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Former Otero County sheriff John Lee dies
Kwes - News
Jan 29Former Otero County Sheriff John "Johnny" Lee has died at his home in a small community east of Alamogordo. »
3 die in head-on crash in Otero County
Kwes - News
Jan 13Authorities say three people died in a head-on crash in Otero County after a pickup truck went into another lane. »
Ex-NM man enters plea in illegal trafficking case
KFDA - New Mexico Headlines
Jan 13A former Alamogordo resident has pleaded guilty to conspiring to transport illegal immigrants into the country. »
Alamogordo man enters plea in infant's death
Kwes - News
Jan 04An Alamogordo man has pleaded guilty to first-degree felony child abuse resulting in the death of a baby. Twenty-nine-year-old Bobby C. Hernandez is scheduled to be sentenced later this year and faces a maximum of 18 years... »
Alamogordo woman arrested in Christmas shooting
KFDA - New Mexico Headlines
Dec 27Police say an Alamogordo woman has been arrested on suspicion of shooting another woman on Christmas Eve. »
Latest Blog Posts in Detail
White Sands National Monument (New Mexico)
New Mexiken
Jan 19… was established by President Herbert Hoover on this date in 1933. Rising from the heart of the Tularosa Basin is one of the world’s great natural wonders – the glistening white sands of New Mexico. Here, dunes have engulfed … Continue reading → »
Neal Allen Trammell 1959-2012
The Westerner
Jan 17From: Randy Matheney Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 10:39 AM Subject: Trammell ObituaryHello everyone -We have lost one of our finest friends in team roping, Neal Trammell and we have also lost his wonderful mother, Evelyn Trammell. A combined memoria... »
A Book is Born: World, Meet Signs & Shrines
Embracing the North
Jan 15From the introduction to SIGNS & SHRINES: SPIRITUAL JOURNEYS ACROSS NEW MEXICO Due out from the Countryman Press March 5, 2012 . . .Why do certain natural settings of mountains, groves, streams, and rocks, and certain cultural properties and built land... »
Happy birthday New Mexico
The Westerner
Jan 02Some political cartoonists portrayed the strengths of the territories seeking statehood. In this 1901 cartoon, Oklahoma is a farmer and Arizona a rancher, while New Mexico's mining promise is emphasized in the hard-working miner. (Photo courtesy U.S. L... »
John David Graham (November 23, 1944 - December 26, 2011)
The Westerner
Dec 28John David Graham, age 67, died Monday, December 26, 2011 in Plano, Texas.Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, December 31, 2011 at the Des Moines School Gymnasium with Terrell Jones, pastor of the Trinity Fellowship Church in Clayton ... »