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-- Palomas Teen Surrenders in Kidnapping Case
Socorro Fierro, a 17-year-old resident of Palomas, Mexico, was arrested Monday in connection with the alleged kidnapping of a Deming man last month, after calling the Luna County Sheriff's Office from Mexico to ...
Release Denied For Journalist Seeking Asylum
Monday, August 11, 2008- A newspaper reporter from Ascension, Mexico who came to the United States seeking asylum has been denied release from the El Paso ICE Detention Center while awaiting his asylum hearing.
Omar Arledge , 43, of Columbus, was arrested for obstructing or resisting and officer, driving with a suspended license and damage to public property.
-- Columbus Swarming With Mosquitoes
Entomologist calls village 'an absolute disaster area' in wake of recent rains. The border village of Columbus is still suffering from the effects of Hurricane Dolly where recent rains have left the border ...
-- Columbus Needs a Police Chief ... Again
Next chief will be the fifth since Eddie Espinoza became mayor in March 2006. The village of Columbus is looking for its fifth police chief since Mayor Eddie Espinoza took office in March 2006, the Deming ...
New police chief sought in Columbus
The Village of Columbus is again looking for a police chief. The person hired will be the fifth chief since Eddie Espinoza became mayor in March 2006.
Community center holds school supply drive for students in need
An article in a newspaper last November featured the life's work of Andrew Sanchez who retired from teaching troubled children in St.
Luna County stores prep for tax-free shoppers
Wallace Burke, manager of Dollar General on East Pine Street, puts clothes on a rack at his store as he prepares for this weekend's tax-free holiday, during which taxes are not assessed on school supplies and ...
Maggie Van Ostrand: What You Don't Know About Mexico
It's been a while since the U.S. media has said anything about Mexico except giving the low-down on drug cartels, illegal immigration, and kidnappings.
Business registration deadline approaching
Luna County Clerk Karen Smyer wishes to remind the public that all businesses located within the boundaries of Luna County, but outside the incorporated boundaries of the City of Deming or the Village of ...
Deming Senior Center's Home Delivery Meals program brings food to county seniors
With Luna County being the home to a large population of retirees, a need for a good source of nutrition is paramount when some may not be able to get out to grocery stores or prepare meals on their own.
Guilty plea in cross-border arms trafficking case
A 23-year-old New Mexico man has pleaded guilty to one count of fraud and one count of forgery in a major arms trafficking case in Arizona.
Officials hope for safe Fourth
Fire and law enforcement officials have safety tips for celebrating the Fourth of July with a bang.
Museum marks first year since renovation was completed
A wire statue, titled, "Gabriel Blowing His Big Horn," is on display in the Deming Luna Mimbres Museum.
Three men killed in Palomas; police blame drugs
Three men have been fatally shot in the Mexican border town of Palomas in what authorities say is an ongoing turf war among drug cartels.
Temperatures are on the rise and so is the number of lost and strayed pets in Luna County.
No fireworks in Columbus this Fourth
Arid conditions in and around Columbus are such that Bob Wright, chief of the Columbus Volunteer Fire Department, has told the village fireworks should be banned this year.
MVLC offers students shot at missed credits
While many Secondary students in Columbus spend the hot summer working at nearby agricultural centers, some also go to Columbus's Mimbres Valley Learning Center branch to recover missed high school credits as ...
Saturday's storm leaves town in cleanup mode
County workers cut limbs that were torn from trees in Courthouse Park. Winds blew in excess of 70 miles per hour Saturday as a storm whipped through Deming.
A blinding, blowing dust storm rolled over the Columbus area on Saturday around 5:30 p.m. Winds up to 60 mph, blowing sand, marbled-sized hail, lateral rain and thunder and lightning made for peculiar Saturday ...