Deming Police Officer Jesus Lopez Jr. was arrested outside Deming police headquarters on Thursday by officers with the New Mexico State Police. Although charges have not been released to the ...

Voter participation was better than average in Luna County in 2024, with a total of 8.075 ballots cast, according to the Luna County Clerk’s Office on Tuesday evening. That’s a 58 percent ...

Luna County’s two contested races in the 2024 primary election were both close calls Tuesday. Democrats favored Linda S. Alvarez over Andrew Simon Hernandez III to take on incumbent Republican ...

The following Deming Headlight year in review looks back at highlights from June through December. July 5 Major Division Champs Deming Major Division (11-12) boys captured the District 7 Little ...

Heart’s Desire, 113 S. Gold Ave., captured first place in the Deming MainStreet Light Up Downtown storefront decorating contest. Owners at Heart’s Desire pocketed the $350 winner’s cash ...

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 ...

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: ...

Both Deming High School and Cesar Chavez Charter High School returned as winners from the 2023 New Mexico BEST Robotics Competition.

Low turnout at the Nov. 14 town hall meeting appeared to catch City Administrator Aaron Sera by surprise. The city had announced in advance that it wanted public input, including from local ...

Voters in Deming and Columbus opted for new leadership through local elections on Nov. 7, with Deming electing a woman as mayor for the first time along with two new members of the city council ...

The vocational program is expanding its focus from a previous emphasis on health occupations.

Silver High girls kept pace with the Santa Teresa High Desert Warriors on Tuesday at Silver City.