The Otero County Office of Emergency Management tells FOX21 News the fire north of Cheraw near County Road 31 is around 3,300 acres and is 90% contained. A cause for the fire has not yet been ...

The resolution requires Otero County employees to wear masks as a means of mitigating the spread of the coronavirus.

An Otero County Sheriff's deputy is set to appear in court Monday after prosecutors charged him with killing a teenager last summer.

The Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce has strongly backed these measures, highlighting their potential to ensure a prosperous future for Alamogordo and Otero County.

Otero County Sheriff’s Deputy Jacob Diaz-Austin with First Degree Murder is a step towards justice. Elijah was a son, brother, uncle, nephew, friend, student, artist, and a good person.

The Otero County Sheriff's Office was searching for a truck that was stolen Tuesday evening. They believed that it traveled north to Limon.

Members of the New Mexico Republican Party over the weekend elected Otero County commissioner Amy Barela as their statewide party chair. Barela got 157 votes in the party’s convention on Saturday in ...

Otero County voters go to the polls today to choose a new president, decide on who will represent the area in Congress and elect more. Polls are open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.

Law enforcement officers quell hours-long "hostilities" inside the Otero County Detention Center in southern New Mexico.

Otero County Sheriff's deputies and New Mexico State Police officers are investigating an incident that has occurred at the Otero County Detention Center. Otero County Sheriff David Black ...

The Otero County Commission discussed adopting a 5% lodgers' tax for short term rental properties. A lodgers' tax applies to rental transactions for properties within county limits for which the ...