New Mexico state police

Melissa Casias, a 54-year-old administrative assistant at Los Alamos National Laboratory, was found dead near a handgun in Carson National Forest. Her family rejects the suicide theory and suspects foul play. Authorities have not yet determined the official cause of death.

The body of a missing Los Alamos nuclear lab worker was found alongside a gun in a remote national forest a year after her disappearance. New Mexico State Police positively identified her on Monday.

Three people died and 18 first responders were hospitalized after fentanyl exposure at a rural New Mexico home. Four individuals were found unconscious, with two dying at the scene and a third later at the hospital. First responders required decontamination following the incident.

Three people died and 18 first responders were hospitalized after fentanyl exposure in a rural New Mexico home. Police found four individuals unconscious at a residence in Mountainair, with two deaths at the scene and a third in the hospital.

Fentanyl and methamphetamine were found at a New Mexico house where three people died and over a dozen first responders were exposed to an unknown substance. Responders exhibited symptoms resembling fentanyl exposure, including nausea and dizziness, while investigations into the incident are ongoing.

A deadly incident in Mountainair, New Mexico, linked to illicit fentanyl and para-fluorofentanyl resulted in three deaths and hospitalized over a dozen first responders. The substance, found in powder form, caused severe symptoms including nausea and dizziness among responders who were not initially equipped with hazmat protection.

Three people died and 18 first responders were quarantined after exposure to an unknown substance at a residence in Mountainair, New Mexico. The substance is believed to spread through contact but not airborne, with authorities establishing a secure perimeter and working to identify it. Two first responders remain in serious condition at University of New Mexico Hospital.

Three people are dead and over a dozen first responders were treated for exposure to an unknown substance in New Mexico. The responders experienced symptoms including nausea and dizziness after being called to a home for a suspected drug overdose. Authorities have established a secure perimeter around the home.