Varela is accused of firing multiple shots at Isidro Ramirez, who deputies said was hauling the trailer and excavator in a stolen pickup truck. Deputies found Ramirez with at least one gunshot wound in the driver’s seat of a truck in the Jan. 19 incident, the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post.

Idaho depends on agricultural trade with Canada and Mexico. Trump’s proposed tariffs would threaten that trade.

Eck had revived an Idaho program mired in mediocrity with no winning season since 2016 with three consecutive playoff appearances. But his departure was sudden and he took most of his coaching staff with him to the Lobos. More than two dozen Idaho players also flooded the transfer portal following his announcement.

The Lobos’ home arena, aptly named The Pit, is considered one of the tougher arenas to visit in the Mountain West — last week, New Mexico easily handled San Diego State 62-48.

It was an ugly start for the Boise State men’s basketball team, and it never got any better. The Broncos went into The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Friday night, looking to pick up a Quad 1 victory and instead got raced out of the building as New Mexico beat the Broncos 84-65.

The Idaho State Bengals have released their 2025 football schedule, which includes five home games and seven road tilts.

The New Mexico Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for an anti-discrimination lawsuit to proceed against the state's largest school district, ruling that public schools and universities can be sued for discriminatory conduct under the New Mexico Human Rights Act.

Ten CR football players already signed onto four-year programs less than two months since their Grizzly Bowl win.

CS Bakersfield at Cal St.-Fullerton, 10 p.m. Idaho St. at Sacramento St., 10 p.m. Long Beach St. at CS Northridge, 10 p.m. Loyola Marymount at Pacific, 10 p.m. San Diego at Portland, 10 p.m. UC Irvine at UC Riverside, 10 p.m. UC Santa Barbara at UC San Diego, 10 p.m. Weber St. at Portland St., 10 p.m.

In the search for which state has the best commute, WalletHub compared all 50 states across 31 key factors, with the outlet unfortunately determining that Washington is the second-worst state to drive in.

Palmetto secures $1.2 billion for residential solar financing. BLM seeks public input for Idaho renewable energy and storage projects on 3,800 acres. And more.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham gave her annual State of the State address after lawmakers convened for the state's 60-day legislative session.