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

This year marks the 79th anniversary of the 1947 “Roswell Incident,” when rancher W. W. Brazel and other locals discovered unusual debris resembling tinfoil and what they claimed were alien bodies on Brazel’s ranch in Roswell.

Children of all ages sifted through dirt in kid sized swimming pools locating buried loot.

For the mayor, the proclamation is about more than just the sport—it is about the community impact.

Wednesday, July 1, New Mexico’s Oil Conservation Commission voted to approve new bonding requirements intended to put more of the financial assurance burden on oil companies.

The Rio Ruidoso overflowed its banks July 8, 2025, producing a deluge that surged down Mecham Drive and resulted in three deaths while leaving destruction in its wake for homeowners and local businesses.

Police said Chavarria and 47-year-old Jerry Romero were captured on video taken from the Budget Inn motel at 922 South 1st St. taking a sobbing woman from the motel and into the back seat of a Red SUV.

One year after the disastrous flood on July 8, 2025, that claimed the lives of two children and one adult, local government is focused on rebuilding with renewed safety measures and projects geared toward improving the community.

About 1,000 abandoned oil and gas wells were plugged at the expense of New Mexico taxpayers in the last 20 years.

In one of two rule changes announced Monday, June 22, the Interior Department reduced from $500,000 to $25,000 per well the minimum bond oil companies must post to pay for cleaning up abandoned wells.

Those arrested are innocent until proven guilty.

Artesia citizens turned out for Independence Day fun on Saturday.