KBIM News 10 - Southeast New Mexico

Deputies calm Roswell cemetery dispute

Jeff Todd — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:43:32 GMT

A cemetery own who says he can't afford to maintain the property made good on past threats Friday when he began ripping out the landscaping drawing both angry relatives and Chaves County sheriff's deputies.

Alamogordo air service to continue

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:53:31 GMT

The U.S. Department of Transportation is renewing New Mexico Airlines' contract to provide commercial air service to Alamogordo.

Plan to move racetrack clobbers Ruidoso

Jeff Todd — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:30:51 GMT

Ruidoso could become a ghost town if the Ruidoso Downs racetrack is allowed to pack up and move to Las Cruces, the town attorney said Thursday.

Father seeks new probe into son's death

Tim Maestas — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:12:57 GMT

A grieving father insists Ruidoso police botched the initial investigation they were forced to reopen into how his son died from a gunshot to the head while riding in a car with friends.

Demand boosting Roswell-LAX flights

Jeff Todd — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:49:41 GMT

It will soon be even easier to fly west from southeastern New Mexico as American Eagle expands its service because of rising demand.

Roswell man pleads no contest in murder

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:04:49 GMT

A Roswell man has pleaded no contest to six felony charges, including second-degree murder, in the slaying and dismemberment of a Roswell woman.

Wounded Lincoln County officer moves up

Jeff Todd — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:19:21 GMT

More than a year and a half after a fugitive gunned him down Lincoln County sheriff's Sgt. Robert Shepperd is not only is back at work, he's been promoted.

Plea ends Roswell ax-murder case

Bill Diven — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:53:32 GMT

A Texas ex-con unexpectedly pleaded no contest Monday to charges he killed a Roswell woman who was trying to help him and cut up her body.

Teens rob, beat Elderly couple survin RV

Jeff Todd — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:06:45 GMT

Police in Alamogordo are reminding people not to open the door to strangers, after police said two teens lied their way into an elderly couple's home to rob them.

Ruidoso Downs proposing track move

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:59:13 GMT

Ruidoso Downs is asking a state regulator to allow the horse racing track to move to Las Cruces.

Man arrested after baseball-bat beating

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:30:00 GMT

An Alamogordo man accused of hitting another man with a baseball bat over money has been arrested.

Students build home from scratch

Jeff Todd — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:30:59 GMT

A group of Loving High School students spent the last year building an energy efficient new home for a local family in need.

Man crushed by hay bale

Devon Armijo — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:59:10 GMT

A 61-year-old Clovis man has died after being stuck by a large hay bale that fell from a trailer.

NM gets learning, telemedicine grants

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:53:51 GMT

Several New Mexico communities have received $1 million in federal grants to improve distance learning and telemedicine.

Fuel thief tops off tanks at $75,000

Jeff Todd — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:56:30 GMT

An automated fuel station on 2nd Street in Roswell is unattended and without surveillance cameras to track whoever was using a gas card stolen from a trucking company.

Vandals hit Alamogordo therapy buses

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:56:04 GMT

Bus service for about 300 to 400 disabled people in Alamogordo has been temporarily suspended after vandals damaged six buses.

Portales men sentenced for poaching

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:06:45 GMT

Two Portales men have been fined after pleading guilty in separate poaching cases.

Roswell police dig for shooting details

Jeff Todd — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:09:00 GMT

Early morning gunshots left a man near death as Roswell police spent a long day of investigation still unsure whether the victim attempted suicide or was shot by someone else.

NMMI holds veterans' breakfast

Todd Dukart — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:48:56 GMT

The New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell on Wednesday held its seventh annual breakfast honoring veterans and their families.

Trail projects receive $1.6 million

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:39:54 GMT

The New Mexico State Parks Division will award almost $1.6 million in federal funding for eight trail projects.

Roswell, feds wrangling over flood zone

Jeff Todd — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:36:50 GMT

Officials in southeastern New Mexico are continuing a fight with the federal government over where flooding is or is not likely to occur.

Work begins on US 380 in Chaves Co.

Todd Dukart — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:59:25 GMT

Chaves County drivers using U.S. Highway 380 east of Roswell should be prepared for road construction beginning this week.

Teague votes 'No' on health care bill

Ian Schwartz — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:07:47 GMT

Rep. Harry Teague is the only of New Mexico's House members to vote against the historic health care reform bill that cleared the U.S. House Saturday night.

FEMA to look at NM flood maps

Devon Armijo — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:03:31 GMT

Over-inflated flood insurance could soon be in the past for parts of Roswell and Chaves County, now that FEMA has agreed to review a new set of flood insurance maps that many call inaccurate.

Two die in rollover crash in Hobbs

Devon Armijo — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:01:38 GMT

State police are investigating a car crash in Hobbs that ended in the deaths of two people. The crash happened Saturday morning on World Drive.

Rescue dog fights for own life

Jeff Todd — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:17:31 GMT

A New Mexico border collie that helped find bodies at the Pentagon after the attacks on Sept.11, 2001 is now in a fighting for life against cancer..

Friends recall airman killed in Mexico

Jeff Todd — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:42:15 GMT

A welcoming mural calls Holloman Air Force Base 'The Friendliest Place on Earth,' but the mood beyond the gates Thursday reflected the loss of a popular airman gunned down in Mexico.

WIPP receives 8,000th waste shipment

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:50:44 GMT

The federal government's nuclear waste repository in southern New Mexico has received its 8,000th shipment of transuranic waste.

Texas teen killed in NM rollover

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:25:36 GMT

A Texas teenager has died from injuries suffered when a sport utility vehicle he was riding in rolled numerous times on a southeastern New Mexico highway.

NM counties eligible for disaster aid

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:11:29 GMT

Four eastern New Mexico counties have been declared eligible for disaster assistance due to their proximity to counties in Texas that have been declared disaster areas due to drought and other problems.