Alamogordo, NM

Apple season is here, and you can be picking your own in less than 2 hours. The late summer family-friendly activity is not only a fun excuse to get out of the city for the day, but it’s also an excellent way to eat fresh and support local area farms.

A peaceful destination for family travelers and travelers with pets, Cloudcroft, New Mexico, features countless activities for everyone to enjoy this summer. Located within Lincoln National Forest, Cloudcroft is an outdoor enthusiast’s paradise. From a new dog park to a new summer tube run, the area offers visitors the chance to make some unforgettable memories while staying cool this summer.

School supply donations filled a school bus during Thrive in Southern New Mexico's annual Stuff the Bus school supply drive. Thrive in Southern New Mexico accepted donated school supplies and monetary donations toward school supplies at a two-day event at the Alamogordo Wal-Mart Supercenter, 233 South New York Avenue, on Aug. 5-6.

Yucca Elementary staff pointed parents and students to their respective classrooms during an open house at the elementary school on Aug. 8. The Open house began with a short presentation by Yucca Elementary School Principal Dr. Christina Trujillo about what to expect including bell schedules, pick up and drop off instructions, upcoming security measures such as the students being required to wear IDs, how parents can contribute and support systems for students.

There aren’t very many people at White Sands National Park. I don’t know how many national parks you can say that about anymore. On the days I was there, weekday and weekend, I was mostly morbidly alone. The sand is lovely, but who wants to go to a beach without water? And hiking in the sand, I can now tell you from experience, is precisely as difficult as you might expect it to be. But this place isn’t about the common or expected and it’s not for everyone.

BENTON – A Benton man was found Friday after going missing that same day. The Franklin County Emergency Mangement Agency did not say in an alert where 91-year-old Lawrence Zicker was found, but he was last seen in the 400 block of North Du Quoin Street in Benton on Friday.

Democrats in the state Legislature went to a lot of trouble to gerrymander the Second Congressional District, and now their colleagues in Washington, D.C. are squandering it. After rejecting all of the proposed maps of an independent redistricting commission, Democrats passed a map offered by Sen. Joseph Cervantes of Las Cruces that breaks up the Republican stronghold in Southeast New Mexico that had always dominated past elections in the Second Congressional District. Republicans have won all but two elections since the state expanded to three districts in 1983.

Following the City of Alamogordo declaring itself a sanctuary for the unborn, progressive group New Voices Otero held a protest on the corner of 10th Street and White Sands Boulevard to express displeasure with the city's declaration. "We're here to protest the fact that Tuesday night, the Alamogordo City (Commission)...

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (KRQE) – A contractor has started inspecting and cleaning eight water storage tanks in Alamogordo. Video shared by the city showed a driver working inside a 32-foot-deep tank. At that pressure, divers can only be in the water for 92 minutes so there are three divers on site to switch out as needed. […]

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Thursday that July cannabis sales set a new record for monthly total sales, topping every previous month including April, New Mexico’s first month of legalized recreational, or “adult-use” cannabis sales. During the month of...

Two MQ-9 Reaper drones from Holloman Air Force Base were part of the Rim of the Pacific exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii between June 29 and Aug. 4. The exercise, known as RIMPAC, involved 26 nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel. The exercise was the largest maritime exercise in the world hosted around the Hawaiian Islands and southern California.

The Alamogordo City Commission approved two abortion opposition resolutions during a special meeting held Aug. 3, declaring the city a 'sanctuary for the unborn' and supporting a similar resolution passed by the Otero County Commission in July. Alamogordo Mayor Susan Payne and District 5 Alamogordo City Commissioner Sharon McDonald voted...

On Tuesday, the Alamogordo City Commission held a special meeting to discuss two pro-life resolutions. One, sponsored by City Commissioner Karl Melton of District 3, declared Alamogordo a sanctuary city for the unborn. Another that was said only to be brought forth as a weaker resolution brought forth by Mayor Susan Payne also was considered.

Eastern New Mexico University and New Mexico-based, Heart of the Desert Pistachios & Wines have announced the creation of the ENMU Enchanted Pistachio, a garlic and green chile pistachio and the ENMU Greyhound Crunch Caramel Pistachio Popcorn. Both products are now available online at enmu.edu/HeartOfTheDesert. The Garlic and Green Chile...

Nichelle Nichols who died Saturday, July 30 in Silver City at the age of 89 was part of a NASA observation mission on Sept. 15, 2015 that included staff from the New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the New Mexico Museum of Space History in Alamogordo. Nichols was known...

Monsoon rains and isolated thunderstorms which struck Alamogordo the last few weeks resulted in flood water and debris clogged roads highlighted the need for local officials to address drainage in the city. "The rains have created a lot of debris on the roadways," City of Alamogordo Public Works Director Nancy...