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

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 ...

Rising prices and attempts to restore some normalcy in the third year of a pandemic. A roundup of local challenges and developments in 2022.

“We are making changes,” he vowed. A few minutes later, three city workers planted a tree by Megan Wertz’s grave, and well-wishers embraced her family, some lingering by Megan’s monument ...

With $40 million in federal money promised by the USDA and an impending announcement about even more federal dollars for rural broadband expansion in rural New Mexico, wise heads who know ...

To understand why students drop out of high school, researchers funded by the Gates Foundation hit upon a novel idea several years ago: Why not just ask the dropouts? So they did. Nearly half (47 ...

The original version of this story misstated the Ohio State University's team award in the 2017 competition, and has been corrected. Thousands of international visitors were in Las Cruces and the ...

The allocations, detailed in House Bill 505, include $3,867,600 for projects in Luna County.

As of Monday, a new editor had yet to be selected, but the paper will continue to publish on Wednesdays and Fridays. Publisher Seibel issued the following statement on Monday: ...

Dirk Manning and Judi Taylor know their way around antiques, jewelry, and fine art. The two business partners had a successful run at the Galleria on 8th Street during the 1990s and early 2000s ...

Iva Asoiva was a passenger in the first truck to be hit, traveling with her truck driver husband on a route from California to Florida. She told the Headlight they were at the rest stop for a nap ...

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 ...