Deming News

Announcement this week by Gov. Bill Richardson and First Lady Barbara Richardson of a state program providing confidential driver's licenses for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault signals further protection for those victims, Luna County Sheriff Raymond Cobos and Deming Police Chief Michael Carillo said.

The Luna County Sheriff's Office is seeking descendants of Thomas H. Hall, a deputy killed Nov.

"The Golden Turkey Baster Chronicles," a 48-page chapbook recently published by the Deming Writing Group, will be featured from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Deming Arts Council, corner of Gold Avenue.

Charges have been dismissed against a former Deming police officer who had been accused of twice allowing alcohol to be served to a minor.

If you were out and about on Halloween, you may have noticed a much larger crowd downtown.

Members of the Deming Association of Educational Retirees gave more than 3,300 hours of community service to Deming and Luna County in the twelve-month period beginning September, 2008.

A gala affair was held at the Deming-Luna-Mimbres Museum on Tuesday honoring the presence of the New Mexico Holiday Rambler's State Rally in Deming.

Opening night was last Friday, Oct. 23, 2009, for Theatre For Today's second production of the season.

Just a few yards away from Deming's new Starmax Theatre and the imported Hollywood entertainment therein, the Deming Depot is alive with provocative and original dramatic theatre.

A man sentenced to life in prison 11 years ago is being released from prison, the beneficiary of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on use of co-defendants' statement made out of court.

City of Deming Mayor Andres Silva has his sights on another four-year term. He announced last week that he will seek reelection in March 2010, when the next city elections will be held.

Officials at the Playas Training and Research Center are giving the old phrase "a diamond in the rough" an entirely new meaning.

Before State Senator John Arthur Smith of District No. 35 stepped into the New Mexico Legislative Special Session on Saturday in Santa Fe, he had clear priorities by which to stand set in his mind to help fix multiple fiscal years of the state budget.

A 21-year-old Deming woman was airlifted to El Paso's University Medical Center early Tuesday morning for treatment of wounds reportedly suffered in a shooting in Palomas, Mexico.

The Mobile Consulate of the Mexican Consulate in El Paso will be in Deming on Sunday.

Two Deming men have been arrested on charges including kidnapping in the abduction of two Deming teenagers last week.

The unsolved death of Palomas Mayor Estanislao "Tani" Garcia has paralyzed the small town across the U.S.-Mexico border from Columbus, N.M. Confusion and fear looms over Palomas' 6,000 residents.

Gov. Bill Richardson on Saturday proposed a 1.5 percent cut in education spending as New Mexico lawmakers during a special legislative session decide how to backfill a $650 million hole in this year's state budget.

Amid concerns of parents for their children and those of locals who wish to have more local entertainment, the Deming City Council will consider a governmental liquor license for the Starmax Entertainment Center at North Country Club Road.

It took multiple generations and over 100 years for the Deming-Luna-Mimbres Museum, 301 S. Silver Ave., to receive its latest piece.