KBIM News 10 - Southeast New Mexico

Bad day for lawyer: disbarred, arrested

Gabrielle Burkhart — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:34:16 GMT

A New Mexico attorney accused of abandoning his clients was disbarred and then arrested for unrelated reasons all within hours.

Missing man's wife searches from sky

Gabrielle Burkhart — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:44:27 GMT

The family of a Ruidoso man who went missing last Friday is stopping at nothing to try and find him. Thursday his wife got into a plane to search for any sign of him.

Southern officials warn of fire danger

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:39:17 GMT

Despite recent rain and snow in southwest New Mexico, officials are still concerned about dangerous wildfires.

Roswell long on crime, short on cops

Gabrielle Burkhart — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:36:33 GMT

There aren't enough officers to fill the ranks of the Roswell Police Department. The force is down 25 officers, and while the chief tries to get the positions filled, the community will see the effects.

Bark beetles, drought killing trees

Gabrielle Burkhart — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:36:49 GMT

Thousands of trees in New Mexico are dying a slow death. Their killers, a miniscule insect called the bark beetle, is raising big concerns about fire danger.

Lincoln County man missing two months

Bill Diven — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:06:14 GMT

Jack Hemby was last seen in Ruidoso Downs on Nov. 15, and the only trace of him since then was the discovery of his pickup truck.

Sunday liquor sales include bars

Gabrielle Burkhart — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:50:27 GMT

Voters in Portales narrowly approved a measure allowing Sunday liquor sales. Many of those residents thought it only applied to restaurants, but that isn't the case, and this has some people felling like they weren't given all the information.

Police search for missing man

Crystal Gutierrez — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:22:11 GMT

Ruidoso police need help finding 73 year-old Kenneth Payne.

NM airman acquitted of murder charges

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:12:58 GMT

A military jury has cleared an airman at Holloman Air Force Base of charges he killed his roommate.

Store video captures credit card capers

Gabrielle Burkhart — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 01:37:18 GMT

Police are asking you to help them catch two men who they believe may be responsible for a rash of fraud cases.

State land expands USAF bomber training

Alex Goldsmith — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:20:00 GMT

The state leased 11,000 acres of land to the Air Force Wednesday, paving the way for a major expansion to the military's Melrose bombing range near Cannon Air Force Base.

Pecan farmers on alert for nut rustlers

Gabrielle Burkhart — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:33:27 GMT

With pecan prices up and motivated thieves on the prowl, it's gotten so bad for New Mexico growers that one farmer now has armed guards patrolling his crops 24-7.

Animals found shot to death

Gabrielle Burkhart — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:29:39 GMT

Police and Animal Control officers are now trying to find out who shot several animals to death in Roswell over the last few days.

PD: Man knocks out daughter, stabs wife

Hawa Konte — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:25:30 GMT

A Roswell man is behind bars for allegedly stabbing his wife and knocking her and his 14 year-old daughter unconscious.

Autistic teen rescued at White Sands

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:22:21 GMT

An autistic teenager who wandered away from his family during an outing at White Sands National Monument and spent the night among the sand dunes has been found.

Three die in fiery Otero County crash

Bill Diven — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:28:34 GMT

A head-on collision between two trucks killed three men and injured a fourth on U.S. Highway 54 Thursday.

Vaughn manager steals from school

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:44:54 GMT

A business manager at a New Mexico school district has pleaded guilty to stealing.

Hobbs hit hard by winter blast

Gabrielle Burkhart — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:45:46 GMT

Hobbs emerged as the snow champs of Monday's winter storm, a title they're not exactly use to it.

More winter weather welcomed in SE NM

Gabrielle Burkhart — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:28:38 GMT

Parts of southeastern New Mexico received some snow Monday. For some, it wasn't a lot, but it fell in some of the areas that need it the most.

Man leads police on 3 high-speed chases

Gabrielle Burkhart — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:49:55 GMT

A man is behind bars in Hobbs accused of leading police on three high speed chases in one day while at times shooting at the officers and crossing state lines.

Xcel dings businesses for faulty meters

Gabrielle Burkhart — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:38:12 GMT

As of Jan. 1 many people in New Mexico are paying more for electricity. Some businesses are getting hit with a double-whammy of higher rates and tens of thousands of dollars in unexpected back payments.

Hobbs flights help cancer patient

Gabrielle Burkhart — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:39:19 GMT

A relatively new flight option from Hobbs to Houston is benefiting a lot of people in southeastern New Mexico. Aside from business travelers, there's something big to gain for some passengers.

Police: Drug ripoff ends in murder

Bill Diven — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:05:52 GMT

Armed thieves pretending to be drug agents shot and killed the man they were trying rob during a struggle over a rifle, the Artesia Police Department reports.

Man enters plea in infant's death

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:06:51 GMT

An Alamogordo man has pleaded guilty to first-degree felony child abuse resulting in the death of a baby.

Mysterious death investigated in SE NM

Gabrielle Burkhart — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:15:22 GMT

Police are investigating a mysterious death in southeastern New Mexico. A man was found dead Monday morning in his Artesia home.

Lawyer broke into clients husbands home

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:36:34 GMT

A New Mexico divorce lawyer is facing charges after authorities said he broke into his client's estranged husband's house.

Weapons stolen from Army veteran's shop

Gabrielle Burkhart — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:59:45 GMT

Thousands of dollars worth of antique war memorabilia is gone. Someone ripped off an Army veteran's business in southeastern New Mexico.

Snow, holiday spike tourism in Ruidoso

Gabrielle Burkhart — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:33:18 GMT

With snow on the mountains and 2012 approaching, Ruidoso is booming.

Past Hobbs minister kills ex-wife, self

Gabrielle Burkhart — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 01:36:54 GMT

What started as a trip for dinner at a fast food restaurant in Colorado ended in a murder-suicide with links to southeast New Mexico.

Public ignoring rabid skunk warning

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:17:25 GMT

Eddy County Sheriff Ernie Mendoza says the public is still not following warnings about rabid or possible rabid skunks inside and outside the city limits of Carlsbad.