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Hurley Police Department blotter – July 12 through July 18, 2026
Monday, July 13 Suspicious personCarasco Avenue (Gateway Plaza)Male walking around behind the building carrying a rifle/male walked into a residence on Aztec. Officer made contact and took possession of the weapon. Criminal damage to propertyCarasco AvenueWindow to the door was broken out. Report…
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- Category: Front Page News
Temporary Closure on the Gila National Forest
Flooding events close Ben Lilly and Willow Creek campgrounds
(Reserve, NM, July 20, 2026) — The Gila National Forest is issuing a temporary closure order for the Ben Lilly Campground and the Willow Creek Campground, in effect from 6 a.m. on July 21, 2026 through October 16, 2026 (or until rescinded). This order serves to protect public health and safety as monsoonal flood events have become hazardous in this area.
MAP below
For your safety:
Do not enter closed areas. Barricades and signage are in place for public safety.
Monitor official channels. Check Gila National Forest social media and website for updates.
Know before you go. Check current conditions before traveling.
Stay aware of your surroundings. Avoid low‑lying areas and follow all posted warning signs.
The Gila National Forest is working with the National Weather Service (NWS) in Albuquerque for further information on future rainfall events and flash flood risks over recent burn scars. If additional closures are needed, updates will be provided through news releases and the official channels noted above.
Under this closure order, the public is prohibited from entering all National Forest System lands, trails, and roads in the closure area. Violation of the order is a Class B misdemeanor and punishable by fines and/or imprisonment. Federal, state, and local officers, firefighters, members of an organized rescue team, and any others authorized by Forest Service permit are exempt from the closure order.
Please visit the Gila National Forest's Alerts page for the full closure order: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/gila/alerts
About the Forest Service: The Forest Service has, for more than 100 years, brought people and communities together to answer the call of conservation. Grounded in world-class science and technology — and rooted in communities — the Forest Service connects people to nature and to each other. The Forest Service cares for shared natural resources in ways that promote lasting economic, ecological, and social vitality. The agency manages 193 million acres of public land, provides assistance to state and private landowners, and maintains the largest wildland fire and forestry research organizations in the world. The Forest Service also has either a direct or indirect role in stewardship of about 900 million forested acres within the U.S., of which over 130 million acres are urban forests where most Americans live.
- Category: Weather
ROAD CLOSURE
CLOSURE - Lordsburg Playa Area
Closure, I 10 eastbound at mile marker 5 (Steins) and westbound lanes at mile marker 14 (Gary) are closed due to dust and low visibility. All traffic will be held.
- Category: Weather
WET ROADS – Deming/ Akela Area
Difficult Driving Conditions, roadways wet, heavy rainfall and limited visibility along I 10 near Akela. Heavy rain fall and hail. Winds speeds up to 60 mph. Use extreme caution.
- Category: Front Page News
July 20, 2026 — Sixth Judicial District Attorney Norman R. Wheeler announces Indictments of;
• Apolinar Quesada - Count 1: 1st Degree Criminal Sexual Penetration (Child under 13)
• Ezekiel L. Morales -Count 1 & 2: Homicide by Vehicle.
• Eby Leedro - Count 1: Agg. Fleeing Law Enforcement Officer.*
• Vincent Sandoval (1) - Count 1: Agg. Fleeing Law Enforcement Officer. Count 2: Criminal Damage to Property (Over $1000), Count 3: Possession of Stolen Motor Vehicle.*
• Vincent Sandoval - (2) Count 1 Commercial Burglary, Count 2: Criminal Damage to Property (over $1000), Larceny.
• Joshua Turrieta - Count 1: Agg, Fleeing Law Enforcement Officer, Count 2: False Imprisonment.
• Jan Westmoreland- Count 1: Agg Assault (Deadly Weapon)
• Bartholomew Roselli - Count 1: False Imprisonment.*
• Rudy Padilla - Count 1: Possession of Controlled Substance (Meth).
*Asterisk indicates additional Misdemeanor charges not shown.
- Category: Weather
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
1227 PM MDT Mon Jul 20 2026
The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
East Central Grant County in southwestern New Mexico...
* Until 230 PM MDT.
* At 1227 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
- Category: Weather
Upper Gila River Valley-Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley-
West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-Otero Mesa-
Central Grant County/Silver City Area-Southern Gila Region
Highlands/Black Range-East Central Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo-
Southeast Tularosa Basin-
Including the cities of Grant County Airport, Fort Bayard, Mule
Creek, Gila Hot Springs, Silver City, Hurley, Mescalero,
Timberon, Crow Flats, Lake Roberts, Cliff, Tularosa, Buckhorn,
Mountain Park, Kingston, Orogrande, Mimbres, Faywood, Alamogordo,
and Holloman AFB
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