Moriarty Pintos power past Pojoaque for ‘huge’ district victory

The Moriarty Pintos picked up their biggest win of the season Feb. 3 against the visiting Pojoaque Valley Elks. Moriarty’s Jordan Brown sank four 3-point baskets in the first half of the contest and added another one early in the fourth quarter. But it was Brown’s sixth 3-pointer with just over a minute left in […]

Suspect shot by Torrance County deputies had lengthy criminal history

The suspect who was shot by a Torrance County Sheriff’s deputy on Jan. 31 on Lexco Road, near Moriarty has a lengthy criminal history. According to a criminal complaint, Joseph M. Padilla, 29, was shot by deputies who were investigating an unrelated incident. charged with three counts of resisting an officer and has a criminal […]

Suspect shot by Torrance County deputies had lengthy criminal history

The suspect who was shot by a Torrance County Sheriff’s deputy on Jan. 31 on Lexco Road, near Moriarty has a lengthy criminal history. According to a criminal complaint, Joseph M. Padilla, 29, was shot by deputies who were investigating an unrelated incident. charged with three counts of resisting an officer and has a criminal […]

East Mountain Gas company moving to Moriarty

Plans are in the works to move the EMW Gas Association offices from its long-time home in Estancia to Moriarty. Owned by the municipalities of Estancia, Moriarty and Willard, the association has been serving the area since 1964. But EMW has outgrown its 2,700-square-foot building in Estancia, said Eddie O’Brien, general manager, and the nine-member […]

East Mountain Gas company moving to Moriarty

Plans are in the works to move the EMW Gas Association offices from its long-time home in Estancia to Moriarty. Owned by the municipalities of Estancia, Moriarty and Willard, the association has been serving the area since 1964. But EMW has outgrown its 2,700-square-foot building in Estancia, said Eddie O’Brien, general manager, and the nine-member […]

County secures money for roads and sheriff’s department

A last-minute dash to Santa Fe by Torrance County Commissioner Kevin McCall and Janice Barela, county manager, turned into $360,000 for the sheriff’s department and local roads. McCall and Barela were able to secure $200,000 for the county road department, the commissioner reported at its meeting Jan. 29, with another $160,000 earmarked for the sheriff’s […]