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New Details Emerge in Mountainair Fentanyl Incident That Killed Three, Exposed 25

New Details Emerge in Mountainair Fentanyl Incident That Killed Three, Exposed 25

,Two of the deceased have been identified as Mika and Georgia Rascon. Twenty-five people were exposed in total, including Mountainair EMS personnel who entered the residence without hazardous materials gear. A coworker called Torrance County Dispatch to check on a colleague who had not shown up to work on Wednesday

Federal Agencies Converge on Mountainair Drug Lab Site; One Victim Remains in Critical Condition

Federal Agencies Converge on Mountainair Drug Lab Site; One Victim Remains in Critical Condition

This report is preliminary. Information presented here is considered reliable but remains subject to revision as facts are confirmed or updated. Federal and state law enforcement agencies descended on 306 North Hanlon Avenue in Mountainair on Thursday, May 21, 2026, the day after a toxic exposure hospitalized at least two

Three Dead, 18 First Responders Hospitalized in Mountainair Toxic Exposure Incident

Three Dead, 18 First Responders Hospitalized in Mountainair Toxic Exposure Incident

An unidentified substance at a North Hanlon Avenue residence killed three people and sent 18 emergency personnel to the hospital on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. The investigation is ongoing. All individuals identified explicitly or by inference in this article should not be considered suspects or persons of interest until such

Alarm Raised Regarding Property Crimes

Alarm Raised Regarding Property Crimes

As is standard practice at Mountainair Town Council meetings, the December 2, 2025, meeting, being the first meeting of the month, began with briefings from the town's department heads. Mountainair Police Chief Paul Lucero began his briefing by explaining that there was good news. "So, we went

Town Council Reviews Projects, Payroll Changes, and Fire Department Grant Funding

Town Council Reviews Projects, Payroll Changes, and Fire Department Grant Funding

The Mountainair Town Council met on November 4, 2025, at Town Hall, with Mayor Peter Nieto presiding and all members present. The meeting was focused on the town's first responders. Public Works Director Carl Archuleta reported that the department had installed the new “Welcome to Mountainair” sign and

Police Uniforms and a Possible Chamber of Commerce Return Addressed by Town Council

Police Uniforms and a Possible Chamber of Commerce Return Addressed by Town Council

On the corner of Broadway and Sunset Avenue, opposite the metal cowboy sculpture posting guard at the United Business Bank, Mountainair’s lone police vehicle sat in the growing dark. Sunset came to an end just before the Mountainair Town Council meeting began on December 3, 2024. During the department

Mountainair Selects New Police Chief

Mountainair Selects New Police Chief

After addressing the administrative matters normally dealt with during town council meetings, Mountainair's town council went into executive session on September 17, 2024, to discuss whether their candidate, dressed in a conservative suit and white shirt and seated in the front row of the audience, was right for

Police Chief Candidate Ghosts Mountainair

Police Chief Candidate Ghosts Mountainair

Mayor Peter Nieto revealed during the July 2, 2024, meeting of the Mountainair Town Council that after he had assisted Mountainair Police Chief candidate Jimmy Macon with part of the process of getting certified as a law enforcement officer in New Mexico, Macon had stopped returning Nieto’s calls and

Mountainair Town Council Votes to Hire a New Police Chief

Mountainair Town Council Votes to Hire a New Police Chief

In a unanimous vote on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, the Mountainair Town Council decided to approve the hiring of Jimmy Macon, a law enforcement officer from Florida, as the new police chief in Mountainair. Macon is the first law enforcement employee of the town of Mountainair since the departure of