Torrance County 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.

Some capital outlay projects in the East Mountains and Estancia Valley are now in limbo.

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.

Two homeless men pleaded guilty Wednesday to their roles in the September death of another homeless man in downtown Santa Fe.

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

An Edgewood couple is being accused of defrauding the state of New Mexico to obtain more than $50,000 in public assistance.

A new report ranked New Mexico as the state with the fifth-fastest growth rate in wind-energy capacity from June to September.

The three R's are drilled into children's heads from day one at school. With growing populations meaning more trash at neighborhood landfills, local governments and solid waste authorities are working toward reducing the never-ending stream of waste.

Mayor elect Berry's selection of David Campbell as Chief Administrative Officer is a winner.

Everyone is all fired up about renewable energy. New windfarms are springing up all over the southwest and locally in Torrance County, New Mexico, one new project is ready to double in size and three more windfarms are in different stages of development.

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.

Torrance County is in the planning stages of getting a new building to house administrative offices.

It seems appropriate that the state where Billy the Kid and his ragtag bunch of outlaws scoffed the law would hold a match to settle who is best with a shooting iron: cops or cowboys.

Transmission lines are the major obstacle of getting wind power from Torrance County to the Western market.

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

Estancia Valley Relay for Life Chairwoman Margarita Hibbs believes in thinking outside the box to raise money for a cause very dear to her heart, cancer research.

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

Two new Torrance County wind energy projects are in development by Berrendo Wind Energy of Boulder, Colo., according to CEO Joel Johnson.

The Torrance County Commission appointed Deputy Assessor Betty Cabber to the position of assessor due to the retirement of Assessor Jim Shields.

Three people are dead after an accident on Highway 285 south of Clines Corners. Three others were transported to a hospital, according to the Torrance County Sheriff's Department.