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Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting, Back-to-Back Standoffs Close Out a Tense Week in Alamogordo
ALAMOGORDO, N.M. — A fatal officer-involved shooting followed by two large-scale police operations that ended without arrests left Alamogordo residents on edge this week, as heavily armed officers, blocked streets, and multi-agency responses became a near-daily sight across the city’s central neighborhoods. Three major law enforcement actions unfolded over three consecutive… Listen ⇢
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Voices of Alamogordo Forum Sept. 1 to Tackle the Fight Over Keeping Bonito Lake Open
ALAMOGORDO, N.M. — As the future of Bonito Lake hangs in the balance ahead of a pivotal City Commission vote, residents will have a chance to hear directly from those who shaped the lake’s restoration at a Voices of Alamogordo Community Forum on Tuesday, September 1, at 6 p.m. at the… Listen ⇢
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Alamogordo Residents Unite Over Soaring Electric Bills, Call for Public Forum with State Regulators
ALAMOGORDO, N.M. — Frustrated by months of unexplained spikes in their electric bills, Alamogordo-area residents have formed a new community group aimed at documenting the problem, comparing notes, and pressing state officials for answers. The group, organized in part by local resident Rebekah Stewart-Thorp, was created to bring together people affected… Listen ⇢
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Federal Court Enters Final Judgment Against New Mexico’s 7-Day Waiting Period — But What Did Gun Owners Actually Win?
Albuquerque, NM — A federal judge on Thursday entered final judgment in Ortega v. Grisham, permanently enjoining the State of New Mexico from enforcing its 7-day firearm waiting period against the two plaintiffs who challenged it. Within hours, social media filled with declarations that the waiting period was “dead.” State Rep. Stephanie… Listen ⇢
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War-Inflated Oil Prices Hand New Mexico Lawmakers $924 Million in New Money — But Economists Warn the Windfall Masks a Weakening Economy
SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico lawmakers will have an estimated $924.2 million in “new money” to spend when they build the fiscal year 2028 budget, state economists announced this week — a 6.7 percent cushion over current spending that owes much of its existence to a war half a world… Listen ⇢
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House District 51 Candidate Proposes Lodgers’ Tax Fix to Fund Bonito Lake
ALAMOGORDO, N.M. — Grace Nagamine, a candidate for New Mexico House District 51, announced a legislative proposal this week aimed at creating a recurring funding source for Bonito Lake, the popular fishing and recreation destination owned by the City of Alamogordo but located across the county line in Lincoln County. The… Listen ⇢
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Alamogordo Asked the State for $250,000 to Reopen Bonito Lake. It Got the Money — Then Proposed Closing the Lake Anyway
Part 2: The Commission-approved ICIP request was funded in full by the 2026 Legislature — but never mentioned in the closure proposal Editor’s note: This is Part 2 in an ongoing Alamogordo Town News series examining City Manager Robert Stockwell’s proposal to close Bonito Lake to recreation and fence the… Listen ⇢
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More Details Emerge in Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting on Alamo Avenue 6 pm Thursday With APD Statement Updated
Alamogordo, N.M. — New Mexico State Police have released a fuller account of Wednesday’s officer-involved shooting on Alamo Avenue, and the new details paint a picture of a prolonged standoff and repeated de-escalation efforts before shots were fired. New in this report: • Four Alamogordo police officers fired their weapons — the… Listen ⇢
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Armed Subject Inside Residence as Police Respond to Shots Fired Near 8th Street and Delaware Avenue in Alamogordo
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information is released. As of 6 am Friday the APD has not provided an update on arrest nor details of the incident. Once a future official update is released we will release. ALAMOGORDO, N.M. — Law enforcement officers are… Listen ⇢
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