Valencia County News

A Valencia County woman has been arrested after her young child was seriously injured in a crash early Sunday.

Ernest Rodriguez, 37, of Deming, was arrested on a district court warrant for failure to comply with conditions of release.

A lawyer for an 11-year-old boy police say shot and killed his father was in a Valencia County Court Wednesday arguing the child shouldn't stand trial for murder.

Ground has been broken on what officials say will be a state-of-the-art substance abuse treatment and training center for New Mexico.

The youngest person ever to be charged with murder in New Mexico is due to be arraigned this afternoon in Valencia County.

Graduation day arrives this Friday, November 20, for five participants in Valencia Magistrate Court Judge Danny H. Hawkesa DWI Drug Court program.

The New Mexico, state police could face some challenges next year. On Monday the state police association sent a letter saying that the 2010 state police academy classes have been canceled due to budget cuts.

The Valencia County Sheriff's Department claims some donated exercise equipment for deputies is being held hostage by a local storage facility.

Valencia County deputies spent Tuesday night digging up a yard in Los Lunas looking for clues in an unsolved murder.

A party in Valencia County by alleged members of the Bandidos motorcycle gang put five law enforcement agencies on alert over the weekend.

A suspected drunk driver plowed into a Valencia County deputy's patrol unit Wednesday night.

The Valencia County District attorney has filed first-degree murder charges against an eleven-year-old boy who is accused of killing his father last August.

New Mexico health officials say a 27-year-old woman from Dona Ana County is among the latest state residents to die from the H1N1 flu.

The state thinks he is the youngest person ever to be charged with murder in New Mexico.

Valencia County deputies deputies will now spend their entire shifts in a high-crime area known for its burglaries.

A Valencia County mother suspected of abusing her infant has been cleared. The investigation started shortly after the boy was taken to UNM hospital Wednesday night.

The H1N1 flu continues to be widespread around the state, with increases of reported cases, hospitalizations, and absences from school and work.

Frustrated by the rampant burglaries in Valencia County, more residents are installing burglar alarms and surveillance systems.

Parts of Torrance County may be eligible to participate in a federal program that would send government contracts to local businesses.

New Mexico health officials have reported three new swine flu-related deaths in the past week.