A man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for shooting and killing a New Mexico state police officer who stopped to help him fix a flat tire. The sentence for Jaremy Smith came from an agreement he made with prosecutors earlier this year, court documents obtained by PEOPLE reveal. He pleaded guilty to charges that included kidnapping resulting in death, carjacking resulting in death, using and carrying a firearm during a crime of violence, being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm and possession...

The U.S. Army’s authority was expanded in parts of New Mexico to target illegal immigration. The Department of Defense declared a 60-foot-wide zone of New Mexico land that runs along the U.S.-Mexico border is now part of Arizona’s Fort Huachuca. The change allows the Army’s U.S. Northern Command additional powers to target illegal immigrants on military territory, according to a DOD press release on Monday. U.S. Northern Command is the military’s operational lead to carry out President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border.

• The new Enforcement Bureau will investigate criminal violations, seize illegal products, and pursue charges against unlicensed operators. • Licensed businesses will primarily interact with the compliance team, not the Enforcement Bureau. • The state aims to address illegal cannabis operations that evade taxes and health standards, undermining the legal market. New Mexico is giving its Cannabis Control Division more power to crack down on individuals out of step with state marijuana laws. HB 10, which was signed into law by New Mexico Gov.

Investigators released hundreds of images from inside and around Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa Hackman's Santa Fe estate as part of evidence released by New Mexico authorities. Gene and Betsy's bodies were discovered at home on Feb. 26 after neither had been heard from in weeks. Officials documented more than 700 images of the Hackman home, in addition to a detailed incident report which included evidence of dead rodents, rodent feces and live traps throughout multiple buildings on the property. Betsy, a classical pianist, died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, according...

Gene Hackman’s wife Betsy was seen making a final public appearance before her untimely death in surveillance footage released by New Mexico officials on Tuesday. Betsy, a k a Betsy Arakawa, is believed to have died on Feb. 12 at the Santa Fe home she shared with Hackman, according to New Mexico Medical Examiner Dr. Heather Jarrell, who has also revealed that the classical pianist’s cause of death was hantavirus — a rare rodent-borne illness. On Feb. 11, security footage obtained by The Sun showed Arakawa, 65, purchasing groceries at...

Betsy Arakawa, wife of the late actor Gene Hackman, allegedly had health concerns in the days leading up to the couple's death, according to reports. Following the Tuesday release of death investigation records by New Mexico police, an investigative report shows Arakawa — who was found dead alongside Hackman at their Santa Fe residence in February — made repeated online searches about illness symptoms, according to The Associated Press and The New York Times. In a March 31 ruling, a New Mexico judge allowed the release of media records from...

Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa Hackman were laid to rest in a private funeral service more than one month after their bodies were discovered at their Santa Fe, New Mexico, home, Fox News Digital confirmed. The late actor's three children, daughters Elizabeth and Leslie, and son Christopher, traveled to New Mexico for a "small, private memorial," according to People magazine. Betsy, a classical pianist, died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, according to New Mexico officials.

Over 4.5 million people are under red flag warnings on Thursday, officials said. Millions in the Southwest are on alert for fire weather through the end of the week due to extreme or critical risks posed by warmer temperatures, high winds and a low relative humidity, officials said. Red flag warnings are in place for 4.5 million people -- beginning on Wednesday and continuing through the rest of the workweek -- due to the combination of warmer-than-normal temperatures, a relative humidity of around 10% to 15% and winds gusts between...

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT - A bodycam captured the moment officers discovered the lifeless body of a musician in the bathroom of reclusive actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa's New Mexico home Distressing footage from inside the home of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa shows their heartbroken dog keeping vigil over her lifeless body. The bodycam video, released today by New Mexico police, reveals officers searching through the secluded couple's cluttered Santa Fe home. The German shepherd belonging to Gene and Betsy is seen anxiously watching over Betsy's lifeless...