Silver City Sun-News

After weeks of work, "Lights, Camera, Action!" a dance performance put on by New Mexico Dance Institute and featuring students from local schools, was unveiled at WNMU's Fine Arts Center to a standing-room-only crowd of parents and local attendees Friday night. Full Story »

SILVER CITY It could be just the boost Silver City and Grant County's struggling economy needs. Silver City Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Lola Polley received an e-mail last week. It was just a short, little e-mail, but it carried the possibility of big news. Full Story »

LAS CRUCES - Officials promoting the expansion of a transitional living complex for veterans told state lawmakers here Monday that funding for the project may be on the chopping block, along with other statewide capital outlay that could be cut because of a budget crisis. Full Story »

SILVER CITY A number of Veterans' Day events and ceremonies are scheduled around the county today and Wednesday to honor those who served. Full Story »

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Two groups that support health care reform criticized Rep. Harry Teague on Monday for the Democrat s vote against a bill that passed the U.S. House of Representatives. Full Story »

The following information was obtained from the Silver City Police Department. For the weekend beginning 4 p.m. Friday and ending 8 a.m. Monday, officers of the Silver City Police Department responded to 43 calls for service and produced 107 self-initiated activities. Full Story »

Some watch movies with a vat of buttered popcorn and industrial-sized soda for company. But so what. "Size acceptance" and "fat power" arrived. The Popular Culture Association, according to the New Yorker, added "fat studies" to its program of sizing up America. It reports the obvious. Full Story »

EL PASO — Western Refining is idling its refinery in Bloomfield, N.M., and is putting all New Mexico refining operations at its Gallup, N.M., refinery to save $25 million per year, the company announced Monday. Full Story »

Public Hearing on Village of Santa Clara 2010 CDBG applications, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday, at City Hall, 105 N. Bayard St. Bayard City Council, 4:30 p.m., Monday, Work Session, followed by regular meeting 5 p.m., Bayard City Hall. For more information call: (575) 537-3327. Full Story »

SILVER CITY -- Growing up in Silver City, Jose Rodriguez always wanted to do something out of the ordinary. "I was always very ambitious," the 23-year-old said. Full Story »

SILVER CITY - For the past three weeks, nearly 200 students from schools across both area districts have practiced dance moves tirelessly, both during and after school. Full Story »

SILVER CITY - The Silver City Ranger District of the Gila National Forest began prescribed fire operations on the Signal Peak North project Friday morning, with continued operations throughout the weekend. Full Story »

SILVER CITY - The New Mexico Media Literacy Project announces a call for entries for its fourth annual "Talk Back to Big Tobacco! Script and Storyboard Contest." Full Story »

Silver High School Cross Country competed with some of the top teams in the State Championship meet on Saturday. Las week, on Oct. 30 they competed with Chapparal, Santa Teresa and Deming for district champs on a three mile course next to the movie theater in Deming. Full Story »

SILVER CITY - Lois Duffy is known for her art: Large-scale portraits that can take on a surreal quality. But when New Mexico Magazine called Duffy awhile back, it wasn't to interview her for a feature on her art. Full Story »

Taylor Tominson, 17, and Chase Tester, 17, both seniors at Silver High School, are put to the test to see who can climb the highest and fastest during a visit to the school by U.S. Army recruiters in September. Full Story »

SILVER CITY - A health-care forum will be held at Western New Mexico University from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Miller Library. Local and regional experts will discuss the current health-care bill, insurance costs and local health-care centers. A question and answer period will follow. Full Story »

For more photos of the Renaissance ArtsFaire, visit our online photo gallery. Full Story »

Widowed Persons Service will meet for lunch and a program at 11 a.m. today at Western New Mexico University cafeteria. Cost is $10. Entertainment will be music by Charles Stearns. Info: (575) 388-1072. Full Story »

Find out how. Se habla Espanol. For information, call Ronny Diaz , CYFD Foster and Adoptive Parent Recruiter at (575) 434-5950, ext. 121 or www.cyfd.org. Full Story »

Viewers will have another chance this month to watch "New Mexico Wildlife" the Department of Game and Fish television show that runs statewide at 6:30 a.m. on KASA Fox Channel 2 every Saturday. KENW, Eastern New Mexico University's PBS station, will show episodes at 6:30 p.m. every Sunday. Full Story »

SILVER CITY — It's been a week since the Silver High volleyball team has seen any action on the court and, tonight, the Lady Colts will host Deming in a battle for the District 3-4A championship at 7 p.m. Full Story »

Again, again and again, we have debates about the American flag and a flag of Nazi with swastika. A man who raised a Nazi flag above the American flag was born after WWII. Full Story »

Proponents of a New Mexico corporate income tax change called mandatory "combined reporting" claim it will eliminate a loophole which permits large multi-state corporations to shift income earned in New Mexico to other, more tax-friendly states. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AP) - In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. Full Story »