Roswell to reassign school resource officers amid budget cuts
Roswell plans to stop providing school resource officers to Roswell Independent School District as it revises the fiscal 2021 budget. Superintendent Mike Gottlieb cites budget uncertainty and pandemic effects while the Legislature prepares a special session to address a 2.4 billion revenue shortfall.
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Roswell
Roswell Independent School
RISD
Mike Gottlieb
Gottlieb
Social distancing delays quintuple-homicide trial
Judge Dustin K. Hunter granted a continuance for Juan Villegas-Hernandez in a case charging him with killing his wife and four daughters. Defense attorney Herman Ortiz sought delays due to face mask rules and courtroom limits, with a new date likely set July 10 after a deposition.
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Dustin K. Hunter
New Mexico
5Th Judicial District
Herman Ortiz
Juan Villegas-Hernandez
Villegas-Hernandez
Ortiz
Hunter
Four-Vehicle Crash Ties Up Traffic at Roswell Intersection
A four-vehicle crash at East Second Street and North Virginia Avenue halted traffic around 10 45 a m. A woman and a young boy in a sedan were treated for minor injuries and transported to a local hospital. The Ford F 150 driver ran a red light while distracted, striking a Cadillac and the sedan before rolling onto its side. The pickup driver was cited for careless driving.
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East Second Street
North Virginia Avenue
Todd Wildermuth
Roswell
Pirtle criticizes NM high court ruling on Capitol access
State Sen. Cliff Pirtle expresses disappointment after the New Mexico Supreme Court denied his petition to keep the State Capitol open during the special session. The 3 to 2 ruling upholds restrictions limiting access to legislators and staff, with media access still allowed. The decision follows arguments by Blair Dunn for the petitioners and representation for the Legislative Council Committee.
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New Mexico Supreme Court
Cliff Pirtle
Roswell
Blair Dunn
Pirtle
Legislative Council
NM senators applaud 2.8B conservation bill
New Mexico's delegation and conservation groups praise the U S Senate for approving a bipartisan measure to fund national parks and double spending on the Land and Water Conservation Fund to 900 million annually funded by offshore oil and gas revenues. Sen Tom Udall calls it landmark legislation securing permanent LWCF funding.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
U.S. Senate
U.S
Tom Udall
Interior Department
Land and Water Conservation Fund
Books Again moves to new Roswell location in July
Books Again, Roswell's popular bookstore run by the Friends of the Roswell Public Library, will open at 308 N Richardson Ave in July. The nonprofit group formed in 1982 says this marks its third location after starting at 404 W Second St in 2009 and moving to 200 W Second St in October 2016.
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Books
Roswell
N. Richardson Ave
Melinda Gonzalez
Friends of the Roswell Public Library
Second St
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