The New Mexico Department of Health Southeast Region and the Eddy County Health Council (ECHC) are recruiting candidates for council membership. New Mexico’s Health Councils play a vital role in identifying and addressing local community health needs and in working to achieve greater health equity. The councils are made up of dedicated volunteers and leaders … Read more
A 19 year old man now charged with murder in Roswell – has been arrested in Arizona. Daniel Flores was arrested Saturday in Glendale, Arizona, by a US Marshals task force. RPD had charged Flores with the killing on July 24th of a 15 year old boy named Damyn Rodriguez. The boy was gunned down … Read more
The New Mexico FBI has released the names of more than 170 Indigenous People in the state and on the Navajo Nation and Pueblo Tribe. The list, along with some pictures, was compiled as an effort to locate the victims and to encourage families to report their missing loved ones. The list is further evidence … Read more
Roswell Police have identified the teenager who was shot and killed Sunday morning. 15 year-old Damyn Rodriguez was found dead outside a residence in the 1400 block of East Tilden Street. Two other teens, 15 and 19, were also found outside the home, suffering from gunshot wounds. Their names are not known. However, RPD says … Read more
Get ready for the Eddy County Fair. The fair parade is scheduled for 4pm on Tuesday. The official opening will follow. Wednesday activities include a rabbit, horse, flower and pig show. On Thursday, it’s the sheep and meat goat show. Thursday is also Faith and Family Night, which is free thanks to Artesia Baptist Church. … Read more
A homicide investigation is underway in Roswell. Police say three people were shot early Sunday morning in the 1400 block of East Tilden Street, on the city’s east side. The victim’s name and age are not known, but a statement from RPD says the two other males, were 15 and 19. They were found outside … Read more
Roswell Police and Fire Departments are inviting everyone to join them for National Night Out on Tuesday, August 2nd at the Roswell Convention Center parking lot. The event will run from 5 to 8 p.m.McGruff the Crime Dog will also make an appearance and there will be a “jolly jump” and carnival games for the … Read more
Eddy County leaders are said to be discussing ways to help deal with increased traffic volume on Carrasco Road, which is now considered a major link between two major highways south of Carlsbad. Studies have shown that when traffic gets backed up on US 285 at Derrick Road, many people split off and use Carrasco … Read more
Anti-abortion activists from across the country converged in southern New Mexico on Tuesday to protest relocation plans by the Mississippi clinic at the center of the court battle that overturned Roe v. Wade, but New Mexico’s governor vowed not to back down from her support for access to abortions. Democrat Michelle Lujan Grisham, who is … Read more
A deadly crash on Eddy County. It happened on Saturday when state police responded to West Main and Centennial Avenue in Artesia. The intitial investigation shows a 2001 Dodge Ram pickup truck driven by 19 year old Pete Devon Lara Hernandez was headed west on Main Street at a high rate of speed. The pickup … Read more