Dexter News

Herbie Rodriguez and his daughter, Erica, at their home in Dexter, N.M., where their wellwater has been contaminated by dairy runoff.

Virginia Moreno, 42, of the 500 block of Del Rio, charged with shoplifting, more than $250 less/than $500, and contempt of court/failure to pay fines.

Hundreds of construction jobs at Louisiana Energy Services' uranium enrichment facility in southeastern New Mexico will be phased out by the end of the year.

A national fish hatchery in southeastern New Mexico will be making some much needed repairs and improvements thanks to $320,000 in federal stimulus funds.

As Gov. Bill Richardson ponders budget-cutting bills sent him by the recent special session of the Legislature, the Department of Corrections is saying it could close the Roswell Correctional Center eliminating 65 jobs.

The 2008-09 Lincoln County Fair Queen Haley Montes, of Hondo, earned the right to wear a new crown.

New Mexico state police say four motorists have been killed in traffic accidents on southeast New Mexico highways since Wednesday.

Fair time means the cooking oil is hot. It means the drinks are cool. And it's pretty much the time everybody looks forward to those once-a-year food favorites.

Even Mike Greer has a hard time believing he's 70 years old. The founder of the Buffalo Springs Lake Triathlon, which will celebrate its 20th anniversary next Sunday, is a great-grandfather with a lifetime full of memories and experiences.

A 36-year-old Roswell woman has died in a rollover accident on U.S. 285 north of Roswell.