For your weekend viewing pleasure, we offer this Searchlight New Mexico photo essay documenting people and places along the 470-mile stretch of the Rio Grande in New Mexico.
Read MoreStuff you need to know, 9.23.23Take the scenic trip to Kingston for an evening of entertainment.
Read MoreFree Irish Music concertToday's intelligence: Will financial losses lead to the closure of Deming, New Mexico's 142-year-old newspaper? Plus: The out-of-court settlement of a wrongful death suit brought against Judge Shannon Murdock and the 7th Judicial District Court (which serves Sierra County).
Read MoreStuff you need to know, 9.22.23TorC Story Lab's new season kicks off October 8th with some crowd favorites.
Read MoreStory Lab begins new seasonToday's intelligence: Tesla automotives supplier to build plant in Santa Teresa Borderplex, while the state is urged to seek federal aid to clean up groundwater contamination at the White Sands Test Facility.
Read MoreStuff you need to know, 9.21.23The Hillsboro Community Center is hosting a concert featuring the eclectic music of Big Ditch Crickets.
Read MoreSunday Concert in HillsboroToday's intelligence: The Organ Mountains-Dsert Peaks National Monument near Las Cruces has exceeded expectations in terms of visitation and economic impact. Plus: The Bureau of Land Management has been sued for its alleged neglect of environmental oversight of grazing lands.
Read MoreStuff you need to know, 9.20.23If only the Truth or Consequences City Commission held themselves, city staff and hired engineers accountable in the same manner they questioned Office of the State Engineer officials.
Read MoreCity Commissioners question State Engineer’s closure of hot springs basinNew signage has been going up in the Dam Site area to help visitors and locals better navigate the area.
Read MoreYou Are HereToday's intelligence: New Mexico CD2 representative Gabe Vasquez formally announces his re-election bid, with a new poll showing him in a dead-heat race with his likely Republican challenger.
Read MoreStuff you need to know, 9.19.23Hooray! Since 2019 a state law allowed local municipal governments to have their county clerk run its elections. The secretary of state, overseeing the county clerks' elections, noticed some municipalities had quirky, hard-to-administer individual-seat contests. "Uniformity" has eliminated this inherently unfair voting practice.
Read MoreNew state law ushers in fairer elections at local levelToday's intelligence: Texas's Rio Grande water dispute with New Mexico in final chapter? Plus: a glimmer of hope the state may finally take fiscal responsibility for Spaceport America off the backs of Doña Ana and Sierra Counties
Read MoreStuff you need to know, 9.18.23