Torrance County News

Danny Sal-Da-Na, 47, of Moriarty is out on a $50,000 surety bond after being arrested June 19 and charged with eight counts of criminal sexual penetration of a minor, attempted kidnapping, stalking and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Rick Lopez will formally launch his campaign for Torrance County Sheriff at the Moriarty Fourth of July Parade.

Moriarty Police Chief Bob Garcia gives an interview near the scene of a shooting in Moriarty.

Now that updates to the Estancia Aquatic Center are being completed, it looks like Arthur Park may be next.

Art Swenka, chairman and founding member of the Estancia Basin Resource Association is working closely with the State Engineer's Office to protect the Estancia Basin's water supply.

When the National DWI Victims' Memorial of Perpetual Tears planted 914 markers in 2006, it was to commemorate the number of DWI deaths in New Mexico the previous five years.

Visitors and residents will soon be able to take a seat at the Torrance County seat when they rest at a new pizzeria, and a new hotel.

The New Mexico State Police began this summer's "100 Days and Nights of Summer" traffic safety campaign on Friday in District 9 which includes District 9 Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Roosevelt and Quay counties, according to a press release.

When abused and neglected children are taken from their homes, almost all the time they leave with little more than the clothes on their back.

Despite a lagging economy, interim budgets are balanced for the Estancia Valley and East Mountains.

The memory of Torrance County Sgt. Dominique "Dom" Smith now lives not only in the lives of those who knew him.

Officials to hold hearing today; while some costs may triple, measure includes incentives for recycling Phaedra Haywood 5/25/2009 - 5/23/09 The cost to dump garbage at Santa Fe County's transfer stations is about to increase considerably.

As Gov. Bill Richardson walked into the civic center Friday morning, he declared Moriarty the capital of wind energy.

Grey Nevelos was sentenced to 18 months in prison and one year of parole on Thursday.

The Torrance County Commission unanimously approved an animal control ordinance Wednesday morning.

The state fire marshal's office has identified a person of interest in a string of arsons around Willard in Torrance County.

EMW Gas Association's proposed regional water pipeline has been selected among the first water projects in the country to benefit from the federal stimulus package.

In an effort to streamline their land records workflow in the Assessor's Office, Torrance County, New Mexico has selected The Sidwell Company to provide a license of their Parcel Builder software suite.

Authorities in New Mexico say a bus driver wanted in connection with a bus crash that killed two people has been caught by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents.

Paul Sanchez, 31, watched the video of the chain of events that led up to the death of a Mountainair grandmother and her 10-year-old grandson along with everyone else packed into the Torrance County Magistrate Courtroom in Moriarty on Wednesday morning.