PHOTO GALLERY: Lady Pintos Battle Taos
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A New Breed of Wi-Fi: Pablo the Data Dog
By RUSSELL HUFFMAN Did you know you can get a Wi-Fi signal from a Great Dane, but you can’t cruise the Internet with it? Oh,...
Moriarty Chalks up 3-2 Record at Pinto Duals
The Moriarty High School Pintos wrestling team proved their depth and aggression on Saturday, putting together a 3-2 record. The Pintos relied on a barrage...
PHOTO GALLERY: Moriarty Pinto Duals & Senior Day
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Means, Shoemate-Means Capture Gold at Lady Pinto Invitational
MORIARTY, NM – The Moriarty Lady Pintos wrestling team showcased their strength on home mats Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, as two Pintos secured individual titles...
PHOTO GALLERY: Lady Pinto & JV Boys Wrestling
Check out our snaps and results from the Moriarty Lady Pinto Wrestling Invite and JV boys wrestling on Jan. 9. Lady Pinto Wrestling Invitational Results...
Major Grid Upgrade: New Substation Transformer to be Energized Saturday; Planned Outages Expected
EDGEWOOD, NM — Residents in the East Mountain area are looking at a more reliable future for their electrical grid, though it comes with a...
Unstoppable: Coach Ron Drake Leads Lady Timberwolves to Victory Amid Personal Battle
SANTA FE, NM — In a program that has long searched for its footing, the East Mountain Lady Timberwolves are currently rewriting their history books....
Burning Question: Many Firewood Sales Skirt State Law
By RUSSELL HUFFMAN As winter sets in and utility costs soar, more New Mexicans are buying firewood from roadside sellers. However, state officials warn that...
Fast, Furry, and Free: Flyball Takes Flight in Edgewood
By RUSSELL HUFFMAN On any given Sunday morning in Edgewood, the air at Venus Park in Edgewood is filled with the rhythmic thud-thud-thud of paws...
The Last Drop: The Twilight of Frontier Justice in the Estancia Valley
The history of the American West is often imagined as a sudden, sharp snap—a violent era brought to an abrupt halt by the arrival of...
Locked In: Damion Reyes Finds New Strength in ‘Lockdown’ Role for East Mountain
SANDIA PARK, N.M. — If you look closely at the eyes of East Mountain High School senior Damion Reyes when the Timberwolves are on defense,...
Quadrantid Meteor Shower Set to Peak Overnight Jan. 3–4
While most of the world rings in the New Year with fireworks, the cosmos is preparing its own pyrotechnics. The annual Quadrantid meteor shower is...
Proactive Measures Can Protect Pets During New Year’s Eve Fireworks
The upcoming New Year’s Eve celebrations promise dazzling light displays for humans, but for many pets, the accompanying booms and flashes are a source of...
The Moriarty Shortcut: How a Cross-Country Footrace Helped Bring Route 66 to the East Mountains
TIJERAS, N.M. — While the 1928 “Bunion Derby” was a cross-country spectacle, it was the steep, rugged slopes of the East Mountains that fundamentally altered...
Where Twigs Become Tools: The ‘Soulful’ Science of Learning Beyond Four Walls
By RUSSELL HUFFMAN TIJERAS, N.M. — In the modern world, the average American child spends between four and seven minutes a day in unstructured outdoor...
The Song is Ending: New Mexico’s Iconic Musical Highway Falling into Harsh Disrepair
TIJERAS, NM — It was once hailed as a triumph of “fun engineering” a stretch of the Mother Road that didn’t just carry travelers but...
Property Patriots Launches Inaugural Christmas Coloring Contest and “Family Side Quest” to Support East Mountain Businesses
EAST MOUNTAINS — Property Patriots has announced the launch of a Christmas Coloring Contest, a community event designed to celebrate the holiday season while driving...
Capturing Your Glory Days in High Definition: Meet Our Dual Threat
By Linda Steele, East Mountain News As a caretaker of the East Mountain News, I believe that our primary duty is not just to report...
East Mountains Area is Chock Full of Christmas Activities
The holiday season in the high desert begins not with a bang, but a blizzard of holiday events ranging from craft fairs to lighted Christmas...