News in Sunland Park, New Mexico

Sunland Park may have to re-select mayor, Attorney General says
Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:56:49 -0700

LAS CRUCES — The Sunland Park City Council could be forced to re-select a mayor, after New Mexico Attorney General Gary King concluded Thursday the city may have violated a government

ABC-7 Sorts Through State's Special Audit Report For Sunland Park
Tue, 15 May 2012 21:27:44 -0700

ABC-7 breaks down details in the special audit report for Sunland Park released Monday by the New Mexico Office of the State Auditor.

NM State Auditor Calls Sunland Park Audit Difficult
Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:42:59 -0700

New Mexico State Auditor Hector Balderas tells ABC-7 the special audit on Sunland Park should be completed in about 10 days.

Sunland Park City Council: Accusations, Insults & Walk-Outs But No New Mayor
Mon, 14 May 2012 22:13:24 -0700

Tempers flare at Monday's Sunland Park city council meeting.

Sunland Park chooses chaos over mayor
Sat, 05 May 2012 11:04:29 -0700

Sunland Park was set to pick a new mayor Friday, but a chaotic evening in the border town ended up with a city clerk fired, the mayor pro tem walking out and still no new mayor.

District 31 Senate race pits lawmaker against former mayor
Mon, 14 May 2012 19:57:26 -0700

LAS CRUCES — One candidate is a former, three-term mayor of Sunland Park. The other is a 12-year member of the state House of Representatives.

Troubled NM border city to try again to name mayor
Fri, 18 May 2012 08:59:55 -0700

Councilors in a troubled New Mexico border city will try again to appoint a mayor just days after the state began taking over some of the city's functions amid a number of scandals.

Candidate forum today in Mesquite
Wed, 23 May 2012 02:42:12 -0700

MESQUITE, NM — Candidates for Senate District 31 and House District 52 have been invited to meet in a public forum 6 p.m.

Memorial Day weekend: Saturday's Neon Desert Music Festival is holiday highlight
Thu, 24 May 2012 23:14:25 -0700

You could say that Saturday's Neon Desert Music Festival is moving up in the world. Not only in terms of the bigger names organizers of this musical celebration of all things cool and indie have been able to book.

Ky. woman wins $63K at NM track on dime bet
Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:09:44 -0700

A Kentucky woman has won $63,000 at a New Mexico track after placing an online bet with a dime.