They’re back…
U.S. Navy pilots are once again utilizing the “perfect” weather conditions in Artesia to conduct their primary flight-training exercises. The planes in the sky over…
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N.M. considers lighter punishment for drug possession
The New Mexico Legislature will consider reducing drug possession offenses from felonies to misdemeanors to decrease incarceration costs and more effectively treat addiction, under a…
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Artesia schools inform staff of flu, strep precautions, urge parents to keep sick kids home
The Artesia Public Schools are urging staff and parents to take precautions regarding a recent influx of influenza and strep throat, particularly within the district’s…
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N.M. proposal calls for hike in oil, gas royalties
Local News
AHS Student Council sponsors blood drive
As of noon today, Artesia High School students had donated 30 of the more than 50 pints of blood they pledged to Vitalant during a…
Crime
Public Record
ARTESIA POLICE DEPARTMENT Jan. 31 SHOTS FIRED 12:51 a.m. – Officer dispatched to South 20th Street and West Mann Avenue in reference to shots fired…
Sports
Bowlers win with record performance
The Artesia High School Bulldog bowling team had seen themselves with a chance to win their past two tournaments in an Advanced Division that features…
New Mexico
Legislature negotiates state budget boost, stimulus package
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico legislators moved closer Wednesday to an annual budget agreement that is likely to increases spending on education by nearly half a billion dollars and channel a windfall in tax income toward infrastructure and economic stimulus, with Senate approval of a general fund spending plan.
National
W.Va. suit accuses diocese of knowingly employing pedophiles
Updated: 3:54 pmCHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Catholic diocese and its former bishop in West Virginia knowingly employed pedophiles and failed to conduct adequate background checks on camp and school workers, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday by the state attorney general.
National Sports
Chiefs sign Breeland in upgrade to beleaguered secondary
Updated: 4:01 pmKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have signed cornerback Bashaud Breeland to a $2 million contract for the upcoming season that could be worth an additional $3 million if incentives are met.
Business
Trump: Social media sites discriminate against conservatives
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump directed his ire Tuesday at the nation's major social media companies, claiming they're biased against Republicans and attacking them with the same gusto he uses for much of the rest of the media world.
Entertainment
Tom Hanks surprises Albuquerque woman with 'Happy Birthday'
Updated: 3:43 pmALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Tom Hanks surprised a New Mexico woman celebrating her birthday at an Albuquerque restaurant when he treated her to a special performance of "Happy Birthday."