After the call went out on Easter Sunday that Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield had been found unresponsive in his ...

The death of Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield last month was caused by a drug overdose involving alcohol as well as the synthetic opioid fentanyl, according to reports released Thursday by ...

New Mexico State Labs have released the toxicology report for former Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield, who died in ...

An autopsy revealed that Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield died from the combined toxic effects of fentanyl and ...

Medical investigators released former Rio Arriba County sheriff's toxicology and autopsy report, which has led to even more questions.

An autopsy and toxicology report reveals the sheriff had drugs and alcohol in his system at the time of death.

Executive orders from the governor’s office show New Mexico has so far authorized over $2 million to be spent on the ...

EXPERTS SAY FENTANYL AND ALCOHOL IS WHAT KILLED HIM. THE DEATH OF SHERIFF BILLY MERRIFIELD SHOCKED THE LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY AND RIO ARRIBA COUNTY. HE SAID HIS. AND HE’S UNRESPONSIVE.

Jacob Johns, the Native American artist and activist shot at a 2023 protest in Española, is taking Rio Arriba County ...

A Pierce County mother has been arrested after her 5-year-old son died from fentanyl toxicity in March. Jordan Elizabeth Shank, 32, has been charged with first-degree manslaughter for her child ...