Chaparral News

Rene Antillon divides life in this growing desert community by before and after New Mexico banned cockfighting in 2007.

One month after the savage killing of a cross-country traveler, a Do-a Ana County grand jury indicted three Anthony, N.M., teenagers Thursday on charges of first-degree murder, robbery at gunpoint, arson, conspiracy, evidence tampering and disposing of stolen property.

Fewer roads will be paved in Dona Ana County this year because of a state funding shortfall.

A $1,000 reward for information in a deadly hit and run accident is being offered.

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The Claud Rainy Day Extension Club met Jan. 13, 2010, at the home of Lola Starbuck.

The Dona Ana County Sheriff's Department has identified a 39-year-old El Paso, Texas, man who was shot and killed after a domestic dispute in Anthony in far southern New Mexico.

Dona Ana County Sheriff's Investigators are asking for the public's assistance in locating two individuals identified as "persons of interest" regarding a shooting in Anthony on Jan.

Editor's note: Sheriff's logs are provided to the Daily News by the Otero County Sheriff's Department.

A contingent of Anthony residents believes the community's best hope at solving its problems lies in the outcome of a Tuesday election.

Hailey Elena Smith's parents didn't expect to be the first couple to bring a new Las Crucen into the world in 2010.

New Mexico authorities are looking for a hit-and-run driver who killed a Chaparral man as he walked down the street.

Investigators are searching for the driver of a car who struck and killed a 36-year-old man in Chaparral, N.M., early Friday, a spokesman for Dona Ana County Sheriff's Department said.

Despite Gov. Bill Richardson announcement that fatalities resulting from driving while intoxicated have been on the decline since 2004, Otero County DWI senior prosecutor Scott Newton is continuing to diligently prosecute offenders.

People purchasing live Christmas trees in Chaparral have no reason to think about the Otero County Prison Facility, about 15 miles away on McGregor Range Road.

A woman known for her dedication to cleaning up Chaparral died Saturday after battling lung cancer.

Pit bulls seized more than two years ago from twin brothers Daron and Duryea Scott of El Paso will be returned to them over the next two weeks, said the Dona Ana County-Las Cruces animal shelter director last week.

Editor's note: Sheriff's logs are provided to the Daily News by the Otero County Sheriff's Department.

Snow flurries began falling steadily Thursday night in northeast El Paso. KFOX received a number of phone calls about snow fall in the area.

Two Dona Ana County teenagers could face life in prison after Border Patrol agents stopped them from bringing almost 30 pounds of heroin into the country from Mexico on Monday evening, according to a Border Patrol press release.