Roswell City Faces March City Elections and Bond Question
Twelve candidates filed for city offices including five incumbents and seven challengers for five council seats and a municipal judge post. A $35 million public safety complex bond appears on the ballot. Incumbent Ward 1 JP Oropeza faces Cristina Arnold. Ward 2 has Jason Perry Bonnie Bitzer Edward Heldenbrand and Caleb Grant’s successor pending. Ward 3 incumbent Jeanine Corn Best runs unopposed. Filing closes Jan 14 at 5 p.m.
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Sharon Coll
Central
East Roswell
Juan Oropesa
Cristina Arnold
North Roswell
Steve Henderson
Jason Perry
Artesia
Bonnie Bitzer
Krumland Auto Group
Edward Heldenbrand
Caleb Grant
Dennis Kintigh
Jeanine Corn Best
Iran retaliates with missile strikes on Iraq bases
Iran fired ballistic missiles at two Iraqi bases hosting U S troops in revenge for the U S drone kill of Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani. A U S official reported no immediate casualties as bases were searched and fears of wider war rose, with Iran claiming self defense.
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Iran
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Iraq
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Revolutionary Guard
Qassem Soleimani
Baghdad
Soleimani
Police, FBI search for boy after mother found dead
Roswell authorities classify the southeast Roswell death as a homicide while police and the FBI seek the woman's 3 year old son and the boy's father. Jorge Rico-Ruvira, 32, is named a suspect in Isela Mauricio-Sanchez’s death. An Amber Alert was issued for Osiel Ernesto Rico, 3, son of both victims, as authorities pursue leads.
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Roswell
FBI
Jorge Rico-Ruvira
Isela Mauricio-Sanchez
Osiel Ernesto Rico
Rico-Ruvira
Mauricio-Sanchez
Rico
Man dies by self-inflicted gunshot after deputies chase
A man, whose name is being withheld pending next of kin notification, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after leading Chaves County deputies on a high speed chase Tuesday night. The pursuit began at 8 16 p m near Relief Route and West Second Street after he refused to identify himself. A deputy was knocked down as the truck sped off, but no injuries were reported. Spike strips blew tires on the truck’s rims as the chase continued toward Sunset Avenue.
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Chaves County
Herrington
West Second Street
Sunset Avenue
Embezzlement Suspect Surrenders to Police
Fredda Sanders, 67, surrendered to Roswell police Monday after allegedly embezzling more than 170000 over three years from a restaurant she managed. Sanders turned herself in at the Roswell Police Station following a call from her attorney. Police said the arrest occurred at 6 46 a.m. Monday.
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Roswell
Sanders
Todd Wildermuth
Police Department
Cattleman’s
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