News Staff Tragedy in Carlsbade, where authorities confirm a young boy has died of an overdose of the powerful opiate fentanyl. The mother of the 12 year -old boy has been arrested. Alexis Lee Smith, along with the boy’s grandmother Kellie SMith, were arrested in connection to the death of Brent Sulivan. The New Mexico Children, Youth … Read more
Roswell Fire units responded Tuesday to the 700 block of South Atkinson for the report of a garage fire. Firefighters began to attack the fire shortly after arriving and were able to knock the flames down relatively quickly. Searches of the interior were conducted, but nobody was found inside. Investigators were called to the scene … Read more
New details in a bizarre threat case at the CHaves COUnty Jail. Sheriff Mike Harrington says Deputies, Roswell Pd, State Police, and ATF all responded to the jail in reference to man leaving a large metal tank in the lobby and making a comment about blowing the building up. As the man exited the building … Read more
Chaves County Detention Center called 911 after a male, Victor Sosa (1/29/84) walked into the lobby of the detention center with a medium sized cylinder object (like a scuba tank) and set it in the lobby and made a statement about the building blowing up and left the building. He drove away in a white … Read more
The Chaves County Sheriff’s Office, State Police, along with the Roswell Police Department have been involved in a Manhunt on foot of a Murder Suspect. The search ended up out on Hwy 285 North, which was shut down for a time on Monday – from One Horse Road to mile marker 139. The Chaves County … Read more
Chaves County sheriff’s deputies helped with a mutual aid call from Lincoln County on Pine Lodge Road. Deputies assisted with the search and rescue of a missing 6 year old boy that had repoetdly been swept away in floodwaters. Lincoln County Emergency Dispatch reported that the seen was betwene mile marker 27 and 38, where … Read more
ENMU Roswell is increasing the base pay for all employees at the institution – to 15 dollars per hour. The move will go into effect October 8th. ENMU Roswell President Shawn Powell said in a statement that the move will include a paytraise for 25 employees who currently earn less than 25 dollars an hour. … Read more
After a 14 month hiatus, work has resumed at the Carlsbad brine well site. New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources said during a recent video conference that preparartion on the site began in late August after the state, Eddy County and the city of Carlsbad received 18 million dollars in funding. Work was halted … Read more
The Roswell Independent School District has closed Military Heights Elementary School in order to help slow the spread of COVID-19. An official quarantine involves only two classrooms, however. On social media, the RISD said second and fifth graders would be out of class until October 5th. The entire school is closed to in-person learning today, … Read more
Street maintenance and improvements are scheduled to take place on South Washington Avenue between West McGaffey Street and Alameda Street from Thursday, Sept. 23, through Friday, Oct. 1. A contractor will be removing pavement from the surface and replacing it with fresh pavement and restriping the finished road. The work is planned between McGaffey Street … Read more