Silver City Mayor Simon Wheaton-Smith signs the oath of office certificate after being sworn in by Grant County Magistrate Judge Matt Runnels on Dec. 30 at the Grant County Administration Center.

Choosing from the four applicants to fill the vacant District 1 Town Council seat will not be easy, Mayor Simon Wheaton-Smith said. The seat was vacated by Rudy Bencomo, who resigned Nov. 6 for ...

Police say a woman charged with the shooting death of her 11-month-old son at Gila Hot Springs two days before Christmas told them she didn’t know why she shot the baby, but told them she would do it ...

Area first responders said they saw a quiet start to the new year in Grant County. Silver City Fire Chief Milo Lambert said that his department did not get called to any fires, and had an average ...

Gila resident Russell Dobkins has been charged with an open count of murder after allegedly shooting and killing his neighbor, Esker Mayberry, last week, as well as a charge of tampering with evidence ...

The superintendent of the Silver Consolidated Schools said the district is cautiously optimistic after an order from a federal judge late last week restored the remainder of its $5 million mental ...

Eric Vreeland, left, candidate for Silver City Town Council in District 2, answers a question during Monday night’s forum sponsored by the Daily Press at the Western New Mexico University ...

Biologist Carlos Martinez speaks against Grant County’s contract for Wildlife Services with a subsidiary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which in turn employs local private contractors to ...

A c. 1950 postcard view of Tyrone, looking north. The post office is in front of the parked car in center. On the left of the picture is the Phelps Dodge Mercantile department store. Front and center ...

Effective 8 a.m. Tuesday, Silver City has lifted previous fire restrictions within town limits after rain reduced the danger of fire. According to a release from the Silver City Fire Department, the ...

Sarah Zamora, a volunteer with the Silver City Community Film Festival, prepares to fill one of the gift bags that will be given to filmmakers for the festival, which starts Thursday night at the ...

Ronald Anthony Quintana, left, addresses the crowd directly about their concerns of his application for a conditional use permit for a cannabis production business in downtown Silver City during a ...