Michael Smith

About 3.9% of New Mexicans, or 82,840 people, suffered from opioid use disorder in 2024, according to a report from the New Mexico Department of Justice, and 2,100 deaths were attributed to the drug’s use between 2017 and 2021.

About $2 million in county money could go toward a day care facility operated by Carlsbad Municipal Schools, as the county looks to address a perceived shortage in child care throughout the region.

None of us like to dwell on the final judgment that day when God shall settle all account and judge the wicked.

Money for a new jail, county offices and ongoing renovations of Eddy County’s historic courthouse topped the list of infrastructure spending priorities for the county over the next five years.

The 5-3-1 Visibility Method incorporates mileage and landmarks to help determine air quality.

I’m sure you’ve heard the old story of the conversation between a pig and a cow. The pig is complaining to the cow that nobody ever has a kind word for him.

Life never stops. So when I started thinking about my friend and my life, I realized—I have a lot to do. Even though life is short relatively speaking, it’s even longer in reality.

Memorial Day weekend, considered the unofficial start of summer, offers good fishing conditions at most lakes and streams across New Mexico.

When Brissia Ruiz graduates Thursday as one of the top-ranked students in her Artesia High School class of 215 seniors.

Psalm 34 is David’s testimony of God’s sovereign grace and protection for His own.

U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, announced May 15 bipartisan legislation, also sponsored by fellow New Mexico Democrat U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, aimed at curbing the outbreak.

Bond, a lifelong Republican, died on May 13 at the age of 86.