News Staff A teenager has been captured and arrested for last weekend’s murder of his 17 year old roommate in Roswell. A statement from RPD says Darion Penn is charged with 1st degree murder for the death of Mason Mayes. Authorities responded to the 1600 block of North Sycamore Avenue and found Mayes on a balcony. He’d … Read more
The Chaves County Sheriff has identified the man killed in a deputy-involvbed shooting as 35 year-old David Luis Aguilera. Deputies had responded to the report of a disorderly subject late Sunday night at a dairy on East Jackson Road near the Eddy County line. Initital reports were that the man was trying to steal a … Read more
The newly-elected Roswell council members will be sworn in this Friday, April 1st. The oath of office ceremony will take place at 4pm at the Roswell COnvention Center, in Meeting Room A. Those being sworn in are Timothy Jennings as mayor, along with the following who were elected to be city councilors: Ward 1 -Cristina … Read more
A developing story out of Chaves COunty, where a deputy has been involved in a deadly shooting. Sheriff Mark Cage says deputies had responded to the 100 block of East Jackson Road for reports that a man was hitting tractors with a metal pipe and trying to steal them from a local dairy operation. It’s … Read more
Country Music group Midland will being its music to Southeast New Mexico as the headsliner concert for this year’s UFO Festival. The all-ages concert will take place Saturday night, July 2, at DeBremond Stadium. Gates open at 5 p.m., with the opening acts to begin at 5:30 p.m. Midland is scheduled to take the nstage … Read more
A Roswell man is being held for his ninth drunk driving offense after allagedly fleeing the scene of an accident on Monday. Jail records show 14 criminal charges against 55 year old Ronnie Garcia. Polcie responded to South Meadow Brook and East Alameda for the report of a crash, but found the wrecked vehicle abandoned. … Read more
The Pecos Valley Regional Communications Center is implementing new striuctured call-taking protocols in answering emergency calls. The new protocols begin today for fire and EMS calls. It will start this summer for law enforcement. A statement from the city of Roswell says this will enable dispatchers to accurately assess each emergency situation and send the … Read more
A shooting investigation underway in Eddy County, near Artesia. Emergency crews responded around 11am to a property off Sundown Trail, about ten miles east of Artesia off US Highway 82. At this point, few details are known, including a motive for the incident. The Eddy County SHeriff has also not given any information about a … Read more
Effective immediately, when people donate lifesaving blood through Vitalant, they can also learn if they have antibodies for COVID-19. They can also find out if their plasma can be used to help COVID-19 patients with weakened immune systems. For a limited time, all donations will be tested and results will be available in donors’ online … Read more
Repairs to a broken water main in the area of South Virginia Avenue and East Tilden Street require the closure to through traffic of two sections of streets as of Friday morning (March 18). South Virginia Avenue will be closed between East Alameda and East Hendricks streets. East Tilden Street will be closed between South … Read more