13 March 2013

SC merchants meet with police officials


Downtown Silver City merchants recently met with officials of the town’s Police Department to discuss prevention techniques concerning burgla...
11 March 2013

Senators postpone vote on education secretary


SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The Senate’s top Republican leader complained Saturday that politics had become a driving force behind a lengthy conf...

Runoff from snowmelt expected to be below average this spring


By JIM OWEN Daily Press Staff The streamflow volume resulting from this spring’s snowmelt in southwest New Mexico is forecast to be half ...
 
07 March 2013

Senate to debate public worker pension overhaul


SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Current and future public employee retirees would see smaller cost-ofliving adjustments under a proposal before New Me...
21 February 2013

Dworin named new director of SC Arts and Cultural District


George Julian Dworin is the new director of the Silver City Arts and CulturalDistrict. Dworin, who officially began the job on Feb. 1, brings ...
30 January 2013

Battle over driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants continues


SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — As other states move to provide driver’s licenses to immigrants unlawfully in the country, New Mexico has renewed a b...
 
23 January 2013

Local Weather


The forecast calls for patchy clouds tonight and Thursday. The overnight low temperature should be in the mid- 30s, while Thursday’s high...
15 January 2013

Legislative session under way in Santa Fe


By JIM OWEN Daily Press Staff The regular annual session of the New Mexico Legislature began today, with Democrats selecting their leader i...
28 December 2012

Act-of-kindness event planned Sunday at Gough Park


Two weeks ago today, retired Silver City schoolteacher Brenda Padilla’s life was upended by a text message from her father in California: �...
 
02 November 2012

Local Weather


The forecast calls for clear skies tonight and Saturday. The overnight low temperature should be in the mid- 40s, while Saturday’s hig...