Eddy County Deputies confirm they’re investigating the discovery of two men dead at an oilfield east of Artesia. The bodies were discovered Sunday morning neart US Highway 82 and Turkey Tract Road. It’s not known how either man died, but the Eddy County Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone who might have information to please call … Read more
The Roswell Police Department conducted active-shooter incident training on Thursday. The training, held at First Baptist Church, included members of RPD, as well as a few representatives of the New Mexico Military Institute Police Department and the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. The training focused on initial responses by a first-on-scene single officer … Read more
New details on flooding that ravaged southeast New Mexico, expecially Roswell. Several homes were inundated on the north side of the city. National Weather Service Meteorologists said as much as three inches of rain fell on Roswell in a very short amount of time, causing a flash flood warning to be issued. At this point, … Read more
The Roswell City Council has scheduled a special meeting for Thursday at 5:00 p.m. There will be two items on the agenda. The first will be to consider the approval of a new lease of Building 500, the parking lot and grounds at the Air Center to the US State Department. The second item on … Read more
The city of Roswell is trying to attract sports tourism to the city. The Roswell city council general services committee, this wek, lookined into an inventory of the cioty’s sports facilities. No action was taken on the plan, but the concern is that the city does not have available facilities to host large sporting events … Read more
The Roswell Museum is pleased to announce the opening of the special group exhibition Future Shock: (Re)Visions of Tomorrow. The exhibition will be on view from June 25 through Oct. 30. Inspired by science fiction, the exhibition features 16 national and international artists exploring humanity’s shared future and our connection to space, science and technology. … Read more
A 4 wheeler crash in Eddy COunty has claimed the life of a Dumas man. The crash happened Sunday evening near the Hackberry Lake Recreation Area. 33 year old Angel Vargas was driving the machine along a trail whe, for some reason, he lost control and crashed. Vargas, who was not wearing a helmet, was … Read more
A Roswell man has been arrested and jailed for a dangerous carjacking and kidnapping on Monday. The ordeal ended with a violent crash in Tatum after 27 year old Joel Omar Contreras led police on a high speed pursuit. Contreras is now being held with no bond. The carjacking took place atr the Allsup’s parking … Read more
Five Artesia boys were arrested recently after polcie say they were shooting Orbeez guns in a city park. The pellet guns have caught national attention due to a TikTok challenge that encourages random shootings. Artesia poclie said the boys were aged 10 to 12, along with a 16 year old who were all shooting the … Read more
Artesia General Hospital is adding a new Fuji Scenaria View 128 CT scanner, which is now available for patient imaging immediately. Construiction is underway for a state of the art suite that will house the new equipment and offer the latest in CT technologies to patients. Until the building is finished in October, the new … Read more