The jubilant mood of New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) employees was infectious as they explored the new Chaves County Public Health building on South Garden Avenue, where a ribbon-cutting ceremony and public tour of the brand-new facility took place on Friday morning.

An unvaccinated adult in Eddy County has tested positive for measles, bringing the total number of 2026 measles cases in New Mexico this year …

Who has the best outdoor pitch? The Adventure Pitch Fest returns to the Albuquerque Rail Yards on Nov. 6. Applications will close on Sept. 30.…

The annual Thrill The World Dance and Bazaar is returning to Roswell. The community event’s mission is to bring family-friendly activities bac…

Some unscheduled discussion and public comments during the Roswell City Council meeting this week were emotional, with local social media posts unharnessing concern an…

Updates are posted throughout the week

What's going on now: The public hearing for the Local Option Gross Receipts Tax items is going to be held as a special meeting at 3 p.m. on Monday, August 17, at Roswe…

Important update: The Roswell City Council will also hold a special public hearing at 3 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 17, about the proposed 0.25% Local Option Gross Receipts T…

Low snowpack, early spring heat created early runoff

Jemez Historic Site will host its annual celebration for Pueblo Independence Day. The celebration begins early Sunday morning with a 13-mile run from the plaza in Jeme…

The New Mexico Department of Wildlife (NMDOW) recently announced the acquisition of nearly 11,000 acres in the Mimbres Valley, protecting critical habitat for native f…

The three remaining routes for the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor (NIETC) have been canceled, including one that would have run through eastern New M…

Young people can make a difference, one step at a time

A new $7.9 million public health office opens on Friday in Roswell, giving Chaves County residents a larger, modern space for family and children's medical services, v…

There was no grass on the Lions Hondo Little League baseball field in 1956. There was no restroom, a stand that could seat maybe 20 people and a fence made of staves.

As a horse-drawn caisson slowly carried the flag-draped casket of retired Brig. Gen. Jack Fox through Fort Stanton State Veterans Cemetery on Saturday, the silence was…

People interested in learning about data centers being planned within Roswell and Chaves County are invited to attend a public meeting hosted by the Roswell-Chaves Cou…

Much to the delight of Brian Luck, the superintendent of the Roswell Independent School District (RISD), the first morning of the school year went smooth.

Brigadier General Jack R. Fox passed away on July 18.

Roswell’s Ward 2 City Councilor Will Cavin has submitted his formal resignation from the city council to return to the Chaves County Commission, effective Aug. 14.

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) last week implemented a key change to its public comment portal to protect members of the public from any fraud…

The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) will maintain its full childhood vaccination recommendations despite President Trump’s executive order signed Monday, accor…

It is that time of the year again — when Gila Wildlife Rescue starts to get calls about baby deer during the fawning months of July through August.

SILVER CITY — A historic Catholic church in Grant County is officially no more, after years of no services and deterioration of the building.

Boy Scouts from Roswell and East Grand Plains were taking the city's annual traffic count, counting the number of people coming into Roswell on the four main highways …

Following a supplier-initiated recall by Ron's Home Style Foods, Albertsons Companies has announced the voluntarily recall of 59 store-made items due to possible salmo…

‘Bury the Barrels’ campaign urges DOE to comply with state effort to increase New Mexico nuclear waste in repository

Two Democratic New Mexico state lawmakers pitched a panel of their colleagues on taking up a data center moratorium in the 2027 legislative session.

Can you believe we're already approaching the end of summer? Across Chaves County, the longer days and warmer temperatures have brought another busy harvest season for…

SANTA FE — New Mexico will direct $700 million into college and university infrastructure starting this fall, as the Higher Education Department begins a multiyear rol…

Would it be better to have more data centers and artificial intelligence (AI) storage and processing sites or to reduce our reliance on computers and mobile devices?

At Tuesday's Roswell Independent School District (RISD) meeting, city manager Hess Yntema was sworn in as the newest member of the board.

The police blotter in the Roswell Daily Record’s Saturday edition, on page A2, mentioned that Roswell Police Department (RPD) officers were conducting shoplifting deta…

The Chaves County Sheriff’s Office, Roswell Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are seeking information from the public concerning the recent hom…

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Wildlife is conducting checkpoints throughout the state this hunting and fishing season to collect biological data and detect w…

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Health Care Authority is seeking proposals from organizations to help manage Rooted in New Mexico, a new workforce initiative under the Rural…

Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico (HSSNM) Director Amy McVay-Tellez is pictured admiring some memorabilia from the championship inside the HSSNM Museum. In A…

New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association (NMCGA) announces the 2026 Heritage Buckle winner for the Southeast Region. "The future of agriculture is in capable hands. Ever…

Updates will be posted throughout the week.

As parents and caregivers prepare for another school year, packing a nutritious lunch is often at the top of the daily to-do list. We carefully choose sandwiches, frui…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and public health officials in several states are investigating a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella infections li…

ALBUQUERQUE — The statewide gas price average in New Mexico is $3.92 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel as of Thursday, according to the AAA New Mexico Weekend Gas …

SANTA FE — The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is providing free nutritious meals and snacks to thousands of New Mexicans at participating child care centers…

Military GPS jamming allegedly caused plane crash that killed four crew members and sparked $37.7 million wildfire

The statewide gas price average in New Mexico is now $4.06 for a gallon of regular unleaded as of Thursday, July 30, according to the AAA New Mexico Weekend Gas Watch.…

SANTA FE — Friday marked the final day of a decade of service in the New Mexico House of Representatives for Representative Joanne Ferrary (D-Las Cruces). The represen…

A new bridge over the Felix River just this side of Hagerman has been completed and opened for the first time. The bridge will shorten the distance to points south and…

A drug-resistant fungus that can be deadly in health care settings has been confirmed in 23 states — and Texas has reported more cases than any other state.

NEW YORK — Kay Granger, a Texas Republican who was the first woman from her party to chair the U.S. House of Representatives’ powerful Appropriations Committee, has di…

A newly released preliminary report offers the clearest picture yet of the deadly Colorado wildfire that killed four firefighters, including Arizona firefighter Nichol…

Alyssa Begay's growing concern over the rapid expansion of AI data centers across the country has driven her to push for action before similar developments reach the N…

Tribes and environmentalists are trying to figure out how to restore extra protections to nearly 3 million acres of federal land in southeastern Utah after President D…

A Mexican cartel leader was reportedly arrested after allegedly ordering the killing of a 23-year-old influencer who was shot to death while livestreaming from a Mexic…

New Mexico sued the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday for access to unredacted files on Jeffrey Epstein, alleging the federal agency was stonewalling the state’s…

WASHINGTON — A SpaceX rocket piece floating in space since last year smashed into the moon at high speed early Wednesday morning, joining the ranks of meteoroids, wayw…

An El Paso man accused of stabbing his mother to death told detectives that he hated her and was "triggered" during an argument at a South-Central area home, court doc…