Roswell Police report that the body of a missing man has been found. Matthew Villareal had been reported missing on February 22nd after he left his home in the 900 block of North Beech Street and never returned. There was also no sign of Villareal at his own home in the 500 block of East … Read more
A public meeting to discuss the future of the Roswell Regional Skate Park ios planned for this Friday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Roswell Public Library. During the meeting,t he project team will share and discuss potential sites, park elements, and general information. The project team will also … Read more
New details in an officer involved shooting over the weekend in Artesia. Two Artesia officers were sent to the alley behind 1800 West Centre Avenue. A statement from state police, who have taken over the investigation, says a domestic fight had broken out and one person had fled down the alleyway. The officers both said … Read more
A traffic alert for you. Starting today, toad work begins on NM2 from Dexter to south of Midway. Work will be ongoing during the daytime and the project is not expected to be completed until later this spring. The work is weather permitting, of course. Drivers can expect a single-lane closure with flagging and pilot … Read more
The New Mexico Department of Transportation District Two office in cooperation with Constructors Inc. (Contractor) will begin roadway reconstruction on Thursday, February 29, 2024, for US 285 at both intersections of Hobson Road (south of Roswell). The hours of operation are from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Estimated completion is approximately 60 … Read more
Also in Roswell, the city’s animal shelter has temporarily halted intakes of new animals due to an outbreak of canine parvovirus. The measure is expected to last two weeks. A statement from the city says the shelter will continue to maintain all essential operations for animals currently housed at the facility, but is pausing intakes … Read more
– Roswell Animal Services has implemented a new policy that allows unaltered pets to go home with adopters with a sterilization agreement. Allowing pets to go home with community members before being spayed or neutered helps the city’s Animal Services, currently being managed by Best Friends Animal Society, to save more homeless pets in Roswell. … Read more
Tragedy in Roswell, where police are investigating a deadly rollover car crash. It happened Thursday near the 1600 block of West 8th Street, right next to the Nancy Lopez Golf Course at Spring River. Police say a pickup truck driven by 40 year old Joshua Moses Medina was headed east, but lost control and went … Read more
The 6th Safe Haven Baby Box in New Mexico will be blessed today in Roswell. The baby box is located on the front of the Roswell Fire Department building at 200 S. Richardson Street. Last month, Safe Haven Baby Boxes had two anonymous surrenders at Baby Box locations. Safe Haven Baby Boxes was formed by … Read more
Roswell, N.M. — The City of Roswell has resumed offering recycling opportunities for its citizens with a new pilot program operated by the Solid Waste Department at the municipal landfill. The program, which is free of charge to citizens, was initiated at the direction of the mayor and City Council in response to many citizen … Read more