That mantra for staff at the Roswell Museum and Art Center was a joke — at least, until Oct. 19, when flood waters whooshed through homes, businesses and the museum.

Plans by Roswell city officials to demolish the historic Roswell Masonic Hall in order to build a parking deck and pedestrian plaza is facing growing opposition.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham declared a State of Emergency for Rosewell after the historic rains caused a deadly flood. Beau McFadin, an 18-year-old Roswell resident, captured a video of water ...

Historic rainfall caused severe flooding in Roswell with multiple rescue operations overnight.

Two people are dead and nearly 300 others have been rescued in and around Roswell, New Mexico, after record-breaking rainfall flooded homes, inundated roadways, and shuttered an airport, officials ...

Two people are dead and nearly 300 others have been rescued in and around Roswell, New Mexico, after record-breaking rainfall flooded homes, inundated roadways, and shuttered an airport, officials ...

The New Mexico National Guard said 309 people had been rescued after weekend flooding, and 38 of those people were taken to hospitals.

Roswell, N.M., received nearly a third of its annual rainfall total in just a few hours on Sunday. Rescue efforts were ongoing with more storms in the forecast.

Albuquerque Fire Rescue is lending a hand to the City of Roswell as they're still recovering from historic deadly flooding last month.

Plans by Roswell city officials to demolish the historic Roswell Masonic Hall in order to build a parking deck and pedestrian plaza is facing growing opposition.