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Artesia City Council unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding allowing Artesia police and the Eddy County Sheriff’s Department to provide mutual aid across jurisdictional boundaries. The agreement covers emergency response, traffic enforcement and community policing, clarifies leadership and resource coordination, and now awaits approval from Eddy County Commissioners before taking effect.

Airmen at Holloman Air Force Base commemorated the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with a moment of silence, flag ceremony and remarks honoring those who died. Col. Michael Mullin shared how 9/11 redirected his career from commercial aviation to the Air Force, urging service members to preserve the attacks’ memory and legacy.

Haaland met with representatives from the group With Many Hands and staff with Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) during her visit. It was part of "Deb’s Roadrunnin’ Tour," a three-day series of campaign stops in eight communities. Other stops in the tour that day included Carlsbad and Hobbs.

Those arrested are innocent until proven guilty.

United Way of Eddy County’s ninth annual Day of Caring brought hundreds of volunteers together across Carlsbad, Artesia and Loving on Sept. 17.

Former transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg rallied with gubernatorial nominee Deb Haaland and Rep. Gabe Vasquez in Las Cruces, drawing an enthusiastic crowd and highlighting his family’s New Mexico ties. He criticized Republican policies on affordability and promoted infrastructure investments, while Haaland and Vasquez emphasized their campaigns and battles against Republican opponents in competitive races.

The fifth annual Cavern City Renaissance Festival returns to Carlsbad Beach Sept. 25–26, transporting visitors to a world of knights, pirates, music, fire dancing and fantasy. Enjoy live performances, Festival Quest, themed foods including turkey legs and meat pies, plus local ales and mead. Tickets start at $22.18 for adults.

A complete guide is coming soon.

On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Artesia native Krista Bartock remembered watching the attacks as a teenager and honored the first responders who never came home. The flight nurse handed out refreshments as firefighters and community members climbed Bulldog Bowl’s stairs 22 times, recreating the World Trade Center’s height and commemorating the lives lost.

A five-person emergency lift at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant plunged 1,600 feet after its cable snapped during testing, intensifying concerns about aging hoist infrastructure and workplace safety. While no one was injured, union officials and watchdogs criticized the Department of Energy and contractor SIMCO for inadequate transparency and prioritizing waste disposal over worker protection.

WildEarth Guardians has sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for missing a deadline to decide whether the Pecos pupfish warrants threatened-species protections. Native to southeast New Mexico and West Texas, the fish faces dwindling river flows, industrial water use and oil and gas development. Agricultural and industry groups oppose proposed habitat restrictions, citing economic and conservation concerns.

Tularosa native Tina Cordova brought New Mexico’s downwinders’ story to the United Nations, describing generations of cancer and loss linked to the 1945 Trinity nuclear test. As co-founder of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium, Cordova recounted her family’s medical history, advocated for federal compensation, and connected New Mexico’s experience to nuclear-affected communities worldwide.