Otero County News

Helen Martinez, 31, of the 400 block of Canal, following the investigation of possible child abuse, was issued a citation for alleged cruelty to children after she allegedly struck her child in the face, leaving visible injuries.

Valente A. Hernandez Jr. sits with his attorney, public defender James Walker, in District Judge Sandra Grisham's courtroom during a hearing for a criminal sexual penetration trial against him Sept.

Terry Reed, 22-year veteran of the Air Force, points to a name on a memorial plaque near the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7686 building following a ceremony Wednesday afternoon.

Chris Ryan adjusts American flags attached to his military truck before a Veterans Day ceremony last year at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7686 in Alamogordo.

A 24-year-old Alamogordo man is being held in the Otero County Detention Center on a $56,000 no-10 percent bail bond after Department of Public Safety Narcotics Unit agents seized about 1.8 pounds of cocaine from his home Friday, an ADPS Narcotics Unit spokesman said.

The Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee, an interim committee of the state Legislature, met in Alamogordo Tuesday to discuss military and veterans' issues and hear briefings from area military commanders.

A resident on the 1400 block of Columbia reported that between 11 p.m. Nov. 8 and 8 a.m. Nov.

Michael L. Mikesell, 37, of the 1000 block of South Florida, was arrested on a Grand Jury warrant for allegedly trafficking a controlled substance .

New Mexico regulators are investigating Ruidoso's discontinuation of EMS ambulance services several years ago.

Alamogordo Department of Public Safety officers confiscated 1.85 ounces of methamphetamine, digital scale, several tablets of oxycodone and $1,000 in cash after arresting Robert Garcia in the 1200 block of Collins Avenue.

The first winter storm of the season began making its way into New Mexico from the west overnight and is poised to sweep through northern and central New Mexico over through this evening.

I was chairperson of the Democratic Party of Otero County from 2007-09. Dawn Provencher is the current chairperson.

Deputies responded to 801 David Michael on a welfare check. Deputies responded to 220 Paradise Way to check a smoke alarm.

City Hall welcomes trick-or-treaters starting at 9 a.m. All youth are welcome. For more information, call 439-4205. A Halloween Masquerade Ball for seniors age 60 and older is from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Alamo Senior Center, 2201 Puerto Rico.

Bill Kitchens uses a brush to wipe some snow off the hood of his sport utility vehicle while parked at the Cloudcroft post office Thursday morning.

Matthew T. Clingman, 22, of the 1500 block of Arizona Avenue, turned himself in to the Department of Public Safety on a two-day Municipal Court commitment order.

Robin Wilson, 30, of the 1200 block of Higuera Avenue, Tularosa, was served with two Municipal Court warrants for alleged contempt of court and failure to appear.

There are a lot of people in Alamogordo and Otero County who use medicine that must be injected.

Magistrate Court logs are provided to the Daily News by Otero County Magistrate Court.

Lonnie Roe, 32, of the 10 block of Cactus, Boles Acres, turned himself in to the Department of Public Safety on a Municipal Court commitment order.