Until recently, Jessica Griffin of Hillsboro hiked the Ladrone Gulch Trail, a rugged upward climb in the Black Range, about a once a week — sometimes alone, sometimes with her family. “There’s a ...

Deming Major Division (11-12) boys captured the District 7 Little League Baseball Championship with a 15-5 victory over the Silver City All Stars at E.J. Hooten Park in Deming. New city hall ...

After a night of lights, sparkles and pageantry, four young women walked away with their crowns held high last Thursday night after the Southwestern New Mexico State Fair Royalty Pageant. Deleighna ...

Brisa Kayser has a special attachment to Aggies Cheer. “I remember my parents taking me to Aggie games just so I can see the cheerleaders,” Kayser told the Headlight. “Ever since, I dreamed of being ...

DEMING – New Mexico rancher Scott Chandler recently learned of a settlement in his defamation lawsuit filed against Jay McCleskey and the Political Action Committee (PAC), Advance New Mexico Now, has ...

Eight months after the Deming City Council terminated his contract, the city’s former community services director, Alexi Jackson, filed two complaints against the city in Sixth Judicial District Court ...

Tuesday saw the second day of an unusual delinquent property tax auction at the historic Luna County Courthouse, which houses the county’s administrative offices. Nearly 400 half-acre properties were ...

DEMING – A Columbus man is facing a first-degree murder charge in the stabbing death of a pregnant woman. According to a press release issued by DPD Assistant Police Chief Clint Hogan, officers were ...

Deming High track and field athletes have been nipping at the heels of Silver High all season long at area meets. The District 3-4A championships were played out on Saturday at Santa Teresa High ...

This story has been updated to correct the starting pay for employees and the title of an employee in a photo caption. Like an oasis in the desert, the Chiricahua Apache Plaza in Akela, east of Deming ...

Luna County’s two contested races in the 2024 primary election were both close calls Tuesday. Democrats favored Linda S. Alvarez over Andrew Simon Hernandez III to take on incumbent Republican Jenifer ...

This story was updated at 4:03 p.m. Wednesday. Voters in Deming and Columbus opted for new leadership in Tuesday’s election, with Deming electing a woman as mayor for the first time along with two ...