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Courtesy: NMDOT traffic camera Traffic backs up near the I-40/NM 6 (Exit 126) interchange west of Albuquerque as New Mexico State Police investigate a fatal crash and divert drivers off the interstate.

Courtesy: NMDOT traffic camera Traffic backs up near the I-40/NM 6 (Exit 126) interchange west of Albuquerque as New Mexico State Police investigate a fatal crash and divert drivers off the interstate.

Fatal Crash Briefly Closes Eastbound I-40 Near Laguna; Traffic Diverted at NM 6 Exit

Diego Lopez, Editor
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. - A fatal two-vehicle crash closed eastbound Interstate 40 near Laguna on Wednesday morning, briefly disrupting travel for Cibola County residents headed toward Albuquerque and beyond.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham delivers her eighth and final State of the State address during a joint session of the New Mexico House and Senate on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, outlining her administration’s legislative priorities for the 30-day session. Courtesy Photo

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham delivers her eighth and final State of the State address during a joint session of the New Mexico House and Senate on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, outlining her administration’s legislative priorities for the 30-day session. Courtesy Photo

2026 State of the State

Diego Lopez, Editor
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
SANTA FE, N.M. — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham used her eighth and final State of the State address Tuesday, Jan.

Indictments in the Month of December

Cibola Citizen Staff Report
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
has been indicted on the charges of Criminal Sexual Contact of a Minor in the Second Degree - Child Under 13 (second degree felony, Abuse of a Child - Does Not Result in Death or Great Bodily Harm (third degree felony), Bribery of a Witness - Threats Reporting (third degree felony), False...

Cibola Water Monitoring Report

Diego Lopez, Editor
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. – Early January data shows Cibola County’s water picture beginning the year with mixed signals: reservoir and river levels remain low and largely unchanged, while mountain snowpack has increased modestly over the past week.