Two former Albuquerque police officers have agreed to plead guilty to federal charges of racketeering, extortion and accepting bribes in a sweeping corruption investigation into a scheme that allegedly allowed people arrested for driving while intoxicated to evade conviction, according to court records.

Courtroom video cameras recorded the Jan. 31 melee, which featured flying fists and kicks. Two men who apparently rushed the defendant in a fit of rage over the killing of a relative now face felony charges of battery and assault on a public official. A woman was reportedly also arrested on the same charges.

Environmental regulators and health officials in New Mexico are warning hunters that harmful chemicals known to cause cancer in people have been found at record levels in birds, small mammals and plants at a lake near Holloman Air Force Base.

Mountain West commissioner Gloria Nevarez has issued a statement reiterating the conference’s commitment to remaining viable when five members leave for a rebuilt Pac-12 next year.