All Clear: Water samples show no sign of E. coli, no boil alert necessary
Turns out, Friday the 13th isn’t so unlucky after all. The City of Artesia reports its second round of water testing has come back clear,…
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ECSO seeking info on shooting incident at Artesia RV park
The Eddy County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in solving a shooting that occurred Friday morning at a local RV park. ECSO deputies…
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Best of Artesia 2017
Nominations are currently being sought for the Artesia Daily Press’ 2017 Best of Artesia awards. The nominations period will end Thursday, Oct. 19 and voting…
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Water testing results expected late this afternoon
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Eddy County magistrate judge’s removal sought over offensive emails
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Hospital breaks ground on new wound care, endocrinology unit
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Pride of the Pecos Valley earns top rating at marching festival
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Lady Bulldog soccer to vie for first-ever district title Saturday
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AGH practices ‘Giving Gives Back’
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‘Every second counts’: AFD visits Grand Heights
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Looking Back: Lake Arthur woman sees Jesus’ face in tortilla in 1977
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Lawsuit alleges Hobbs PD made officers target minorities
Local News
City water sample shows positive for E. coli; no boil water alert yet issued as city awaits second round of test results
The City of Artesia Water Department is reporting that one routine water sample recently tested by Cardinal Laboratories in Hobbs has showed positive for E.…
Crime
Public Record
ARTESIA POLICE DEPARTMENT Oct. 12 ALARM 5:44 a.m. – Officer dispatched to 1301 W. Main St. in reference to an alarm. ABUSE 7:59 a.m. –…
Sports
'Dogs roll through regular-season finale
If it was machine-level precision the Bulldog football team was aspiring to achieve prior to the end of its 2017 regular season, it attained that…
New Mexico
Ex-Eunice Public Schools bookkeeper accused of embezzlement
EUNICE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State Police say a former bookkeeper for the Eunice Public Schools has been arrested on suspicion of embezzlement and fraudulent use of a credit card.
National
Las Vegas police shift timeline again in concert massacre
Updated: 5:15 pmLAS VEGAS (AP) — In an Oct. 13 story and The Latest report about the investigation of a Las Vegas shooting that killed and injured concert-goers Oct. 1, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the body of shooter Stephen Paddock was being sent to Stanford University for study. Clark County spokesman Dan Kulin said Monday that multiple forensic analyses will be performed at Stanford on Paddock's brain, and the rest of Paddock's body is being kept at a secure location.
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Lighter winds help crews gain on California wildfires
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Ford offers repairs to address Explorer exhaust gas concerns
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Correction: Kansas-Leaking Gas story
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The Latest: Number of fire evacuees drops by more than half
Updated: 2:10 pm
National Sports
Helmet maker vows fight against Hernandez concussion lawsuit
DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — Football helmet maker Riddell says it intends to vigorously defend its products and its reputation against concussion-related lawsuits like one lawyers for late New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez have filed in Massachusetts against it and the NFL.
Entertainment
Netflix sinking deeper into debt to fuel subscriber growth
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix is sinking deeper into debt in its relentless pursuit of more viewers, leaving the company little margin for error as it tries to build the world's biggest video subscription service.