The Artesia city council is expected to take up a vote Tuesday on whether or not to give payraises to themselves. There have been two public hearings on the subject. The payraises would be significant. The mayor’s salary would more than double, from 96-hundred dollars a year to 25-thousand. The mayor pro tem would earn … Read more
An Artesia man is now facing formal criminal charges for the death of a woman in a car crash. Authorities claim George Robert Cosper caused the crash on US 82 near Sandweed on May 5th. Reports indicate Cosper was driving recklessly when he rear ended another car containing Ryan and Meslissa Craddock. Meslissa Craddock died … Read more
Artesia Police continue to ask for the public’s assistance in finding a man wanted for his involvement in a shooting on November 25th that led to an Amber Alert. That Saturday morning, APD responded to West Cannon Avenue and North 8th Street after neighbors reported hearing gunshots. The officers arrived and found Carlos Renteria had … Read more
The Caerlsbad City Council has passed a new ordinance that aims to presevre the city’s history. The ordinance creates a new Historic Preservation Board. The move would also allow the city to earn a certified local government designation, which encourages preservation of cultural resources and promoted partnerships among local governments, the state and the National … Read more
A Roswell man has been captured and charged with the killing of his ex-girlfriend during a drive-by shooting in 2018. 45 year old Raymond Anthiony Lucero Junior was arrested at a home in the 200 block of East Deming Street last week. RPD made the arrest shortly after a judge issued a warrant in the … Read more
A former employee of the Ashley Furniture store in Portales has been ordered to serve one year in state prison for stealing over 100-thousand dollars in furniture. 30 year old Darius Vonschritz pleaded guilty to larceny and receiving stolen property. Poclie said much of the frniture was found inside the home Conschritz shared with former … Read more
The Artesia Bulldogs have advanced to the state 5A football championship title game after a 50-to-nothing domination of Piedra Vista on Saturday. The Bulldogs are the #2 seed in the playoffs. Senior quarterback Nye Estrada got things started early, with a 44 yeard touchdown pass to Ethan Conn on the 4th play of the game. … Read more
A Roswell man has been arrested for murder in the Oct. 22 shooting death of another local man. Police arrested Carlos Archuleta, 49, shortly before 5:30 p.m. Thursday (Nov. 16). Archuleta is accused of shooting Corey Adam Deck, 33. An arrest warrant was issued Wednesday (Nov. 15) for Archuleta, charging him with second-degree murder and … Read more
The Lompoc City Council is due to discuss housing recommendations. The planning commission recently made recommendations for the council to consider. Those recommendations will be up for a vote on Tuesday. You can review the recommendations by clicking the housing link on the city’s website. You can also submit your own comments. The proposal calls … Read more
Residents around West Texas and Southeast New Mexico were abruptly woken up Wednesday morning by an earthquake. The shaker registered 5.2 magnitude, according to the US Geological Survey. That would make it one of the strongest earthquakes in the region in more than 100 years. The shaking began just before 3:30 in the morning Wednesday, … Read more