Mundo Carrillo

Sen. Ben Ray Lujan is poised to retain New Mexico’s U.S. Senate seat after the Associated Press called Tuesday’s election, with Lujan leading Republican challenger Larry Marker 69.4% to 30.6% of votes counted. Lujan, first elected in 2020, declared victory and pledged to continue working on affordability, food insecurity and health care.

A Capitan woman pleaded no contest to six misdemeanor animal cruelty charges after officers found two dead pets and several emaciated animals inside her abandoned home. Shannah Coleman received three years of probation, while felony charges were dropped under a plea agreement. Three rescued dogs were reportedly adopted, and three cats remain in the care of the Humane Society of Lincoln County.