KBIM News 10 - Southeast New Mexico

Water main break floods Roswell street

Crystal Gutierrez — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:06:06 GMT

A water main break made a big mess Sunday. It happened at the intersection of Union and Alameda in Roswell.

Train wreck blamed on heat, cold

Kim Vallez — Thu, 16 May 2013 22:59:07 GMT

Temperature changes appear to be the cause of a train derailment near Fort Sumner last month.

Police search for child abuse suspect

Elizabeth Alvarez — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:11:43 GMT

Police are looking for a man who is wanted on numerous child abuse charges.

Pearce introduces bill to expand WIPP

Kim Vallez — Mon, 13 May 2013 22:49:55 GMT

New Mexico Republican Representative Steve Pearce is introducing legislation to expand the mission of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, or WIPP, in Carlsbad.

Convictions upheld in 2 Clovis murders

Kim Vallez — Mon, 13 May 2013 22:49:41 GMT

The New Mexico Supreme Court has upheld the convictions of a Clovis man in the shooting deaths of two people.

ENMU staffer charge with embezzling

Kim Vallez — Thu, 09 May 2013 23:06:04 GMT

An employee at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales is accused of embezzling from the college.

Cops find husband sought in fiery death

Kim Vallez — Thu, 09 May 2013 22:50:22 GMT

The husband of the Roswell women set on fire and murdered has been found with burns on his body.

Man claims three priests abused him

Lys�e Mitri — Wed, 08 May 2013 22:53:19 GMT

An Albuquerque man has filed a lawsuit accusing three priests of molesting him decades ago at an Alamogordo church.

Husband sought in wife's murder

Kim Vallez — Mon, 06 May 2013 23:10:27 GMT

Roswell police are searching for a husband after his wife died after being set on fire.

No block to horse slaughterhouse: Feds

Kim Vallez — Wed, 01 May 2013 00:13:18 GMT

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Tuesday that approval of the horse slaughterhouse in Roswell is coming "relatively soon."

Abducted 6-year-old found safe in Texas

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:04:14 GMT

NMSP have confirmed that a missing Roswell 6-year-old has been found safe in Lubbock, Texas.

Threat evacuates Ruidoso Downs Walmart

Crystal Gutierrez — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:46:12 GMT

Walmart customers got more than they bargained for when someone called saying there was bomb at the superstore.

Roswell shop catches burglar on camera

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:31:56 GMT

A Roswell business is hoping surveillance video will help catch a man that has left hundreds of dollars in damage after a burglary, the third time the business has been hit with crime in just a couple of months.

Redford asks new ban on horse slaughter

Kim Vallez — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:16:08 GMT

Actor Robert Redford is stepping into the fight over horse slaughtering in New Mexico.

Fire restrictions grow as danger rises

Kim Vallez — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:10:41 GMT

The latest fire restrictions are in place or about to be at three state parks and the village of Ruidoso because of bone-dry conditions.

Artesia athlete headed to prison

Kim Vallez — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:54:53 GMT

A former Artesia High School football star has been sentenced to 18 years behind bars for the death of his 4-month-old daughter.

Horse slaughterhouse passes USDA check

Gabrielle Burkhart — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:27:47 GMT

What could be the nation's only horse slaughterhouse cleared a major hurdle Tuesday in Roswell.

Ex-school cop sentenced in rape case

Dick Knipfing — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:46:00 GMT

A cop who had sex with a teenage girl who was a student at the high school where he was assigned is going to prison.

Police seek robber in Hobbs attack

Kim Vallez — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:46:40 GMT

Police are looking for the person who broke into an elderly man's home and robbed him.

Teen charged with making bomb threats

Elizabeth Alvarez — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:20:01 GMT

In Hobbs, a teenager causes quite a scare after police say he called-in two bomb threats.

Alcohol, drugs may be cause of crash

Crystal Gutierrez — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 23:57:28 GMT

Police say a mix of alcohol, drugs and speed could be to blame for a fatal crash involving a semi and a mustang.

Woman killed in overnight crash

Crystal Gutierrez — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 23:55:53 GMT

Alcohol is believed to be a factor in an overnight crash that left a woman dead.

Chaves Co. may get $5M for renovations

Crystal Gutierrez — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:05:24 GMT

Chaves County's jails are one step closer to getting more than $5 million for renovations.

Curtis Fire human-caused

David Romero — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:48:14 GMT

Evacuations have now been lifted in the Lincoln National Forest where a wildfire is burning.

English-only umpire quits officiating

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:25:41 GMT

An umpire accused of trying to ban New Mexico high school baseball players from speaking Spanish during a game has resigned, the governing body of the state's high school sports has announced.

Horse dumping discovered in Hobbs

Kim Vallez — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:22:38 GMT

Someone has turned a vacant field in Lea County into a dumping ground for horses, cows and goats.

Eddy Co. faces another case of rabies

Kim Vallez — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:02:23 GMT

Officials say there is another confirmed case of rabies in Eddy County and this time in a skunk.

Arrest made in Alamogordo homicide

Kim Vallez — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:43:23 GMT

One person has been arrested in connection to a double shooting in Alamogordo that left one man dead.

Arson suspected in house fire

Gabrielle Burkhart — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:35:54 GMT

One fire after another has a fire marshal in southeast New Mexico looking for answers. Just this week, another house went up in flames, and arson investigators don't think it happened by chance.

Rail-car breakdown sparks brush fire

Kim Vallez — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:18:42 GMT

A mishap on the Union Pacific Railroad in Torrance County Thursday halted rail traffic and brought out emergency responders.