San Miguel News

The great California Gold Rush of 1849 lured fortune seekers from all over the world, about 85,000 in that year alone.

Cyclists participating in the 100-mile Chile Pepper Challenge left Canutillo Middle School around 6:45 a.m. Sunday.

There has been no rain here and across the Southwest for months now. It is not just the people who have thirsted for the July monsoon showers that didn't come this year, but also the pockets of sage bushes and juniper trees that dot the red rocky mountains.

Photo: Rita Rafael demonstrates her weaving Saturday to Julice Mosby of Bernalillo at the Rag Rug Festival at the Stewart Udall Center for Museum Resources on Museum Hill.

The bottom line is that an old, abandoned school building that isn't doing the colonia of San Miguel a bit of good will soon be converted into a community center that can be used by young and old alike for any number of worthwhile purposes.

The bottom line is that an old, abandoned school building that isn't doing the colonia of San Miguel a bit of good will soon be converted into a community center that can be used by young and old alike for any number of worthwhile purposes.

Two lawmakers are pitching a plan that entails Dona Ana County buying the vacant San Miguel Elementary School to establish a new community center.

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 11 p.m. for most of eastern New Mexico, including the areas of Raton, Carlsbad and Hobbs.

The state Environment Department has issued a health advisory for parts of north-central New Mexico affected by smoke from a fire burning in the Santa Fe National Forest.

BANDELIER NATL MONUMENT, N. M. - The lightning-sparked San Miguel Fire burning in the Bandelier Wilderness has grown to more than 400 acres and has spread into the Santa Fe National Forest.

Photo: Mike Miller with Bennetta TMs Amusement Inc. polishes the Fun Slide on Friday in preparation for the 60th annual Rodeo de Santa Fe.

With precious days remaining before their wedding, San Miguel couple Joe Campa and Melissa Trujillo knew their impending bond needed one more pre-marital test: Would they stay afloat down three miles of shallow river in a craft made of scraps? "We did!" Trujillo cheered, as she and her team rested next to "Fly Me To the Moon," made of barrels sawed ...

The Silver City Planning and Zoning Commission regular meeting will be held at 7 p.m. tonight at the Grant County Administration Center, 1400 Highway 180E.

The New Mexico State Forestry Division has announced it plans to lift its smoking, firework, campfire and open fire restrictions for 20 New Mexico counties, initially imposed on May 13, 2009.

The state Forestry Division is lifting restrictions on smoking, fireworks, campfires and open fires in 20 of New Mexico's 33 counties.

Photo: A 1940 photo of Abdallah Samuel Adelo as a drum major in the St. Michaela TMs College Band.

It didn't surprise designer Pat Crane's clients that she loves the Southwest, particularly Santa Fe, N.M., as much as they do.

La Clinica De Familia, a major provider of healthcare to uninsured and underinsured residents of southern New Mexico, is expanding access to affordable medications for families in the Las Cruces area with a new technology to help manage complex government pricing programs.

Restrictions on fires, campfires and smoking go into effect in 20 New Mexico counties Friday because high winds and no rain have left parts of the state facing extreme fire danger.

Time is ticking away to repair the bell towers in one of the oldest churches in New Mexico; if ita s not repaired soon it could mean 400 years in history could come crumbling down.