New Mexican and Col. Harry Peck kept a diary during his 3 1/2-year imprisonment as a Japanese prisoner of war during World War II, some of which was printed in the Journal upon his return New Mexico ...

May 6—The often-sleepy town of Cerrillos was jolted into a state of excitement Saturday as hundreds of people from across the United States came to watch or compete in the second annual Turquoise ...

CERRILLOS — You can give a donkey a kiss, but you can’t make him race. Joe Gelfuso tried other means, too. But Cochise, a 7-year-old donkey with a salt-and-pepper coat, appeared resistant to his ...

CERRILLOS, N.M. (AP) — Backcountry runners are embracing the physical and emotional challenge of racing with pack burros that don't always move at their pace. Burro races honor Old West history and ...

On May 6th, under a blue New Mexico sky, I stood next to a trail in Cerrillos Hills State Park as pack burros and their human partners raced by. The second annual Turquoise Trail Pack Burro Race ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Saturday kicked off the Strike It Rich pack burro race series in the state. Over 90 burros and their humans competed in the mining town of Cerrillos in the morning, where runners ...

About 70 teams tested their skills in the backcountry sport of burro racing Saturday in this historic turquoise-mining town.Hundreds of cheering spectators watched runners leading burros by rope on ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CERRILLOS, N.M. (AP) — Backcountry runners ...