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Boy reportedly taken to Mexico after mother’s killing ‘safe’

October 13, 2021 GMT

ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — A young Roswell boy said by authorities to have been taken to Mexico by his father after the killing of the boy's mother has been found safe, New Mexico state police said.

The state police's brief emailed announcement Tuesday said Osiel Ernesto Rico “has been located safe" and that an Amber Alert issued for him in 2020 has been canceled.

Chaves County escapee caught in Roswell home after standoff

October 5, 2021 GMT

ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — A man who escaped Sunday night from the Chaves County jail is back in custody after being captured in a Roswell house following an hours-long standoff late Monday with officers from several agencies, authorities said.

Authorities searching for escaped inmate in Chaves County

October 4, 2021 GMT

ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — Authorities in Chaves County say an inmate has escaped custody.

Chaves County Sheriff Mike Herrington posted on the agency's social media that 37-year-old Daniel Cobos escaped late Sunday night from Chaves County Detention Center.

Official: New Mexico ranchers capture Texas homicide suspect

September 28, 2021 GMT

ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — A manhunt for a Texas homicide suspect ended Tuesday in rural southeastern New Mexico when ranchers detained the man at gunpoint and handed him over to sheriff's deputies, a sheriff's official said.

New Mexico Youth Livestock Expo relocating to Roswell

August 27, 2021 GMT

ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Youth Livestock Expo is relocating to Roswell over Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s State Fair vaccination mandate.

Las Cruces area in clean-up mode day after powerful storms

July 12, 2021 GMT

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Residents in Las Cruces were picking up the pieces Monday, a day after a powerful storm left a trail of toppled trees, washed out roads and downed power lines.

The Las Cruces Sun-News reports crews around the city are hauling away massive trees and other debris.

Today in History

By The Associated PressJuly 8, 2021 GMT

Today in History

Today is Thursday, July 8, the 189th day of 2021. There are 176 days left in the year.

Forecasters warn of hot temperatures for New Mexico

June 8, 2021 GMT

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Forecasters with the National Weather Service said Tuesday that New Mexico is in for a stretch of hot weather.

They warned that a heat advisory may be needed for parts of eastern New Mexico from Roswell up to Clovis and Tucumcari later this week.

Man sentenced to 5 life terms in killings of wife, daughters

May 25, 2021 GMT

ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico man who pleaded no contest in the 2016 killings of his wife and their four daughters ages 3-14 faces five consecutive life sentences.

Juan David Villegas-Hernandez's pleas to five counts of first-degree murder ended his trial on May 13 and he was sentenced May 19 by state District Judge Dustin K.

New Mexico man ends trial, admits killing wife, 4 daughters

May 15, 2021 GMT

ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico man stopped his trial and admitted Friday he killed his wife and four daughters in 2016 at their home in Roswell, the local district attorney said.

Juan David Villegas-Hernandez, 39, will face five life-in-prison sentences following his no-contest plea to five counts of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of his 34-year-old wife, Cynthia Villegas, and their four daughters: Yamilen, 14; Cynthia, 10; Abigayl, 7; and Idaleigh, 3.

Trial of man accused of murdering wife, 4 daughters begins

May 13, 2021 GMT

ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — The trial of a New Mexico man accused of murdering his wife and four daughters in 2016 began Tuesday.

Juan David Villegas-Hernandez, 40, faces five counts of first degree murder in the shooting deaths of his wife, 34-year-old Cynthia Villegas, and their four daughters: Yamilen, 14; Cynthia Janeth, 11; Abby, 7; and Ida, 3.

Xcel Energy offers solar option for New Mexico customers

May 7, 2021 GMT

ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — Xcel Energy says customers in New Mexico now have the option to purchase electricity generated from a solar power plant near Clovis that came online just weeks ago.

A typical residential customer would pay about $10...

New Mexico to fund blimp broadband study for rural internet

By CEDAR ATTANASIOApril 27, 2021 GMT

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is finalizing a $3.2 million contract to a dirigible manufacturer to study the viability of distributing high-speed internet from above the ground instead of underneath it, officials confirmed Tuesday...

Police arrest man accused of carjacking good Samaritan

April 10, 2021 GMT

ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — The family of a 62-year-old woman who was struck with her own vehicle in New Mexico after a man she offered to help stole her car earlier this week has said she is still in a Texas hospital, a television station reported...

New Mexico GOP calls on lawmaker who disaffiliated to resign

February 11, 2021 GMT

ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — The Republican Party of New Mexico has called on a state representative who disaffiliated with the party to resign...

New Mexico lawmaker changes affiliation after abortion vote

February 6, 2021 GMT

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A Republican lawmaker in New Mexico who voted in favor of a Democratic-backed abortion bill has left the GOP, officials said...

American Airlines holding off decision to cut some flights

September 14, 2020 GMT

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — American Airlines confirmed Monday it is holding off on its decision to cut flights to Stillwater, Oklahoma, and Roswell, New Mexico, but warned that slumping demand in some markets is forcing the company to consider “difficult decisions to right-size our airline...

Trump says he’s heard ‘interesting’ things about Roswell

By AAMER MADHANIJune 19, 2020 GMT

President Donald Trump says he’s heard some interesting things about Roswell, but he’s not sharing even with his eldest child...

Mysterious memorial to ‘Lawnmower Man’ reappears after theft

December 7, 2019 GMT

ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — A mysterious memorial dedicated to a New Mexico homeless man who mowed lawns has reappeared after a similar one was stolen...

Roswell police investigating death of a woman as a homicide

July 28, 2019 GMT

ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — Police in Roswell say they're investigating the death of a woman as a homicide...

County prepares for effects of possible lizard conservation

By LISA DUNLAPJuly 11, 2018 GMT

ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — A little lizard is the center of controversy again, with a Chaves County administrator vowing to work if need be to keep lands in the county available for business use...

Roswell romps in Rodriguez’s return to Toby Roybal

By Will Webber | The New MexicanDecember 8, 2017 GMT

The abbreviated six-team Bobby Rodriguez Capital City Tournament may not have had the traditional feel of a step-ladder tournament in Thursday’s opening round, but it did have the feel of a homecoming for David Rodriguez.

Higher ed veto nixes nearly $3B in funding

By Steve TerrellThe New MexicanApril 20, 2017 GMT

The breadth of Gov. Susana Martinez’s veto earlier this month of New Mexico’s higher education budget was more far reaching than previously understood, totaling nearly $3 billion, according to a close examination of her markups of House Bill 2, the legislation that would fund state government for the fiscal year that begins July 1.