Final Update: Holloman AFB Shooting Ruled Isolated Domestic Incident – One Dead, One Injured; Col. Ethridge Reassures Alamogordo School Board & the Public

Alamogordo, NM – March 18, 2026 – Holloman Air Force Base has officially confirmed that the shooting that occurred Tuesday afternoon, March 17, near the base Shoppette was an isolated, domestic-related incident with no ongoing threat to the community. According to the official news release issued today by the 49th Wing Public Affairs Office, one active-duty

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Holloman AFB Shoppette Shooting Update: Woman Dead After Shooting Husband; Husband Injured in El Paso Hospital – 8:46 pm Update

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. – March 17, 2026 - 8:46 pm Update – A well-placed source with direct knowledge of the incident has confirmed new details in the Holloman Air Force Base Shoppette shooting that occurred Tuesday afternoon, March 17, 2026. Around 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, the base was placed on lockdown following reports of an active shooter,

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One Person Shot Via a Suicide at Holloman Air Force Base Shopette; Base Placed on Lockdown

Alamogordo, NM – March 17, 2026 – One person is confirmed shot via a suicide attempt on Tuesday March 17th in an apparent active shooter suicide incident at the Shopette (base exchange convenience store) on Holloman Air Force Base, according to multiple eyewitness and social media reports. The base was immediately placed on lockdown while emergency responders, including

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Otero County Commission Approves New ICE Contract Under Emergency Declaration to Prevent Bond Default

Alamogordo, N.M. (March 13, 2026) – In a swift and high-stakes last minute session at 6 pm tonight, the Otero County Board of Commissioners approved a new five-year Intergovernmental Service Agreement (IGSA) with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for the Otero County Processing Center. The move was framed as an urgent necessity to protect the county’s

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Bomb Threat Reported at Full House North CDC in Alamogordo – Official Govt Response

Breaking As of March 5, 2026, around 2:58 PM MST, here’s the latest compiled update on the developing situation in Alamogordo, New Mexico, based on dispatch audio, CHINS posts, the city’s official quick update, and the Alamogordo Public Schools notice: •  Incident Details: A bomb threat was reported at Full House North, a child development center

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New Mexico Mourns Passing of Ruidoso Downs Police Chief Mark Collins Hargrove

Ruidoso Downs, NM – January 29, 2026 – The New Mexico law enforcement community is grieving the sudden loss of Ruidoso Downs Police Chief Mark Collins Hargrove, who passed away on January 27, 2026, at the age of 56. Chief Hargrove died peacefully at his home in Ruidoso from an off-duty medical event, according to statements

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Pretrial Motions Heard Today in Controversial Murder Charge Against Otero County Deputy in Elijah Hadley’s 2024 Killing

Alamogordo, NM – January 5, 2026 By 2nd Life Media Alamogordo Town News Staff In a courtroom today at the Otero County Courthouse, District Judge Angie K. Schneiderpresided over a critical motion hearing in the high-profile first-degree murder case against former Otero County Sheriff’s Deputy Jacob Diaz-Austin (Case No. D-1215-CR-202500006).The proceedings addressed several pending evidentiary and procedural motions

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Alamogordo Protesters Join National Outcry Over U.S. Military Operation in Venezuela Without Congressional Approval

By Chris Edwards | January 3, 2026 | Alamogordo Town News ALAMOGORDO, NM — On a crisp Saturday morning, dozens of Alamogordo residents assembled peacefully near the intersection of 10th Street and White Sands Boulevard to protest the United States’ sudden military intervention in Venezuela. Signs reading “NO ILLEGAL WAR,” "NO WAR WITH VENZUELA" and

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