A teenager was killed early Tuesday morning in a crash involving a pickup truck and a commercial tanker on Orla Road, ...

The Luna County Detention Center, located in the southwest New Mexico city of Deming, houses about 400 incarcerated people ...

LEA COUNTY, N.M. — The Lea County Sheriff's Office responded to a fatal crash early Tuesday morning on Orla Road. Deputies ...

LEA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – The deputy who lost her job after her nude video, police say, was leaked by her own coworkers is speaking out. Four southeast New Mexico officers are accused of circu… ...

LEA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Officials in the Lea County Sheriff’s Office shaved their heads to support Chief Fernando Jimenez’s daughter Ciara. She was recently diagnosed with lymphoma. Ciara ...

LOVINGTON, N.M. — "No justice. No peace." That was the chant outside the Lea County courthouse after Alexis Avila's pre-trial detention hearing. A group of roughly 50 or so protesters believe ...

The Mayor of Lea County’s southernmost community welcomed a proposed New Mexico Department of Transportation construction project as the small community deals with oil and gas traffic that is ...

LEA COUNTY, N.M. (KOSA) - A Lea County deputy has been selected to represent New Mexico 2026 Special Olympics USA Games. Deputy Cathy Carnes will be carrying the torch in the final leg in Minneapolis.

LEA COUNTY, N.M. — The New Mexico Corrections Department has announced its decision to close the privately operated Lea County Correctional Facility by June 30, 2025.