Adrian Hedden

NM land offered to oil and gas leases in November

The Bureau of Land Management on Friday, July 17, announced it was accepting comments from the public on the proposed lease sale, including lands within the southeast Permian Basin region of New Mexico.

Former Las Cruces mayor Miyagishima out in NM governor’s race

Former Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima announced Friday that he was ending his bid for New Mexico governor and endorsed the GOP nominee for...

Dunes sagebrush lizard loses federal protection during court proceedings

Adrian HeddenCarlsbad Current-Argusachedden@currentargus.com A federal court rescinded protections for an imperiled lizard species that dwells among the sand dunes and oil rigs of the Permian...

New Mexico lawmakers to propose oil and gas setbacks, again in 2027 for a one-mile buffer zone between houses and schools

During a Monday, July 13, meeting of the Legislature’s interim Water and Natural Resources Committee lawmakers on both sides of the aisle debated the idea, which took the form of House Bill 35 during the 2025 legislative session.

State touts oil well cleanup as nearly 600 were abandoned

The division reported it plugged 114 abandoned wells in Fiscal Year 2026, running from July 1, 2025, to June 30 of this year, via a July 9 report published by the agency.

Miyagishima out in New Mexico governor’s race, endorses GOP nominee Gregg Hull

The announcement came at about 2 p.m., July 17 via a news release posted to Miyagishima’s Facebook page.

New Mexico officials debate oilfield setbacks at meeting in Roswell

“We will be fighting hard,” she said, to keep wells “at least a mile away from schools because these kids deserve better."

Meet the staff of the Roswell Tribune ushering in a new era in southern New Mexico journalism

Anyone interested in writing for the Roswell Tribune can contact Managing Editor Adrian Hedden at achedden@elritomedia.com.

El Rito Media announces Roswell Tribune amid Daily Record’s sale

Incredibly, the Roswell Daily Record held on and held its head high for an amazing 135 years.

Roswell Daily Record sold

The newspaper first founded in the 1900s announced Monday that it was “ceasing operations.”

A woman was found dead in at an apartment in Artesia. Here’s what we know

Police were called to the scene at about 7:20 p.m. July 11 at an apartment complex operated by the Artesia Housing Authority

Artesia man guilty in federal murder, kidnapping case

Police did not identify the woman the men were accused of kidnapping and killing.

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