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In 11 minutes, the world changed again as Jeff Bezos, his brother Mark Bezos, female aviation pioneer Wally Funk and 18-year-old Oliver Daemen blasted off into space, 62 miles above the earth, on …
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By Elva K. Österreich
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7/22/21
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The Elizabeth M. Whitefield End of Life Options Act will “assist people in getting medical aid in dying if that’s their choice,” said MaryKay Brady of Las Cruces, a board member of …
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By Mike Cook
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7/22/21
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The Continental Divide Trail Coalition (CDTC) will join conservation and recreation organizations from across New Mexico to celebrate the eighth annual Latino Conservation Week …
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7/16/21
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Whether you believe in ghosts or not, ghost towns are fun.
We headed out to Chloride, a two-hour-plus drive from Las Cruces on a fine spring day without any wind in the forecast. As soon as we …
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By Gabriele Teich
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7/1/21
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A “House of Rain” emerged, a child of volcanic power, east of El Paso, Texas, thousands of years ago. A deep earth event pushed molten magma some 200 feet up which then cooled and …
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By Joan E. Price
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6/27/21
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“Too many books? Never!!” said Casa Camino Real Bookstore owner and nationally award-winning author Denise Chávez.
And she will be sharing her bounty.
Casa Camino Real will …
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By Mike Cook
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6/22/21
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The Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument will reopen at 9 a.m. Thursday, June 17, Acting Park Superintendent Jerome Flood announced Wednesday evening.
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Dave Burge
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6/16/21
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The summer solstice is at 9:32 p.m. MDT Sunday, June 20.
The solstice marks the first day of summer and the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.
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By Mike Cook
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6/16/21
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State announces $100 incentive for COVID-19 vaccination boosters or J&J shots
New Mexicans encouraged to sign up for vaccination through June 17
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NMDOH News Release
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6/15/21
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Nikolaus Copernicus, a Renaissance mathematician born in 1473, kept his mathematical findings that the Earth is not the center of the universe to himself. Rather, he found, Earth is one of several …
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By Joan Price
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6/2/21
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On Tuesday, May 4, I crossed the border at Santa Teresa for the first time in more than a year. Previously, I had made this crossing at least once a month for more than a decade in order to document …
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By Morgan Smith
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6/2/21
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2021 is unapologetically the year of the road trip. The foreseeable confusion surrounding the near future of air travel is sure to see crowds flock to nearer by national and state parks this summer. …
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Ian Clarke
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5/10/21
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Every spring the Give Grandly Coalition, with major support from the Grant County Community Foundation, organizes Give Grandly! -- its big fundraising marathon for area nonprofits.
The annual …
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5/1/21
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New Mexico State University’s College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences will offer a free virtual demonstration to demystify the vast world of edible mushrooms.The …
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Carlos Andres López
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4/27/21
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In a recent episode of the delightful re-boot of the much-loved series “All Creatures Great and Small” the central character, veterinarian James Herriot, was presented with a challenging …
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By Scott Thomson
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4/1/21
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If you have never seen a unicorn, all you need to do is look halfway up in our southern sky. Just above Canis Major and its brilliant star Sirius, you will find the constellation of Monoceros, the …
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By Bert Stevens
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4/1/21
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Just a little north of overhead, the constellation Auriga, the Charioteer, races through our evening sky, circling the north celestial pole daily. Auriga has a bright marker at the northwest end of …
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By Bert Stevens
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3/1/21
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I hadn’t showered that morning, but I was at the meeting point at 8 a.m., so I guess you could say I was rough and ready. I felt just about right for a hike in the Rough and Ready Mountains.
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By Gabriele Teich
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3/1/21
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In 1918 Silver City, not yet 50 years old, was growing from a small frontier town into an aspiring, up-to-date bigger town. That fall, local citizens were preoccupied with three overriding issues: …
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By Stephen Fox
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3/1/21
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Traveling and helping are virtually a career for Tommy and Kathy Tucker, who recently relocated themselves to the Mimbres community in Grant County.
The couple have been traveling in their RV and …
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By Elva K. Österreich
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3/1/21
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