Crew members, pilots pleased with new venue

Standing in a hangar at the National Championship Air Races, Scott Saddlemire watched as his son Joshua prepared his red and white airplane “Red Zeppelin” for its race in the Biplane Class competition, which was starting just a few minutes later.

NASA engineer and author to speak at SENMC

Zaida currently works at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, where she helps design lunar architecture as part of NASA’s efforts to send humans back to the moon.

Taking off

The National Championship Air Races concluded Sunday in Roswell after five days of airplane races and demonstrations, despite weather delays over the weekend and the exclusion of two of the main classes of aircraft from the competition.

Artesia volleyball defeats Hobbs

JT Keith Artesia Daily Presss jtkeith@elritomedia.com The Artesia girls' volleyball team is coming off of a big win over the weekend while winning the Silver bracket championship at the Zia Classic Volleyball Tournament in Roswell against Hobbs on Saturday.

State, feds clash over WIPP safety concerns

Federal nuclear waste managers denied elevators that bring radioactive refuse underground for disposal at a repository near Carlsbad were in disrepair or endangering workers, despite a series of concerns expressed by state officials and federal oversight agencies.