Madrid News

Details have been announced for the 13th annual Weekend at the Galleries event on Columbus Day weekend, Oct.

Juan Siddi speaks Spanish, German, Italian, and English, but like most dancers, he communicates best without words.

The Interior Department has awarded $3.8 million to the state Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department to reclaim abandoned mines near Raton, Socorro, Deming, Lordsburg and Hillsboro.

Robert M. Frisk, 43, of 2400 Stapp, was arrested on a Municipal Court warrant for alleged failure to appear.

Photo: Kermit, a Belgian shepherd found severely malnourished south of Madrid on March 17, has regained much of his weight, and is looking for a forever home.

Attorney General Gary King says a recent Wall Street Journal editorial accusing him of being part of "a nationwide 'pay-to-sue' operation" got some key facts wrong about his 2006 campaign contributions.

A leading rights activist says most of Cuba's 200 or more political prisoners would rather serve out long terms on the island than be part of an exchange for five communist agents imprisoned in the U.S., as Cuban President Raul Castro has suggested.

Photo: Kermit loves to play with his ball. The dog, found starving last month south of Madrid, is slowly regaining his health.

Photo: Jess Ivey, a paramedic for Santa Fe County Fire Department, teaches residents of Madrid how to perform CPR and other lifesaving techniques.

The state Human Services Department has released its quarterly list of the 25 most wanted parents who owe child support.

The Engine House Theater, a Madrid institution for more than a quarter century, has been closed for fire-code violations.

Remember all the hoopla and back-slapping when Santa Fe was recognized as the second or third largest art market in the United States? Given the economy, such self-congratulatory gestures now seem pointless.

Pink-bellied clouds chased the last band of sunshine behind a horizon of purple mountains in the Galisteo Basin last Monday.

Rolando Loera, 34, of Edinburg, Texas, was cited for failure to yield to an emergency vehicle.

Sister Mary Abomination is part of "The 49 Sins," which will run through Sunday at the North Fourth Art Center.

A horse that survived being shot in the head six times has become a symbol for many abandoned and abused horses in New Mexico.