River Ranch will be protected by the NM Land Conservancy

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The New Mexico Land Conservancy announced the permanent protection of more than 1,000 acres of land on the River Ranch, located at the south...

Earth Day activities planned at Penny Park

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Earth Day will be celebrated at Penny Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 23. More than 30 groups will be on hand to help commem...

BP sues business partners over oil spill

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — BP marked the first anniversary of the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill by suing its business partners for billions of dol...

Wildfire defensive measures discussed by offi cials

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Gila National Forest offi cials are advising property owners to take precautions to protect their homes from wildfire. “Spring has offici...

Bids for reconstruction at Penny Park sought

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By ROGER LANSE Daily Press Staff Bids for Penny Park reconstruction are being accepted by the town of Silver City. Alex Brown, town man...

Turnout light for SC municipal election

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Only 39 votes were cast in Silver City’s municipal election Tuesday in Districts 1 and 3. There are 3,554 registered voters in the two distri...

Giant fiberglass cactus not stolen from park after all

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The good news about a giant fiberglass cactus reported stolen in New Mexico is that it wasn’t the target of thieve...

Appeals Court judge arrested on DWI charges

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Appeals Court Judge Robert Eugene Robles has been arrested on aggravated drunken driving and reckless dr...

Morales addresses gas outage, domestic violence

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By JIM OWEN Daily Press Staff State Sen. Howie Morales, D-Silver City, is advocating for victims of domestic violence and those affected by...

Report: Arizona fugitive planned suicide by bear

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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A convicted killer who escaped from an Arizona prison said after his capture that he had planned to overdose on heroi...