In New Mexico’s most populous city, National Guard troops are listening to the police dispatch calls, monitoring traffic cameras and helping to secure crime scene perimeters, tasks not usually part of the job.

The Pentagon unveiled plans for a Mexican Border Defense Medal for US troops serving with Joint Task Force Southern Border, according to a new memo the Pentagon released Aug.13 that was shared on social media. A US defense official confirmed the authenticity of the memo to Fox News Digital Wednesday.

On Monday, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller came out strongly against President Donald Trump's announcement he was taking over law enforcement in Washington and calling in

There is no “immediate” assignment to deploy the National Guard, the governor's office said, but that standard language in the governor’s executive order “is there if needed.”

A federal appeals court blocked New Mexico’s seven-day waiting period for gun purchases, ruling that it likely infringes on citizens’ Second Amendment rights.

Local authorities and tribal officials in the county had called for state reinforcements to combat the escalating crime linked to illicit drug use

The governor of New Mexico has declared a state of emergency in response to violent crime and drug trafficking across a swath of northern New Mexico, including two Native American pueblo communities.

The New Mexico National Guard swiftly responded to a devastating flooding event in Ruidoso on July 8, 2025, with 2 teams of 2 Guardsmen performing 9

Deployed to classrooms in New Mexico to help with crippling staff shortages, National Guard troops are employing their informal motto, “Semper Gumby” — Always Flexible.

A member of the National Guard was arrested last week. She was arrested after causing a disturbance at a northeast Albuquerque bar. Selena Maritnez was arrested Thursday night at Dirty Bourbon off Wyoming.

New Mexico Army National Guard specialist Michael Stockwell kneels while helping Alamogordo High School freshman Aiden Cruz with a geology assignment, at Alamogordo High School,Tuesday, Feb. 8 ...