In an effort to preserve and expand community news coverage in southwest New Mexico, the Headlight and Silver City Daily Press have been selected by the New Mexico Local News Fund as participants ...

With great opportunity comes great responsibility. As was the case earlier this year, the governor and Legislature will again have significant revenue to allocate once they meet in January of 2024 ...

Tuesday saw the second day of an unusual delinquent property tax auction at the historic Luna County Courthouse, which houses the county’s administrative offices. Nearly 400 half-acre properties ...

Once more, the threat of a federal government shutdown looms on Sunday. At stake for us are interrupted services, essential federal workers required to work without paychecks until the impasse is ...

Ciudad Juárez resident Alfredo Ochoa-Muñoz, 37, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty in January to three counts of hostage taking and conspiracy to take a hostage. U ...

District 1 Councilor Monica Topham chairs the Deming City Council meeting on July 26. (Algernon D’Ammassa/Deming Headlight) ...

Visitors seeking access to the Gila National Forest via the Ladrone Gulch Trail are now met by a locked gate and a camera.

Former state Rep. Dona Irwin was president of this year’s Luna County Old-Timers Association Reunion dinner and dance. (Billy Armendariz/Deming Headlight) ...

Drug education works. It is never too late to incorporate these talks into everyday life. Frequent conversations about drugs, fentanyl and the risks involved make a huge difference and are more ...

Corporate predators can collect ever-rising rents and fees while cutting amenities, steadily driving out lower-income families.

Gun violence is a long-running national emergency and, sadly, the U.S. political system has failed shamefully at mature discussion about violence, causes or policies that benefit public safety and ...

Michael Darrow led the audience in a benediction on behalf of the Chiricahua Apache Tribe at the Akela-area travel center east of Deming. (Headlight staff photo by Billy Armendariz) ...