KBIM News 10 - Southeast New Mexico

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.

Former Air Force Sgt. guilty of murder

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:41:15 GMT

A former Air Force technical sergeant has been convicted of second degree murder in the stabbing death of another airman in Alamogordo, N.M. last year.

Parents busted over toddler's dope test

Jeff Todd — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:30:54 GMT

Two Roswell parents face felony child-abuse charges after police reported their 2-year-old child tested positive for pot and meth.

Carlsbad police plan parking crackdown

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:15:45 GMT

Carlsbad police officers will be cracking down on drivers who illegally park in handicapped spaces this month.

Cannon airman faces child porn charges

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:44:03 GMT

The Curry County sheriff's department has re-arrested a Cannon Air Force Base airman on 100 additional counts of manufacturing child pornography.

Ski Apache storm drops foot of optimism

Jeff Todd — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:18:32 GMT

The first storm of the year came with a fury Wednesday night spreading a white blanket across the slopes of Ski Apache.

Prison jobs, crime rate at risk

Jeff Todd — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:08:17 GMT

As Gov. Bill Richardson ponders budget-cutting bills sent him by the recent special session of the Legislature, the Department of Corrections is saying it could close the Roswell Correctional Center eliminating 65 jobs.

Budget-cutting plan would close prisons

Kim Vallez — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:24:22 GMT

The state Department of Corrections would close two New Mexico prisons under a plan it's proposing to deal with budget cuts passed by the Legislature but yet to be signed by Gov. Bill Richardson.

I-40 reopens at Santa Rosa after crash

Todd Dukart — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:35:13 GMT

Interstate 40 east of Santa Rosa in eastern New Mexico has reopened after it was closed for about two hours because of a crash, according to the New Mexico Department of Transportation.

Peanut growers see average to good crop

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:31:29 GMT

The peanut harvest is at its halfway mark, and growers are saying this year's yield in eastern New Mexico and West Texas ranks from average to good.

Venerable jet vital to fighter training

Jeff Todd — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:39:41 GMT

While the buzz at Holloman Air Force Base is all about remotely piloted drones and futuristic fighters, an elderly aircraft from the past is playing a key role as well.

Web extra: In flight with a T-38

Jeff Todd — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:00:14 GMT

With a few air force bases in New Mexico expanding, much has been made recently about remote piloted vehicles, but the Air Force says there are no plans to shy away from manned aircraft, in fact, some ancient equipment is helping train new pilots. Reporter Jeff Todd took these video from the cockpit.

Spaceport opening tours to the public

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:44:43 GMT

New Mexico spaceport officials will begin offering paid public tours of the construction site north of Las Cruces. The so-called "hard-hat tours" will begin in December.

Former NM lawmaker dies in car crash

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:57:34 GMT

State police say former state Rep. Dan Berry has died in a three-vehicle crash in southeastern New Mexico.

ENMU adopts two greyhounds as mascots

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:11:18 GMT

Eastern New Mexico University has adopted two rescued former racing greyhounds to become the school's official animal mascots.

Parents concerned after H1N1 deaths

Jeff Todd — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:13:24 GMT

The New Mexico Department of Health has confirmed that 13 of the state's residents have died from H1N1 flu, including two teens from the same high school in Roswell.

NM hospital limits visitors due to H1N1

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:35:34 GMT

Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis will limit visitors younger than 15 years old in an effort to stop the swine flu.

NMMI honors graduate killed in rescue

Kaitlin McCarthy — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:25:53 GMT

A New Mexico State Police helicopter pilot killed in the crash of his helicopter during a rescue mission last June was remembered Friday at his former school.

2 teen suicides prompt Ruidoso action

Jeff Todd — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:10:21 GMT

There's an air of sadness and community concern in Ruidoso following the recent suicides of two high school students.

Pearce tops Teague in cash during qtr

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:32:37 GMT

Republican Steve Pearce has raised a half million dollars for his bid to regain his former congressional seat, collecting more money than incumbent Democrat Harry Teague during the past quarter, according to the latest federal campaign finance reports.

River walkers discover weapons cache

Jeff Todd — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:33:10 GMT

Down a maze of dirt roads about 12 miles outside Artesia near the Pecos River there they were: a stockpile of weapons found in the middle of nowhere.

Hera missile fired from Fort Wingate

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:45:27 GMT

Army officials are evaluating whether a Patriot missile successfully intercepted a Hera missile launched Thursday from the former Fort Wingate Army Depot near Gallup to White Sands Missile Range in southern New Mexico.

Man pleads guilty to 2005 murder

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:34:16 GMT

A Roosevelt County man charged with shooting an eastern New Mexico farmer in 2005 as part of a murder-for-hire drug deal has pleaded guilty in exchange for a life sentence, avoiding the death penalty.

Roswell schools prepare for H1N1

Jeff Todd — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:18:03 GMT

Two weeks ago, a Goddard High School senior died from the H1N1 flu, and schools in Roswell are putting a plan in place to deal with any outbreak of the virus.

Roswell teacher charged in teen contact

Jeff Todd — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:34:33 GMT

A Roswell teacher accused of making sexual advances to a teen he was mentoring is out of jail but not back at work.

NM project would link nat'l power grid

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:53:55 GMT

An ambitious project that would allow energy to flow freely across the nation's three massive power grids could break down significant barriers to ramping up alternative energy in the United States.