's office is considering criminal charges against a Los Lunas auction business after four emaciated horses were found struggling for life.
Missing woman found dead near home
MEADOW LAKE, N.M. - The search for a missing woman is over Wednesday after police discovered her body near her home.
Chained-dog cruelty case prompts reward
LOS LUNAS, N.M. - An animal-protection group is offering a reward for information on a cruelty case where an underweight dog was found dragging 25 pounds of chain.
Owner moved when 34 cats took over home
Officers with Valencia County animal control uncover a home crawling with cats, and now they have no where to put the animals.
Man critical in Los Lunas shooting; police search for wife
The Valencia County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in finding a woman possibly connected to a late Monday night shooting in Los Lunas.
Lawsuit prompts prison changes
Changes in prison security are in the making following a lawsuit that accused a guard of raping an inmate and a warden of covering it up by trying to derail an FBI investigation The allegations were made public last Tuesday.
Las Cruces boxer may be small, but she dreams big
Amy Salinas swings her dangling legs because the standard chair is still too big for her.
SBA names First American Bank top rural lender
First American Bank in Artesia has been named the Community/Rural lender of the year for fiscal year 2011 by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Parents come to defense of former guard accused of raping inmates
Orlando Carrejo is Kenneth's father and he told KOB 4 On Your Side his son is not capable of the heinous acts that a lawsuit alleges.
Prison rape lawsuit sparks NM warden investigation
The New Mexico Corrections Department has launched an investigation into a then warden accused of thwarting an FBI inquiry into an alleged rape of an inmate by a guard.
The New Mexico Watercolor Society - Southern Chapter Spring Members' Exhibit is on display at the Branigan Cultural Center in Las Cruces through June 9. The theme of the show is Along El Camino Real.
Suit alleges rape, cover-up at prison
ALBUQUERQUE - The allegations are disturbing on a couple different fronts; a prison guard accused of raping an inmate and the warden accused of blowing an undercover FBI operation in an effort to cover up the sex abuse.
Commissioner Patrick Lyons, of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, went on camera Tuesday night to explain his side of the story after a Los Lunas man said Lyons attacked him at a meeting.
Former captain, current official named
A former inmate of the Los Lunas facility alleges that a captain repeatedly raped him, and that a warden tried to obstruct an FBI investigation into the assaults.
Prison inmate speaks with 4 On Your Side about alleged rape
A lawsuit filed Monday alleges a captain with the New Mexico Department of Corrections repeatedly tied an inmate to office furniture and raped him.
Lawsuit: NM inmate raped by prison captain
A civil rights lawsuit says a former inmate of a New Mexico prison was repeatedly raped by a captain and prison authorities thwarted a federal investigation into the rapes.
Los Lunas man injured in attempted copper theft
Los Lunas Police spokesman Lt. Vince Torres told KOAT-TV on Tuesday that Dennis Vega is extremely lucky to be alive after sustaining a number of injuries in the attempted theft.