Mountainair News

Two young adults and a teen boy have been charged with the burglary that did so much damage to the only store in Tajique it nearly put the place out of business.

The town of Mountainair is working to come together to combat youth violence. The New Mexico Forum for Youth in Community came to the elementary school gym Tuesday night to help create a more safe and meaningful environment for children.

Halloween is in the air, With rumors of ghosts from Madrid to Mountainair. The Shaffer may creak, the Mine Shaft Tavern may squeak, But are they haunted? Let's take a peek.

Parts of Torrance County may be eligible to participate in a federal program that would send government contracts to local businesses.

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Paul Sanchez, 31, the man charged in the April 8 deaths of Flora and Chris Chavez of Mountainair, pleaded guilty last Thursday to two counts of vehicular homicide.

There will be a scrap tire recycling roundup in Torrance, Bernalillo and Santa Fe Counties this fall.

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Local school districts are expecting changes when the state Public Education Department releases revised graduation rates on Friday.

Next week is the expected release of more than 3 million doses of H1N1 flu vaccine.

It's free of hormones, antibiotics and animal byproducts and it's raised in New Mexico, for New Mexicans.

With an organic community garden, earthships and green buildings, as well as a plethora of environmentally friendly folks in the town of Mountainair, it was just a matter of time before the town developed a recycling program.

The annual Mountainair Sunflower Festival takes place Saturday. The one-day event, sponsored by the Manzano Mountain Art Council, brings together a plethora of local artists and craftspeople.

With the trial of the man charged in the April 8 deaths of Flora and Chris Chavez of Mountainair set to begin in October, many were left wondering whether Mountainair Police Chief Edward von Kutzleben will be charged in connection with the incident.

Two men who reportedly were flashing and firing weapons in Belen Friday were taken into custody in the next county after leading police on a high-speed chase.

Starting over? This little poem navigates through the clutter of life. The images are so strong that a first reading hides its rigorous organization.

"Sexting," or sending sexually explicit photos electronically, primarily between cell phones is becoming an issue in the town of Estancia, according to Police Chief Jimmy Chavez.

As they prepare for the coming school year, principals from high schools in the East Mountains and Estancia Valley are also responding to Adequate Yearly Progress test results.

A plane scheduled to land in China's western region of Xinjiang that was rocked by ethnic riots last month was diverted to southern Afghanistan by a bomb threat, state media said Sunday.