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Tensions rose at Rockhound State Park Wednesday morning, where a press event was held for the Protect Mimbres Peaks effort to turn the Florida Mountains and surrounding peaks in Luna County into a national monument — but not everyone present was a supporter. Luna County Commissioner Ray Trejo announced the start of a campaign to federally designate the Floridas, asserting that it could lead to more jobs for the county …

Organizers in Luna County have set off on the process of getting a new national monument.

Tead White toured his Luna County property Wednesday in a Polaris General with Scooby, a 10-year-old Chihuahua who likes to lean out of the off-road vehicle to take in the scenery and feel the wind in his face — so far, in fact, that White keeps a hand on the dog’s tail to keep him from falling out. White likes to drive his off-road vehicle throughout Luna County, sometimes up …

15 hours ago Last year in the area near Orogrande in Otero County, a motorcyclist was killed when he ended up in an abandoned mine, according to Jerry Schoeppner, the Mining and Minerals Division director for the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department. Abandoned hard rock mine sites throughout the state can create dangerous conditions for people and the environment, but the funding that the Mining and Minerals Division relies on to clean up these sites is limited and will ...