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A bobcat with cubs was spotted Thursday, June 23, in the northwestern section of the Boston Hill Open Space area, according to a public service announcement issued Friday morning by the Silver City Police Department. The bobcat, which was mistakenly called a mountain lion in the announcement, was seen with the cubs in an approximately 50-foot-deep open pit. Police Chief Fred Portillo and Silver City Animal Control officers called the …
Five of seven Silver City candidates in the Nov. 2 consolidated local election hopped online Thursday evening to join a candidate forum hosted by the Daily Press via Zoom, and while forums in previous years have been held in person, the online format did not deter residents from participating. Several constituents chimed in with written questions for their potential future representatives, who also fielded inquiries from Daily Press reporter Geoffrey …
Mysterious motel shooting leaves woman dead Written by Geoffrey Plant on June 4, 2021 A woman is dead and a man was treated for a gunshot wound at Gila Regional Medical Center following a shooting incident at the Silver City Motel 6 on U.S. 180 on Wednesday afternoon. The Silver City Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division is investigating the incident as a homicide, according to Police Chief Fred Portillo, who identified the injured man as 29-year-old Nickolas Choeipo, and the deceased female as 30-year-old Codi Rhodes, both fro...
A woman is dead and a man is being treated for gunshot wounds at Gila Regional Medical Center following a shooting Wednesday afternoon at the Motel 6 on U.S. 180 in Silver City. The Silver City Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division is investigating the incident as a shooting, according to Police Chief Fred Portillo, who said the male and female victims hail from Arizona. “At 2:21 p.m., we responded to …
Due to the exceptional drought conditions that exist in Silver City — and most of Grant County — town councilors voted Tuesday night to ban the sale or use of display fireworks within town limits. “I would just urge the residents of Silver City: This year might not be the best year to buy fireworks. I would urge them not to, but not everyone will agree with that, and some …