Hidalgo County News

It's been one year since Rachel Torrisi Sierra's body was found along a stretch of Highway 78, shot in the head.

Nearly 700 Grant County residents and a more than a 100 Hidalgo County residents may get an early Christmas present this year.

Carmen Chavez-Quezada, 21, of Deming, was airlifted to El Paso for treatment after reportedly wounded in a shooting in Palomas, Mexico.

Timothy McDonald, 43, of Deming, was arrested on a municipal court warrant for failure to pay fines.

The text message warning about an attempted child abduction on Red Rock Road was apparently not a hoax, as the Grant County Sheriff's Department had originally reported.

The Silver City Motor Vehicle Division office will be closed from 8 to 10 a.m. Thursday for staff training.

The New Mexico State Police will purchase several four-by-four vehicles with Operation Stonegarden funds, says Capt.

The State Land Office has sold 25 acres of state trust land near Interstate 10 in Hidalgo County for $750,000 to federal officials who are planning to build a Border Patrol station.

The Church Gallery in Pinos Altos will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, Saturday and Sunday.

The Southwest Regional Transportation District monthly meeting will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Hidalgo County Sheriff's office, 720 E. Second St.

Ismael Chacon, 18, of Deming, was arrested for concealing identification, interference with officers, as a minor allowing himself to be served alcohol and on a Hidalgo County warrant for failure to pay fines.

Local Collaborative 6, a behavioral and mental health collaborative that serves Grant, Hidalgo and Luna counties, has received a $75,000 grant to assemble and implement a program called Wrap Around Services.

Your Church in Old Hachita has only two pews, but plenty of space and time for at least one brief prayer for safety.

Your Church in Old Hachita has only two pews, but plenty of space and time for at least one brief prayer for safety.

Michael Conley, 58, of Deming, was arrested on two counts of assault on a household member.

The jobless rate for Dona Ana County held steady in June, though it was still about 2 percent higher than a year ago, according to numbers released by the state Thursday.

Adela Barba, 32, was arrested on four Magistrate Court warrants. Warrant - Francisca Garcia, 30, was arrested on a Municipal Court warrant for failure to appear.

Longtime New Mexico cattle rancher Judy Keeler is keenly aware of how tough it is to raise livestock in the dusty desert near the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Rocky Canyon Campground and Upper and Lower Black Canyon Campgrounds will be closed, as will Forest Road 150, as a result of the Diamond Fire, which has burned about 8,600 acres in the Wilderness Ranger District, about 45 miles north of Silver City, the National Forest Service reported Friday.

Two wildfires in southern New Mexico consumed about 30,000 acres as of Thursday, officials reported.