Japheth Rascon, bottom
Samantha Rascon, top
By BRANDON MESSICK
Daily Press Staff Writer
Japheth Rascon, 35, of Artesia, and his wife, Samantha Rascon, 32, were arrested Wednesday afternoon in reference to standing magistrate warrants on respective charges of aggravated battery and unlawful taking of a motor vehicle. Read the rest of this entry »
Dendell Whiteman
By BRANDON MESSICK
Daily Press Staff Writer
Dendell J. Whiteman, 25, of Artesia, has been arrested in connection to a strong arm robbery that occurred July 13 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Complex. Whiteman is one of three suspects involved in the incident and is the second to be charged. Read the rest of this entry »
By GRACE MILLER
Daily Press Staff Writer
On Thursday morning, children at Artesia Head Start, recipients of the Ride for Bikes program’s Christmas bikes, “paid it forward” through delivering creative, handmade Christmas cards for the Troops. Read the rest of this entry »
Light parade, Santa, local shopping draw crowds downtown
Above, Daelon and Destin Pacheco express their Christmas wishes to Santa Claus Thursday evening at the Ocotillo Performing Arts Center during the annual Light Up Artesia event. The festivities were enhanced this year by the addition of a light parade, which began at Bulldog Bowl and proceeded east to Roselawn Avenue, ushering in Santa and the arrival of the holiday season in Artesia. At top, parade participants wave from the back of an elaborately decorated float. See Page 5 for more Light Up Artesia photos.
Brienne Green – Daily Press
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