Chaves County News

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED AN * ARROYO AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... SOUTH CENTRAL DE BACA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO NORTH CENTRAL CHAVES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO * UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT * AT 957 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN HAD FALLEN OVER THE PECOS RIVER VALLEY.

With the wet conditions New Mexico has seen in the last few months fireworks restrictions have eased in most counties across the state.

A Roswell man has been charged with murder his mother Saturday night. Roswell Police responded to a report of a stabbing at 1103 Melrose just after 7 p.m. Saturday.

Independence Day is just two weeks away, and residents of southeastern New Mexico are finding it easier to stock up on fireworks after recent rains quelled the normally stringent fire restrictions.

A joint declaration agreeing that conditions for implementation of the Pecos River Settlement Agreement were met substantially was filed Thurs-day with the Fifth Judicial District Court in Chaves County.

Volunteer firefighters in Chaves County are on high alert after they said someone shot at one of their trucks.

New Mexico Public Lands Commissioner Patrick Lyons says 2,220 acres of state trust land in Dona Ana County will be sold in September to create a commercial and industrial zone in Santa Teresa.

School is out, but some students are in detention for a big chunk of the summer break.

Roswell police on Tuesday made an arrest in the community's fourth murder in as many days.

A 65-year-old man is accused of stabbing his 71-year-old brother to death during a family fight Monday night.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL DE BACA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WEST CENTRAL ROOSEVELT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO NORTHEASTERN CHAVES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO * UNTIL 600 PM MDT * AT 509 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE ...

Chaves County Sheriff's investigators said they have obtained a confession from a man who they believe is responsible for the murder and dismemberment of a Roswell woman.

A man accused in the ax murder of a Roswell woman has reportedly confessed to the crime.

Farmers and ranchers in southeast New Mexico know they work in an arid climate, but the lack of rain so far this year is costing them money.

American Eagle will increase its service in eastern New Mexico with four nonstop flights per week from Los Angeles International Airport to the Roswell International Air Center.

Gov. Bill Richardson is touring the state asking New Mexico communities what they would like to see done with nearly $2 billion in federal stimulus money.

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Tornado Warning for northeastern Guadalupe County and south central San Miguel County until 5:00 p.m. Officials are advising people in the area to leave automobiles and mobile homes, move into an interior room or hallway on the lowest floor, and stay away from windows and outside walls.

North-central Guadalupe County and central San Miguel County are under a tornado warning until 4:15 p.m., while parts of Lincoln and Chaves counties are under a separate tornado warning until 4:30. Your Response Opinions that are derogatory, attack other users, offer unsubstantiated facts or are offensive in nature can and will be removed as ...

The Four Mile Fire continues to burn Saturday in Chaves County. Officials say the grass fire is only about 20 percent contained.

Fire crews battled against windy conditions Saturday to control a wildfire in southern Chaves County that is threatening a home, seven outbuildings and a power distribution line.