The Lincoln County Sheriff is reportedly still on the lookout for a man who fled a traffic stop on Sunday. According to a post on the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Facebook page, the driver was identified as Chris Pietz, who is wanted for multiple warrants that include battery of a law enforcement officer. The sheriff says … Read more
A homicide investigation is underway northwest of Roswell. Chaves COunty SHeriff Mike Herrington posted on social media that deputies responded on Friday to an address on Outlaw Trail nortthwest of Roswell and found a 60 year-old woman dead. The woman is identified as Alejandra Medina. The sheriff did not provide any further details, including information … Read more
The Reindeer Run is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 18, offering a competitive 5K run and 5K walk, as well as a non-competitive 2-mile run/walk. All races begin at 9 a.m. at the Roswell Adult Center at 807 N. Missouri Ave. Participants in the 5K races will compete in nine age divisions in men’s and women’s … Read more
A Roswell man was arrested late Thursday night and charged with the murder of another local man in a shooting incident that occurred in Thursday’s early-morning hours in the south part of the city. The shooting took place in the 300 block of East Bonney Street around 2:30 a.m. at a house where 44 year-old … Read more
Multiple earthquakes were felt earlier this fall in West Texas, leading regulators in that state to designate a seismic response area and call for less wastewater from oil and gas development to be injected in disposal wells. As more seismic activity was reported closer to the state line, officials in New Mexico have been watching … Read more
A teenager from Roswell has been arrested for a deadly crash in Albuquerque Saturday night. APD says Casino Salazr was driving a Chevy SUV at a high rate of speed westbound on Montgomery in Albuquerque when he struck another SUV that was making a turn. The driver of that other SUV died of her injuries. … Read more
Roswell Poclie are also investigating a homicide case from the 300 block of East Bonney STreet. A statement from RPD confirmed a 29 year-old male was sropped off at a hospital in the area and later died of his injuries. Through investigation, detectives were able to figure out the shooting happened back at the home … Read more
Eddy County Sheriff Mark Cage reports a murder in the 100 block of East Cottonwood. Deputies had been sent to that location for a shooting on Wednesday, around 2:30 in the morning. When they arrived, they found 37 year-old Tyler Allen Grantham, who later died of his injuries. Sheriff Cage says detectives were able to … Read more
The Roswell Museum and Art Center (RMAC), southeast New Mexico’s leading cultural institution, is introducing a new identity and logo, as the Roswell Museum. The last significant change to the museum’s visual identity was in 2006. The name change to the Roswell Museum was implemented to clarify the institution’s diverse range of exhibitions and programming … Read more
Everyone is invited to attend a ceremony in Roswell celebrating the completion of the fish pond project. The celebration will be from 3-to-4pm on Friday at Spring River Zoo. This ceremony is recognizing the work that went into this project and those involved. It will still be a while before the zoo is ready to … Read more