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By Lynn Janes
On April 28, 2026, they had the candidate forum for the Grant County District 1 primary election to happen on June 2, 2026. It took place at the WNMU Besse Forward Global Resource center. The forum had Jenny N. Ferranti, Andres T. Gomez, Lonnie A. Sandoval, Simon Sotelo III and Patrick Snedeker facing off.
Nick Seibel, Silver City Daily Press publisher, moderated the forum. The candidates received questions from the attending audience, online audience, and the Press writer Jo Lutz. Each would answer the same question and had two minutes.
They started out with each giving a three-minute opening statement.
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Photo by Paul Michaud
Tour of the Gila Stage 2 took racers up to a finish in Mogollon.
UCI Women and Men results are below the slideshow
- Category: Front Page News
Abran Grijalva
April 29, 2026 — Sixth Judicial District Attorney Norman R. Wheeler announced that 37-year-old Abran Travis Grijalva is being held without bond after being charged with Attempted Murder in the First Degree, Shooting at a motor vehicle resulting in bodily harm (2nd Degree Felony), Shooting at a dwelling resulting in injury (3rd Degree Felony), Two counts Aggravated Battery (3rd Degree Felony), Tampering with Evidence (3rd Degree Felony), Four counts Aggravated Assault (4th Degree). Grijalva was held for discharging a firearm multiple times toward a motor vehicle carrying 4 people, severely injuring one person in the front passenger seat. Bullets from the gun fire also penetrated the wall of a home, injuring an occupant inside asleep. The household occupant was treated at the hospital and was released.
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Hummingbird Fire grows to over 4,000 acres
Map and Smoke Outlook at bottom of article
Acres: 4,364
Start Date: 4/20/2026
Location: 15 Miles East of Glenwood, NM
Personnel: 244
Containment: 0 %
Cause: Lightning
Summary:
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April 29, 2026
Breezy and Dry Conditions forecasted for Hummingbird Fire
Acres: 3,882
Start Date: 4/20/2026
Location: 15 Miles East of Glenwood, NM
Personnel: 208
Containment: 0 %
Cause: Lightning
Summary:
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Tour of the Gila 2026
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