Luna County is a geographical location. The city of Deming and the village of Columbus are both located within its 2,956 square miles. Luna County is also a governmental entity that exists ...

This story was updated at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Multiple trucks were involved in a collision at a rest stop west of Deming Tuesday afternoon, resulting in the death of a driver who appeared to ...

Until recently, Jessica Griffin of Hillsboro hiked the Ladrone Gulch Trail, a rugged upward climb in the Black Range, about a once a week — sometimes alone, sometimes with her family. “There ...

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 ...

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 ...

On Monday morning a light, cold rain brought a chill to Deming. A half dozen people warmed themselves at the Silver Linings resource center on S. Copper Street, where there was coffee, water, and ...

Farmers contended with rising prices in fertilizer and fuel on top of a long-running drought; and yet Luna County was named the best chile producer in the state by the New Mexico Chile Association ...

Lt. Col. (Ret.) Todd Moultrie was excited to lead his Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) Jedis into competition this month for the first time in over two years. The COVID-19 ...

Members of the community support the Deming-Luna-Mimbres Museum’s Green Tea Party on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, and were treated to a vintage fashion show and homemade treats — along with tea, of ...

Tensions rose at Rockhound State Park Wednesday morning, where a press event was held for the Protect Mimbres Peaks effort to turn the Florida Mountains and surrounding peaks in Luna County into a ...

DEMING – The three-day Salsa Festival was the highlight of weekend activity in Luna County. The Deming Luna County MainStreet Program provided live entertainment on Friday, Saturday and Sunday ...

A few red and black chile pods hung from brown plants or lay in a field four days after Speir Family Farms of Deming completed this year’s harvest of red chile peppers. “Reds are kind of just ...