Race has ‘economic impact’ on area

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The Tour of the Gila bicycle races last year had an “ economic impact' of more than one- half million dollars in Grant County, according to a...

Local Weather

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The forecast calls for clear skies tonight and Saturday. The overnight low temperature should be in the upper 30s, while Saturday’s hig...

Governor signs bill for health insurance exchange

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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico can move ahead with establishing a staterun health insurance exchange under legislation signed into law Thu...

Survey: Low-wage workers gloomy about future

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WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s lower-income workers have posted the biggest job gains since the deep 2007-09 recession — but few are braggin...

SC merchants meet with police officials

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Downtown Silver City merchants recently met with officials of the town’s Police Department to discuss prevention techniques concerning burgla...

Runoff from snowmelt expected to be below average this spring

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By JIM OWEN Daily Press Staff The streamflow volume resulting from this spring’s snowmelt in southwest New Mexico is forecast to be half ...

Senators postpone vote on education secretary

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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The Senate’s top Republican leader complained Saturday that politics had become a driving force behind a lengthy conf...

Senate to debate public worker pension overhaul

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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Current and future public employee retirees would see smaller cost-ofliving adjustments under a proposal before New Me...

Dworin named new director of SC Arts and Cultural District

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George Julian Dworin is the new director of the Silver City Arts and CulturalDistrict. Dworin, who officially began the job on Feb. 1, brings ...

Battle over driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants continues

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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — As other states move to provide driver’s licenses to immigrants unlawfully in the country, New Mexico has renewed a b...