TAOS — The second annual New Mexico Bull Fiesta had a massive turnout at the Roadrunner Tours Arena on May 24 and 25, in Angel Fire, where bull riders and spectators e…

This bus shelter at the Roswell Air Center stands near the passenger parking lots and airport terminal building. An aircraft's nose cone provides shelter from harsh we…

Monday, June 9

Despite increased efforts in recent years by public officials, New Mexico grapples with high rates of maternal deaths during pregnancy or the …

Members of the Roswell Finance Committee heard about the need for more skilled temporary emergency dispatchers in the Pecos Valley Regional Co…

The cliff fendlerbush’s blooms offered countless nibbles for one hungry young deer. Its mother watched the feast from several steps away, on the other side of a nature path crossroad below Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. Getting impatient, or perhaps not feeling worried, the elder deer headed off to

A high-speed pursuit and standoff with law enforcement culminated in the arrest of a Roswell woman who now faces a dozen criminal counts.

Rhoads Co. of Roswell was honored with the Sonny Brown Business of the Year Award in the large business category for its high ethical standards.

Former State Representative Bob Wooley, Debbie Smith, secretary/assistant for Healing America's Heroes (HAH), a recreational therapy organization for veterans in Fort …

Nadia Najera, left, Lighthouse Foster and Adoption Support, accepts a $15,000 check from Mike Hunter, Melinda Branin and Steve Harris of the Roswell Pecos Valley Rotar…

While the ground was broken at least a week prior, on Thursday there was a ceremony to mark the beginning of construction of the Chaves County Cultural Plaza.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from moving forward with their efforts to shutter the nation's leading workforce development program f…

Wildflowers grow near the arches at the Old Frazier Schoolhouse near U.S. Highway 70 northeast of Roswell. The school was built in 1937 to educate students from the ne…

State economists and budget analysts recently told a newly formed legislative subcommittee that federal funding losses and potential spending reductions will have a su…

Even though a third commercial airline route returned about a year ago between the Roswell Air Center (RAC) and Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, not all that m…

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has announced changes in fees at Rob Jaggers Campground and Valley of Fires recreation areas in Lincoln County as well as the Hayst…

Local Head Start centers in Chaves and Eddy counties are not shutting down, though more than 100 of their employees are now on furlough.

Amy McVay Tellez, executive director of the Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico (HSSNM), walks between the society's archives and its museum. Decorations insid…

At Camp Invention, hosted this week by All Saints Catholic School, kindergarten through sixth grade had an opportunity to learn about the science of illusions, build m…

The New Mexico Higher Education Department (NMHED) announced late last month that college enrollments increased by 4.2% this spring. That’s over 5,000 students more wh…

San Juan County has reported its first case of measles.

Lucky birds are shown on a hot sunny day enjoying cool water from sprinklers. This grassy space is dotted with some trees and this past May morning was a patch of peac…

Roswell Fire Department (RFD) crews respond to the alarm at the Sun West Centre office complex at 500 N. Main St. on Saturday morning in downtown Roswell. A fire alarm…

LAS VEGAS — A professor credited with helping the New Mexico Highlands University music department survive, grow and thrive has announced he is retiring after 35 years…

Tuesday, June 3

According to a press release from the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH), men in New Mexico are dying, on average, seven years earlier than women.

Chaves County is among the New Mexico localities denying allegations that it has adopted policies that conflict with federal immigration law.

Officials: Damage limited to utility poles, dairy pens

A criminal defense attorney from Colorado Springs and a team of American forensic experts are advocating for rigorous scientific testing of a collection of unusual bod…

You might think that after a career as a nurse spanning 50 years, Carla Wesley would be looking forward to retirement.

Rita Camacho, the new executive director of United Way of Chaves County, said she believes her varied experience will serve her well in her new position.

A confident bird is shown perched on top of two street signs attached to a stop sign at the intersection of East Martin Street and Walker Boulevard. Being on watch out…

Today is the deadline for the city to submit its preliminary budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year.

The beloved fairy bee, the Sacramento Mountain Salamander and the jaguar share one common trait: a spot on New Mexico’s 2025 blueprint for animal conservation.

The Memorial Day ceremony at Gen. Douglas McBride Veteran's Cemetery on Monday drew more than 80 veterans, city leaders and citizens. The ceremony included members of …

City councilors are close to completing a meeting marathon. Still, the final sprint is already underway to submit the preliminary budget for the upcoming fiscal year t…

Outside of Phoenix in suburban Gilbert, one farming family decided over 10 years ago to get ahead of development and urban sprawl by developing their way. They designe…

Cambodian restaurants are not in every U.S. city the way Chinese and Japanese ones are. And Cambodian food has often been lumped in with Thai or Vietnamese when in fac…

Residents of New Mexico are no strangers to triple-degree temperatures during the summer months, which often leads us to seek refuge from the heat near water sources l…

Early life experiences can shape the way we think about work. Sometimes career paths follow a straight line. But just as often, jobs can be shaped by circumstances, lu…

On a hillside northwest of Los Angeles, Andreas Tompros is replanting hundreds of avocado trees. Consumption of avocados has boomed in the United States in the past tw…

The wildfire that continues to burn in the Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area in Lincoln County is nearing full containment as nearby campgrounds…