Hatch News

The cuisine of the Southwest is a melting pot of cultures characterized by big, bold flavors and an array of traditional fruits, vegetables, grains and spices.

Heat and spice have been exciting palates for millennia, motivating explorers and merchants to circle the earth to discover new sources of seeds, roots, barks and fruit to turn into flavor enhancers.

The Bureau of Land Management will host an open house public forum to field comments and suggestions as part of an Environmental Assessment to analyze the potential effects from construction and operation of a 26-mile southern road from DoA a Ana County to the Spaceport America facility.

Dona Ana County will showcase its first-ever at-large voting centers on June 5 - a change election officials say should benefit election-day voters.

Well into spring, the weather is already toasty in this town nestled along the Rio Grande just 60 miles north of Mexico.

Drought conditions frustrated New Mexico onion growers in 2011, and conditions haven't changed much since then.

Jason Elmore and Hoodoo Witch will perform from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday at Sparky s Burgers, BBQ and Espresso, 115 Franklin St., in Hatch.

The Rio Grande, like all Southwestern rivers, has been abused, polluted, channeled, dammed and generally mistreated.

The Dona Ana County Commission District 5 primary race for Democrats is unusual: Two sitting county commissioners, Scott Krahling, 34, and Leticia Duarte-Benavidez, 55, will square off against one another.

Before Tuesday and Wednesday many Las Crucens couldn't remember the last time in rained during the month of May.

Export sales of onions tend to vary according to conditions in individual global markets, but sources say profit possibilities exist overseas.

While most southern New Mexicans are glad to see the rain, some Hatch residents just couldn't "hail" the hail that fell Tuesday.

Balls of hail, about three-quarters of an inch, have begun falling in Chaparral.

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There is no doubt that Spaceport America is well on its way to delivering on the promises made to the state taxpayers.

Higher-than-ever alfalfa prices are sparking concerns about hay theft in Dona Ana County and a companion problem - horse neglect - across the state.

Ben Archer Health Center in Hatch and La Clinica de Familia in Las Cruces are in line for facility improvement funds thanks to grants announced today from the Affordable Care Act which will help build and expand health centers, create jobs, and expand access to an additional 860,000 patients nationwide.