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
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has released a list of community-based clinics that it proposes to close in New Mexico and other rural areas around the country as part of a years-long process aimed at modernizing the department and streamlining its infrastructure. Some members of Congress vowed immediate opposition Monday, saying the clinics provide … Read more
Eddy County authorities are investigating the discovery of possible explosive devices being made at a home near Artesia. A statement from Sheriff Marek Cage says deputies responded Saturday to a home in the 400 block of 42nd Street. Nearby residents were evacuated from their homes as a precaution. A search warrant was executed and Cage … Read more
The Carlsbad City Council has approved an application for more than 200-thousand dollars in funding for rehab work on a series of street projects. One is for Church Street and Mermod Street, while the other is for work on streets from Pierce to Church Street. As part of the funding program, the state picks up … Read more
The 2021 UFO Festival advertising campaign – has won Best of Show in this year’s New Mexico Addy Awards! The winners were announced March 10. The New Mexico Addy Awards competition is the first level, or local level, of the annual competition conducted by the American Advertising Federation. As the top winner in New Mexico, … Read more
The city of Carlsbad has been named a 2022 Tree City by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of its commitment to effective urban forest management. The city’s tree board will hold a small ceremony at 4pm Tuesday in front of the pickleball courts off Park Drive. The public is invited to attend.
A man accused of killing his girlfriend in Roswell in January of 2020 has been captured in Mexico and returned to the US. A statement from RPD says Jorge Ernesto Rico-Ruvira fled to Mexico with the couple’s son after he killed 27 year old Isela Mauricio-Sanchez, whose body was found in a bedroom of her … Read more