The Alamogordo Public School system announced that the construction of new Holloman Middle School is officially starting. Work will begin on Tuesday September 3rd, 2024 with the installation of fencing marking the construction zone.

The Alamogordo High School Tiger Girls Soccerteam defeated Clovis 3 to 2. Toni Wilder scored two goals, Zoey Spataro also scored. Olivia Morris and Mila Stevens each with an assist. The Lady Tigers improved their record to 4 wins and 1 loss. They will host Lovington next Saturday.

It's hard to believe that it’s already September! While some in Alamogordo might consider it the height of midsummer, others might feel that summer is winding down as school has just restarted. Regardless of your perspective, this is a good time for reflection.

The United States Navy announced via a military press release that it fired the commander of a guided-missile destroyer that is part of an aircraft carrier strike group deployed in the Middle East to counter attacks on shipping lanes in the Persian Gulf by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. Cmdr. Cameron Yaste was relieved of his duties as commanding officer of the USS John S. McCain, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer now operating in the Gulf of Oman. Rear Adm. Christopher Alexander, commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, took the action citing a “loss of confidence to command the guided-missile destroyer.”

The Albuquerque Journal has published the name of the Otero County Sheriffs Deputy Jacob Diaz-Austin as under investigation for the shooting of Elijah Hadley. The Journal reports that the New Mexico Department of Public Safety announcedthat the investigation into the June 25, 2024, shooting of the Mescalero Apache teenager has now been transferred to the 2nd Judicial District Attorney’s Office to be reviewed for possible criminal charges — a process that occurs once a police shooting investigation has been completed.

Cmdr. Erik Ramey has been told he must “show cause” to a Navy board why he should be allowed to remain in the Navy in connection with the 2022 death of SEAL candidate Kyle Mullen, who died hours after finishing Hell Week after SEAL medics missed pneumonia he’d developed during the week, Task and Purpose is reporting.

Another officer that was removed from command faces more serious questions and consequences. The death of Navy SEAL candidate Kyle Mullen, a fit 24-year-old who died at the tail end of the grueling SEAL BUD/s selection program in February 2022, became national news as his family sought to understand what had happened.

The Alamogordo Tigers Varsity football team was on the road Friday night in Roswell with game reporting by AlamogordoTownNews.org. The game began with Abey Tuscano 85 ysrd kickoff return and Roswell led Alamogordo 7 to 0 with 11:38 to go in the first quarter. Jaylen Cloud of Rosswell then led a 7 yard touchdown pass but Roswell XP missed. Roswell led Alamogordo 13-0 with 7:05 to go in the 2nd quarter. At halftime Roswell led 13 to zero.

The Alamogordo Police reported that on August 30, 2024, at approximately 1134 hours, the Alamogordo Police Department responded to a call at the Alamogordo High School regarding a student who was overheard stating he had a gun.

On August 29, 2024, an incident occured at White Sands Mall in Alamogordo thst resulted in an an officer involved shooting of an assailant as reported in a story by AlamogordoTownNews.org.

The Air Force has fired an operations group commander at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota, following the release of a scathing report into a B-1B Lancer bomber’s January crash.

At 7:40 pm on Thursday August 29th, 2024, the AlamogordoTownNews.org reported that the Alamogordo Police were dispatched to the White Sands Mall for a standoff that began with a high speed chase ending at the mall. The incident was reported as under control around midnight.

Alamogordo area schools participated in Cross County competition this past weekend wirh the Alamogordo Boys finishing 1st and the Cloudcroft Boys finishing 4th at Saturday’s Fort Stanton meet.

In a release from the New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau were called to investigate a homicide that occurred at a residence in Chimayo. The investigation began on August 26, 2024, when New Mexico State Police officers were called to a house on Private Drive 1405A, in Chimayo for reports of a domestic violence incident where a female was heard screaming for help inside a residence. When dispatch received the domestic violence call, a second call came in about a structure fire coming from that residence. Fire fighters arrived on scene to put out the fire. Investigators learned Leonel Andrade Garcia (42) was seen leaving the scene of the burning residence with a knife. When NMSP officers arrived, they observed an unconscious male lying in front of the burning residence with what appeared to be stab wounds.

AlamogordoTownNews.org has confirmed, Thursday August 29, 2024 around 8 pm White Sands Mall in Alamogordo was a scene for yet another police standoff. The Alamogordo Police and Otero County Dispatch Authority is asking for civilians to avoid the areas around the mall from Taco Bell to the fairgrounds road area via a release from the Tularosa Dispatch Authority...

Police homicide detectives have charged a 16-year-old Rio Rancho teenager with the murder of an Albuquerque man. The suspect was booked in the Juvenile Detention Center for charges of murder, aggravated burglary, criminal damage to property, and three conspiracy charges related to the alleged crimes.

With Many Hands Alamogordo is an organization with a mission that is making a visible contribution to the Alamogordo Community in outreach, collaboration and developing a voice for the underserved communities that face food and housing insecurity.

Holloman Air Force Base is hosting its second annual Ace of Races Marathon Saturday, December 7, 2024. The event is open to the public and includes a full marathon, half marathon, 5K and the Kids Dash, as reported by AlamogordoTownNews.org.

Army officials criticized former President Donald Trump’s campaign staff for violating decorum rules at Arlington National Cemetery and abusing a cemetery worker earlier this week, but no further actions will be pursued after the involved employee declined to press charges reports the Air Force Times.

AlamogordoTownNews.org reports that the State of New Mexico continues to investigate an officer-involved shooting in Otero County near the Mescalero Apache Reservation where a teenager was shot and killed after allegedly pointing an airsoft gun at a Sheriff’s deputy, the New Mexico Department of Public Safety said in an update issued on Tuesday, Aug. 27.