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During her visit Haaland touched on several topics such as immigration, her support of a data center moratorium in New Mexico, healthcare and education.

Jacob McCaw will be presenting his film “Vessel.” The 31-year-old wrote the screenplay and filmed the production in Lincoln County.

the revisions to the ordinance amend penalties for 68 crimes and traffic offenses in the city’s ordinance code. Josh Narin-Mahan, Roswell city attorney told the council at the Sept. 10 meeting that the penalties for those offenses were too low and insufficient to deter people from committing such infractions. 

The five-person lift, functioning as an emergency egress in an air intake shaft at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant fell about 1,600 feet Aug. 19 into the underground after a metal rope became entangled and snapped during a routine test, officials said, smashing the car to pieces.

The resolution, which advanced out of the council’s Legal Committee on a 4-0 vote Aug. 31, would authorize the city manager’s office to “wind down” operations of the zoo and the former Peppermint Park, and make arrangements for animals to be sent to other locations. This would be accomplished by the end of fiscal year 2027, which is June 30, 2027, according to the resolution.

The suit, filed Sept. 8 in U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico by Santa Fe-based environmental group WildEarth Guardians, called on the federal government to act and list the species as threatened, offering federal protections to prevent its extinction.

This marks the second year the event has been held in Roswell and those in attendance can expect pilots battling it out on the high-speed course and a daily airshow, along with hands-on aviation, science and technology activities.

Devon Joel Schinagel, 41, of Elephant Butte was arrested and charged with one count each of homicide by vehicle, aggravated driving while under the influence, concealing identity, reckless driving and failing to give immediate notice of accidents.

An investigation by Searchlight New Mexico examines how a 13-year-old Hobbs student who reported rape at school was disbelieved by administrators and police, disciplined with on-campus suspension and ultimately homeschooled. Experts say officials failed to apply trauma-informed, legally required scrutiny amid broader allegations of sexual violence and weak state and federal oversight.

Manuel Gallegos, 43, was identified as a person of interest in the double homicide that left Stacia Marie Pearce, 38, and Tony Joseph Ontiveros, 39, according to a news release issued Wednesday, Sept. 9 by the Roswell Police Department. Police want to speak with Gallegos as part of their investigation into the double homicide. No further information about Gallegos was issued.

According to a press release issued Thursday, Sept. 3, racetrack owners Johnny and Jana Trotter have “agreed on a framework” with Global Gaming Solutions to move the Quarter Horse Racing Triple Crown Series, the All-American Super Select Sale and the Ruidoso Downs Hall of Fame to Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie.

State Police Investigator Edward Garcia wrote in court documents that he enlisted the help of the FBI to identity Rivera from a seflie the victim allegedly took with him before the incident, on June 7, and subsequently by the people he was sharing a hotel room with, his cousin and aunt.