Southwest (Las Cruces, Silver City Area)

Deming, N.M. — In the sun-drenched heart of southern New Mexico, where the Rio Grande weaves through fields of mineral-rich soil, a single New Mexico Certified Chile™ begins its journey in native soil enriched in flavor and tradition. New Mexico’s chile legacy is built on carefully bred varietals, with the…

The City’s Traffic Management Section, part of the Public Works Department, has implemented a traffic signal timing plan along a portion of Lohman Avenue that uses artificial intelligence to optimize traffic flow and improve safety during afternoon peak hours. The traffic signal timing plan, in use on Lohman Avenue between Walnut…

Silver City, NM — Today, New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed an emergency motion for a temporary restraining order to prevent Western New Mexico University (WNMU) from disbursing a $1,909,788 severance payment to departing President Dr. Joseph Shepard. In seeking to prevent a gross misuse of funds appropriated to…

SILVER CITY, NM - The Western New Mexico University Board of Regents held a special meeting December 20, 2024 for the purpose of discussing the contract of university President Dr. Joseph Shepard. In the public portion of the meeting, Shepard read from a prepared statement announcing that he will be…